Europe

US thin-film specialist, First Solar, has landed interconnection rights for three utility-scale solar PV plants in southern Turkey within the country’s latest bidding round.

Canadian Solar, ReneSola and ET Solar all face being closed out of the minimum price agreement between China and the EU after having allegedly flouted rules of the 2013 deal.

UK-based thin-film start-up, Oxford Photovoltaics, has secured at least a further £8 million (US$12.1 million) in venture capital funding to further plans to commercialise its blend of perovskite materials under a licensing model.

ET Solar has supplied 6.1MW of modules for the largest commercial rooftop project in the UK.

German system integrator Belectric’s Turkish joint venture has secured its first tenders in the country after gaining approval for two large-scale ground-mounted solar projects from Turkey’s electricity transmission company, TEIA?.

Insolvent PV module manufacturer Solar-Fabrik is to postpone the release of its 2014 financial results.

Bulgaria's parliament decided to terminate preferential prices for renewable energy installations on Thursday.

French renewable energy developer Global EcoPower (GEP) has expanded overseas with the acquisition of Morocco-based Nova Power.

The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and technology partner, Manz have achieved a small area CIGS cell conversion efficiency of 21%, verified by Fraunhofer ISE.

UK developer Lightsource Renewable Energy has earmarked an investment of £125 million (US$193 million) for the country's rooftop solar market.