Americas

High-efficiency PV module producer and project developer SunPower has announced further restructuring plans that include the closure of its 700MW, IBC solar cell plant in the Philippines and a 25% reduction in its global workforce.

US-based residential and small commercial PV installer RGS Energy is issuing new shares ahead of a final NASDAQ hearing in December 2016 over whether the company would be de-listed as it has not complied with the minimum stock price rule.

Solar tracking manufacturer NEXTracker has unveiled a storage solution paired with its PV tracking infrastructure.

Coronal Energy announced Tuesday that it intends to ramp up the number of solar projects it will acquire in 2017 and 2018.

Residential solar companies Vision Solar and Zing Solar announced a merger on Tuesday that will create a new combined entity — ION Solar.

Google has announced that it will reach 100% renewable energy across its global operations including data centres and offices within 2017.

Scatec Solar will make its first foray into the Brazilian market with a group of four projects totalling 150MW.

SunSystem Technology (SST) and Enphase Energy announced Monday that SunSystem has acquired the residential operations & maintenance (O&M) field services division of Next Phase Solar from Enphase — with both companies also agreeing to a partnership in which SST will serve as Enphase’s primary residential O&M service provider.

Renewable energy service provider Ameresco is playing a large part in bringing community solar to two towns in Massachusetts.

EDF Energies Nouvelles, a subsidiary of EDF, has completed a 146MW solar plant and started constructing another 115MW plant in Chile.