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The world's biggest asset manager BlackRock Real Assets has secured €650 million (US$726 million) from more than 25 institutional investors in Europe and Asia for its Renewable Income Europe fund.

In this week's Movers & Shakers segment, PV Tech focuses on employment shakeups in the US, Europe and Asia as key renewables companies reveal some hires and departures from the last fortnight.

Europe’s switch to post-subsidy will require an industry-wide effort to ensure success, according to Huawei.

In this week's Movers & Shakers segment, PV Tech examines new US solar employment initiatives, new up-and-coming technology and industry policy debates as well as career moves by influential individuals.

French oil major Total has completed its acquisition of Saft, leading battery designer and manufacturer after a successful tender.

Inverter manufacturer KACO New Energy will cut 80 jobs from its German operations as it looks to refocus on overseas markets.

New French tenders announced last week could see the country become the largest single source of solar end demand in Europe.

German PV company IBC Solar has partnered with DHYBRID Power Systems to capitalise on their respective competencies in order to emerge as a market-leading provider of diesel-PV hybrid systems.

Neuchâtel’s Christophe Ballif is the 2016 winner of the Becquerel Prize.

Austria-headquartered PV O&M company ENcome has acquired abakus solar, a German PV wholesale business that specialises in project development, EPC and O&M, for an undisclosed amount.