China-based metal casting components firm Jete Power Holdings has acquired a 39% stake in China-based CIGS thin-film start-up Dongtai Energy Technology Company via the shares in the holding company, Novel Sino Group Holdings.
An Australian island will soon host the world’s first renewable energy microgrid that integrates wave energy, solar PV and energy storage technologies.
S:FLEX now offers installers a new, aerodynamic installation system for this rapidly growing segment of commercial buildings. ‘Flat Direct’ can be used on pitched roofs with up to 30° incline and guarantees short installation times with its pre-assembled components.
Participants in Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) 500MW rooftop solar tender have put in a high variation of bidding levels with some states undersubscribed, according to Jasmeet Khurana, associate director, consulting at Bridge to India.
Solar projects are continuing to sprout up across the US, as WGL Energy and NRG Energy have paved the way for a slew of new installations in both Minnesota and Massachusetts.
Recurrent Energy — a solar project developer and wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar — announced that it has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 100MW of PV power in California with MCE, California’s first operating community choice aggregation program.
Independent global testing and certification body UL (Underwriters Laboratory) has acquired renewable energy engineering services and support firm, AWS Truepower for an unspecified sum.
US utility Edison International has secured the purchase from bankrupt renewable energy firm, SunEdison around 140MW of solar projects in Minnesota from the Chapter 11 firm’s gigawatts of pipeline projects for a total price of up to US$79.8 million.
China-based independent solar power producer United Photovoltaics Group said it expected FiT back payments of RMB1.328 billion (US$199.2 million) from 16 solar power plants after confirmation of payments have been authorised by the Ministry of Finance, National Development and Reform Commission and National Energy Administration on September 23.
