Americas

Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy have purchased a 50MW PV plant from First Solar.

Renewables EPC company, Abengoa has completed what is said to be the world’s largest PV plant using a single-axis tracker.

Capital One Bank has invested US$100million into a partnership with residential installer and leasing company SolarCity, marking the US bank’s first ever investment in renewable energy.

EDF Renewables has sold 50% of its remaining stake in the 143MW Catalina PV project in California to financial services firm TIAA-CREF.

The US Department of Commerce has delayed the preliminary solar anti-dumping decision hearing from 11 June to 24 July.

SolarWorld has confirmed it has tightened its IT security after being informed that the Chinese military allegedly stole thousands of documents from its computers in 2012.

The government of Bolivia has appointed Spanish PV developer Isotron SAU, a subsidiary of energy company Isastur, to develop the first PV plant in the Bolivian region of Pando.

A 161-hectare brownfield site is being cleared in East St. Louis, Illinois, to make way for a planned US$65 million, 20MW solar farm.

Module manufacturer and project developer Canadian Solar has surpassed guidance on module shipments and revenue.

North America solar developer, Recurrent Energy, has completed three PV power plants in Ontario, Canada, and with them a 101MW project portfolio for a Japanese consortium.