PV module assembly equipment supplier Valoe Corporation has secured its long awaited first order for an automated turnkey back contact module assembly line from an unidentified customer in Ethiopia for €15.8 million.
Ontario-based semiconductor manufacturer Solantro Semiconductor is partnering with tracker company Smarttrak to help with remote management of PV trackers in India.
The Latin American solar market is expected to double to 2.3GW in 2016, up from 1.3GW last year, but it remains in its early stages having been held back by key markets in Brazil and Mexico, according to the latest figures from analyst firm GTM Research.
Germany-based inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology is setting up a subsidiary in Brazil, which will provide residential, commercial and utility-scale solar solutions as well as other services in the Latin American country.
Australia’s residential solar market could be in a state of permanent decline given that market penetration is already very high and the county’s Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) subsidy may come to an end this year, according to the latest analysis from Australia-based solar consultancy SunWiz.
UK developer Solarcentury has completed one of Panama’s first solar farms to be connected to the country’s grid after following a subsidy free route to the spot market.
Steel giant ArcelorMittal plans to build a 500-600MW solar plant in the Indian state of Karnataka after it backed out from plans to build a six million tonnes per annum steel mill.
Spanish renewables giant Abengoa, which entered insolvency proceedings last November, has sold its 20% share in the 100MW Shams-1 concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the United Arab Emirates to Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company Masdar.
