United Photovoltaics buys 82 MW in U.K.
The Chinese group has finalized its acquisition of the entire equity interest in Luxembourg-based Notus Investments 2 S.à r.l., which owns 82.4 MW of operational solar capacity at six undisclosed sites throughout the U.K.
Mercom: India’s April-October PV imports up 40%, exports down 22%
The value of the country’s solar imports and exports hit US$1.22 billion (R83.1 billion) from the start of the current fiscal year in April to the end of October 2016, up nearly $1 billion from the same period a year earlier, according to Mercom Capital.
Hareon forecasts 2016 net loss of up to US$69.8 million
The Chinese PV module and cell manufacturer expects a net loss of 380 million yuan (US$55.2 million) to 480 million yuan for the 12 months to December 31.
GreenSync secures $3.8 milllion from CEFC
The Clean Energy Finance Corp. (CEFC) will provide A$5 million (US$3.76 million) to help the grid-integration specialist expand its operations.
SoftBank unit to complete 43.4 MW of PV
SB Energy — the renewables development unit of Japanese telecoms giant SoftBank — will connect the project to the grid from the start of February with partner Mitsui & Co.
Eurus Energy finishes 27.6 MW in Hawaii
The Tokyo-based renewables developer completed the project last week in Waianae, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It is the company’s second biggest utility-scale PV array in the U.S.
Hanergy to accept Hong Kong regulator demands over trading resumption
Hanergy Thin Film Power (HTF) says it will not contest an order by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to pay outstanding debts to its subsidiaries, as it seeks to resume trading of its stock.
Hangzhou Fengling finishes 200 MW solar-aquaculture project
The developer connected the massive installation to the grid earlier this month in eastern China, roughly 150 kilometres south of Shanghai.
BECE moves forward on 200 MW in China
Beijing Enterprises Clean Energy (BECE) is now set to begin building the massive PV array in Jinzhai county in central China’s Anhui province.
World Bank unveils Global Solar Atlas
The international financial institution is offering the free, web-based resource in collaboration with the International Solar Alliance
