Manufacturing

Eternal Sun, a spin-off from Delft University of Technology in Holland has announced that it has raised €2 million ($2.5 million) in A round financing to continue rolling out its solar simulator technology. Belgian’s Vermec is the investor.

Investment in renewable energy tops CAD$25 billion in the past five years, pushing employment in the sector up by 37%.

Relentless cost reductions will allow solar to prosper in the UK without support schemes as early as 2020, finds a report from think-do tank Thema1.

Revised full year forecasts from the world’s leading solar module manufacturers prompt top 10 reshuffle, according to newly combined Solarbuzz and IHS.

A lack of ambition across the sector has hindered solar PV’s growth in this sun-rich country, with only the small-scale rooftop sector likely to expand over the coming years.

The Taiwanese solar cell maker expresses relief at the deal, having suffered Q3 losses as a result of the U.S.-China trade dispute.

France’s Soitec has achieved 46% conversion efficiency with one of its multi-junction solar cells. Soitec claims the high efficiency cell tops its previous world record announced in September 2013.

The Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy scheme hopes to raise $4.25 million for the 5 MW Braydon Manor Farm PV installation in the southern England county of Wiltshire.

Chinese company’s expansion in North and Central America follows similar successful strategy in U.S. as it seeks to capitalize on expected solar growth.

Florida’s Public Service Commission cuts energy efficiency targets and votes to end solar rebate program at the end of 2015.