Americas

Recurrent Energy has completed a 10MW solar project in Ontario, the twentieth, and final, in a 220MW portfolio.

US residential installer Astrum Solar will receive US$100 million in financing from private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy, aimed at lowering PV system costs for its customers.

US PV module and cell manufacturer Suniva will take up the responsibility of powering the US-held Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

Market research firm IHS expects the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL) reserve capacity auction to be held October 2014 to be a catalyst for further PV market growth in the country.

Module manufacturer, Canadian Solar’s subsidiary Canadian Solar Solutions has completed the sale of a 10MW solar power plant.

The top ten residential PV installers in the US have increased their market share during the second quarter of the year, according to new data from GTM Research.

German industrial group BayWa is to acquire the struggling American PV developer Martifer Solar USA.

A legal fight against property taxes levied onto leased PV systems in Arizona has begun in earnest, with residential leasing companies SolarCity and SunRun filing an official complaint on Monday.

A 5.86MW solar plant in Massachusetts has begun commercial operation, according to independent power producer EDF Renewable Energy.

Senators for the US state of Ohio, Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown, have written to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) opposing India’s anti-dumping duties on US solar manufacturers.