Akrion Solar — a wholly owned subsidiary of Akrion Systems — has partnered with the US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) and will issue advanced texturing and etching processes developed for solar cells from crystalline silicon wafers for the group.
PV mounting systems provider GameChange Racking has announced that it has contracted 10.9 million kgs (24 million pounds) of steel in order to reach the first half of 2015’s 500MW of consumer demand for GameChange’s ground and rooftop PV racking systems.
US installer and leasing company SolarCity appears to be stepping up its move towards vertical integration, with reports emerging that the company has leased a factory formerly occupied by Solyndra.
Operations and maintenance service provider EDF Renewable Services has agreed to a deal that will extend its contract with Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L).
The Bolivian government has chosen German engineering firm DEEA Solutions to carry out a feasibility study for what would be the country’s first grid-connected PV power plant.
Alternative energy firm Coronal Group has purchased the majority of the assets from HelioSage Energy and has founded Coronal Development Services — establishing a solar development solutions company available to clients in North America.
PV systems provider First Solar has announced that multinational technology giant Apple has committed US$848 million for First Solar’s California Flats Solar Project in Monterey County, California.
Major US utility Duke Energy has proposed multiple solar power programs to the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) which would help expand the PV market within the state.
Renewable energy company SunEdison has reached an agreement with solar developer PermaCity to develop, construct and own 22MW of rooftop solar as part of the Beacon Bundled Solar contract that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) gave to SunEdison in July 2014.
