Manufacturing

A total of 1,137 MW of solar PV capacity was added in the first six months of the year, outstripping Germany and the highest in Europe.

ILB Helios plans 3.3 GW of projects in Turkey over the next three years. The deal, with the Chinese manufacturer, has a pipeline of projects including Jordan, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Iran and Iraq.

The Chinese manufacturer says it has enough cash to get back on its feet. LDK’s liquidators are seeking permission to halve the creditors’ settlement and extend the deadline to complete an offshore restructuring.

The La Jacinta project is a breakthrough for Latin America, as one of only five solar projects larger than 50 MW to secure both a power contract and financing.

The American PV maker will supply its high-efficiency E20/327 modules to a Japanese conglomerate for a project in Southern Japan. SunPower has supplied around 400 MW of PV modules to the nation to date.

New installations coupled with favorable climatic conditions helped boost the share of renewables to a record 28.5% in the first half of 2014.

The German group’s bottom line in the first six months of 2014 was boosted by recent acquisitions of solar and wind parks in Germany and France.

Following a case brought by Japan to the World Trade Organization, Canada’s Ontario government has made the requested changes to its FIT law.

Japan has also agreed to provide $15 million to help Caribbean nations deal with the impact of climate change at the Japan-Caricom summit this week.

The companies will collaborate on the co-development of 30 MW of solar projects in Poland.