Americas

The Silver State South project has been issued an environmental statement released from the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to downsize by 100MW due to environmental concerns.

Counsel to SolarWorld Industries America and the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM), responded to SEIA’s draft resolution as “highly sceptical”.

Sempra US Gas and Electric has partnered with renewable energy project developer and operator, ConEdison Development to run two of Sempra’s solar plants.

Utility company E.ON has joined the board of US trade association Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) has sent recommendations to the Ontario Ministry of Energy for boosting Ontario's PV sector, including a target for generating 5% of the province's energy from solar power by 2025.

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has appointed the co-founder & vice president of products and strategic initiatives at Enphase Energy, Raghu Belur, to its board.

According to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC), 578MW of solar capacity from large-scale projects was added in the US during August 2013.

Major PV energy provider (PVEP), SunEdison, has received net proceeds from its recent share offering of approximately US$239.9 million.

Utility-scale renewables developer, Energy Capital Group (EGC), has announced the development of a 300MW plant in Millard County, Utah.

German-based PV module manufacturer and project developer, aleo solar, is withdrawing from the US market due to its operations continuing to be unprofitable, according to a short company statement.