Americas

Baywa's renewables arm, Baywa r.e., has boosted its North American solar wholesale business with the purchase of a five-year-old Canadian firm that sells solar equipment to the residential and commercial grid-tie markets as well as for industrial and small off-grid applications.

Tesla’s solar roof tile system production ramp seems to have been delayed further, according to second quarter 2019 10-Q financial filings.

President anticipates privately funded US$2bn-plus scheme for PV panels to fuel channelling of water towards country’s arid, poorer northeast.

Firm’s subsidiary inks PPA with farmer power cooperative for Skeleton Creek project, billed as the largest triple hybrid of its kind to see the light in the US.

Bipartisan push throws legislative lifeline to solar as hundreds of mayors from all US states sign pledge to make PV a core part of cities’ energy future.

Centrica subsidiary Direct Energy will acquire power from 32MWp/23MWac solar installation, predicted to be province’s largest once complete.

WoodMac: Worldwide installations will grow 17.5% this year to hit new high of 114.5GW, paving way for arrival of 12 countries to group of 1-to-5GW-a-year installers.

Swiss group records 91% plunge in Q2 2019 figures released two weeks after accepting to cough up US$470m for a buyer to take on its solar inverter business.

Ongoing cost and efficiency improvements will offset any damage done by the potential closure of the ITC, says NextEra Energy Partners.

A new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) speaks volumes about the level of commitment that corporate giants have made to embrace PV energy both in the present and especially moving forward.