Americas

China-based PV inverter manufacturer GoodWe has partnered with MLPE supplier Tigo to provide UL certified Rapid Shutdown technology to a range of its inverters.

First Solar will wait for more clarity on the Section 201 case before deciding whether to extend production of its Series 4 modules, CEO Mark Widmar has told PV Tech.

US developer Solar Frontier Americas Development has sold two fully developed PV project sites to Capital Dynamics.

Recurrent Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a 100MW solar project in California with community choice utility Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE).

Mexico’s next renewables auction attracts 80 bidders, Mysore Railway Workshop goes solar, 360Energy solar park held up in Argentina

Goldman Sachs Bank has agreed to purchase US$300 million in home solar loans originated by US home solar financing solutions provider Mosaic.

US-headquartered Hybrid Cell Technology (HCT) module producer Sunpreme has signed a Master Supply Agreement (MSA) with True Green Capital Management for Commercial & Industrial (C&I) PV Projects in the US, totalling 150MW, over a three year term.

Solar FlexRack is to supply trackers to a 7MW Vermont solar project, Key Equipment Finance is supporting Boviet Renewable Power for a 1.75MW Georgia solar project, Coronal Energy and CVEC partner on Virginia solar.

The US deployed 2,387MW of solar PV in Q2 2017, its largest ever second quarter, according to the latest reports from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

NEXTracker, a Flex company, has become the first company to reach 10GW of solar tracker sales globally.