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China notched up close to 100GW of new PV in May, in the processes surpassing a terawatt of cumulative installed capacity, figures show.

Akuo has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Imerys to develop a solar power plant in Texas.

The Australian government has given the green light for a landowner-led 250MW solar-plus-storage project in Tasmania.

Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix has launched Project Douro, a 150MW solar plant in Tarouca, northern Portugal.

Danish renewables firm European Energy has reached financial close on a 137MW utility-scale solar PV portfolio in Australia.

US solar tracker manufacturer Array Technologies has acquired APA Solar, a producer of foundations and fixed-tilt racking for solar projects.

Greek developer Metlen Energy and Metals, formerly known as Mytilineos, has refinanced a 532MW solar PV portfolio in Australia.

Australia’s minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen, has announced plans to streamline the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) to around six months.

Blue Elephant Energy has received a €200 million (US$214 million) investment from European asset management company Infranity.

As the solar industry pushes for ever-lower costs, collapsing module quality is forcing a rethink of how reliability and performance can be safeguarded, writes Eric Hafter.