PV and polysilicon manufacturing equipment specialist centrotherm photovoltaics reported 2016 revenue at the higher end of previously withdrawn guidance that was pulled on fears of PV manufacturers withdrawing capital expenditure plans when PV demand drastically weakened in China in the second-half of the year.
Vertically integrated PV power plant developers such as First Solar and SunPower are losing ground to dedicated PV tracker firms, according to the latest analysis from IHS Markit.
French energy group ENGIE has signed a partnership agreement with Sime Darby, a Malaysian multinational for the co-development of solar and integrated facilities management services.
Financial services group FlexiGroup, whose subsidiary Certegy Ezi-Pay finances rooftop solar, has issued a AU$50 million (US$38 million) climate bond, which has been certified by the global Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
Germany-based PV monitoring solutions provider meteocontrol has launched a new company to focus on the Japanese market via a joint venture with Suntech Power Japan Corporation, a subsidiary of Chinese module manufacturer Suntech Power.
Indian renewable energy firm Greenko Energy Holdings has raised US$155 million in equity from an affiliate of global investment firm GIC and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
Solar investment firm GSSG Solar announced Monday that it will provide over US$120 million in additional commitments to the firm’s investments in Japanese solar projects.
