Americas

Any trade settlement should require Chinese modules imported to the US to be physically traceable, according to a lawyer representing SolarWorld in the US trade case.

Global manufacturer, Jinko Solar is to supply 40MW of its modules to a project in Chile.

A new 50MW solar panel factory is to be set up in Uruguay.

Kam Mofid has stepped aside as CEO of Real Goods Solar (RGS) with the company’s residential solar chief, Dennis Lacey, named as his successor.

Analysts are split on Jigar Shah’s prediction that the US will install more solar power capacity than anyone else in 2016.

According to a new report from GTM Research, the US is expected to add 180MW of solar carports in 2014, setting the stage for another record year for the growing market.

Canadian solar has beaten guidance in its Q2 2014 results with yield cos driving up demand, and prices, for projects.

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.