Americas

A surge in PV demand across the Americas is likely but it will require policy changes to support it, according to a report by NPD SolarBuzz.

California's state Senate yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of fiercely contested residential rate reforms.

Projects being developed by Panasonic Eco Solutions North America will use 3.4MW of ReneSola’s multicrystalline modules, the first time its modules have been selected by Panasonic.

The solar industry's drive to reduce soft costs continues to gather pace with the announcement this week of the acquisition of one of California's largest distributed energy companies by Solar Universe, a franchise that leases and sells rooftop systems.

The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) in Canada has published draft rules for the next round of its feed-in tariff (FiT) programme, which opens for bids in the autumn.

Solar silicon provider Silicor has announced that it has secured new investment as it looks to expands its manufacturing operations.

SolarWorld Americas has begun work on solar carports at four public parks in Thousand Oaks, California.

The Chilean senate has voted this week on revised targets for renewable energy production, making a unanimous decision in favour of aiming for producing 20% of the nation’s energy from renewable sources by 2025.

Sputnik Engineering, the firm behind the SolarMax invertor brand, claims to have limited the extent of job losses as it begins a restructuring.

Renewable energy developer the Juwi Group has secured a €252 million (US$336 million) loan, calling it an “act of faith” in the sector.