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Brazil’s national development bank, BNDES, has released details of the new local content requirements solar projects must fulfil to access finance.

The US state of North Carolina is to continue blooming with new solar projects, as 64MW of new solar sites reach construction.

Leading US solar developer NRG Energy is to reorganise its renewable energy business after posting mixed second quarter results.

Lawyers representing China’s government have asked the US Department of Commerce (DoC) for more time to propose a deal in the ongoing solar trade dispute between the two countries.

SunEdison posted a US$0.12 earnings per share (EPS) profit in the second quarter of 2014 as the company’s projects business enjoyed strong growth.

Vivint Solar has made a confidential filing for an initial public offering (IPO) through its parent company Vivint Inc, according to a report by news agency Reuters.

First Solar announced lower than expected revenue and profit for Q2 on the back of project delays. The company also revealed a decision on a yield co would be made before Q3 results were announced.

US thin-film manufacturer First Solar has achieved a 21.0% conversion rate in a cadmium-telluride (CdTe) PV cell, a new record.

All states in the US should emulate the country’s solar top performers and adopt “aggressive” policies to drive PV deployment, according to a report.

The Massachusetts state legislature broke for the summer without approving a raft of new solar policies. An extension to the state’s net metering programme offered scant consolation.