PPA signed for 14 MW rooftop PV project in Hubei Province, China
Developer ACC describes this as the largest mono rooftop array in Central China; regardless of rankings this is one very large rooftop solar plant.
Etrion repurchases €40 million in bonds
With this action the independent power producer has halved the value of its outstanding bonds, and will reduce its annual interest costs by 50%.
8minutenergy & D.E. Shaw put 155 MW-AC solar project online at under $59/MWh
This is one of the lower PPAs reported for solar projects in service in the United States; however PPAs are now being signed for much lower prices.
Meyer Burger follow-on offering 99.9% subscribed
The company has raised EUR 153 million through the offering, which should allow it to repay a bond due 2017.
Panasonic to supply PV modules to Tesla from Japan, Malaysia
The collaboration between the two companies is moving beyond Panasonic running the Tesla/SolarCity gigafactory, and will enable Panasonic to re-open a factory in Japan.
TerraForm Power expects to break even in 2017
In a conference call the yieldco says that sale of 376 MW of solar projects in the UK is at an advanced stage, and gave additional information on financial metrics.
Debates about future demand for silver in PV continue
With silver use per cell falling as demand grows, two different consultancies have given different accounts of future demand for silver in PV applications.
BNEF: Solar beats wind on CAPEX in the developing world
The company’s latest Climatescope report also finds that more renewable energy is being built in developing nations than in developed ones.
Lazard: Solar PV, storage costs fall in 2016
The financial advisory finds that costs from solar are falling faster than other energy sources, and is additionally documenting steep falls in storage costs.
Suntech opens European branch
The Chinese solar maker basing its European operations somewhere in Germany.
