Americas

Troubled renewables firm SunEdison has disclosed that Steven Tesoriere, a member of its board of directors since 2012 has resigned his position with immediate effect.

The International Solar Alliance (ISA), spearheaded by India, is about to take shape with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and French president Francois Hollande due to lay a foundation stone for the new ISA headquarters in Delhi on 25 January.

First Solar and EPC firm Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE) have launched an O&M partnership in the US.

New York is to invest US$5 billion in clean energy over the next decade under plans outlined yesterday by the state governor Andrew Cuomo.

A “narrow focus” on the initial costs of energy storage is leading to misconceptions about the true value of the technology, a report has concluded.

Italy’s largest utility, Enel S.p.A., has signed off on a non-binding framework agreement with Bank of China and the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (SINOSURE) to promote the development by Enel’s companies — especially Enel Green Power — of projects across the world, with the added help of Chinese EPC contractors and/or suppliers.

PSEG Solar Source announced that it has acquired two solar projects from juwi — a 3.9MW facility in Livermore, California, and a 62.7MW site in Millard County, Utah.

North Carolina wrapped up another productive year for solar energy in 2015, as Duke Energy companies set a new record for the amount of PV energy installed in the state at 300MW — enough to power about 60,000 homes.

Renewable energy firm SunEdison has completed the second phase of a deal to acquire a 33% interest in US utility Dominion’s 567MW portfolio of solar projects for US$117 million.

The US Department of Energy is to fund six projects trialling the combination of solar and energy storage.