Europe

NEXTracker has purchased the intellectual property (IP) of French firm Optimum Tracker.

NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has made another acquisition, its fourth this year, with the purchase of a 66.8MW operational portfolio in the UK.

French energy major Total has completed the acquisition of a 73.04% stake in gas and renewable power provider Direct Energie.

Oslo-headquartered clean energy firm Scatec Solar has entered into agreements with Ukrainian developer Rengy Development to deliver 47MW of solar projects in the Mykolaiv region in the south of Ukraine.

Spanish energy company Endesa, a subsidiary of utility Enel, has announced plans to invest US$68.8 million for the construction of a 84.9MW PV project set to be developed in Totana, Spain.

Hanwha Q CELLS has recorded a manufacturing carbon footprint of 250 kg-eq/C0²/kWc for its Q.PEAK DUO modules, opening up access to more of France’s robust solar market.

REC Silicon is further reducing its workforce in Moses Lake, Washington due to the ongoing solar trade war between China and the US.

German-based laser systems specialist LPKF Laser & Electronics has secured new follow-on orders from a thin-film PV module manufacturer.

The UK solar and storage markets are on the brink of overcoming a deployment roadblock, according to a number of vendors actively monitoring the territory.

Specialist PV manufacturing equipment supplier Singulus Technologies has signed an agreement with a key CIGS thin-film module customer, Avancis, which is part of China National Building Materials (CNBM) to develop the next generation of manufacturing equipment.