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New review finds renewables capacity investment in 2018 outstripped funding to new fossil fuels three-fold, with solar dominating roll-out charts.

Mounting systems specialist STI Norland said it had surpassed 3GW of cumulative installations with 1.2GW of contracted mounting systems orders expected in 2019.

Funding package of US$150m will finance solar and onshore wind projects that will generate 1,900 jobs.

From bold US$16.3 trillion pledges to plans to extend the ITC to include transmission infrastructure, Democratic candidates' energy agendas are taking shape.

US PV developer Urban Grid has closed a senior secured term loan facility for up to US$100m with New York-based private credit manager Crayhill Capital Management LP.

Utility-scale PV developer Powertis has put its name to a 765MW portfolio of solar projects in Brazil.

Renewable developer expands services business via purchase of Toronto-based maker of asset management software.

Inline solar cell measurement equipment specialist Aurora Solar Technologies (AST) has won its largest single order to date from a major China-based manufacturer of high-efficiency PERC solar cells.

The US Solar Fund (USF) has closed on both the acquisition and financing of 100% of the cash equity interests in the 128MW Milford Solar Project, located in Beaver County, Utah.

Shipment surge helps ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member report Q2 2019 revenue of around US$1.17bn, a new quarterly record.