Egyptian investment bank to support renewable energy development
With its economy improving and energy demand growing, Egypt’s renewable energy sector is attracting increasing attention from local and foreign investors with ambitious plans.
Azuri to expand pay-as-you-go model to Tanzania
U.K.-based Azuri Technologies is expanding its offering into Tanzania through a partnership with mobile telephony provider Tigo and retailer Lotus Africa. The trio hopes to supply 100,000 rural households with pay-as-you-go solar in Tanzania within two years.
China Sunergy publishes delayed Q2 results, reports revenue increase
The Chinese manufacturer reports good business in Europe and Asia, thanks to its global manufacturing base and sales network, and strong sequential shipment growth in the second quarter.
Ecobuild hits politicized note on opening day as solar talk shushed
Leading U.K. politicians display encouraging passion for renewables debate, but solar talk largely ignored in favor of other RE technologies.
Jordan’s universities install solar
pv magazine has learned the Hashemite University is soon going to announce the winner of its tender for a 5 MW solar PV park at its premises in the city of Zarqa in northeast Jordan. The solar installation represents an overall trend in the country, where an increasing number of educational institutions are embracing PV.
Russia: Hevel launches first full-cycle PV module factory
The fab’s thin-film solar module production technology is based on spraying nanolayers in the manufacturing process, which allows up to a 200-fold reduction in the use of silicon — the main raw material in solar energy.
Huawei signs 150 MW inverter supply deal with Apollo Energy Group
The Chinese ICT giant agrees to supply its inverters to the Japanese renewable energy company as it expands rollout of its smart PV solutions.
Solar PV at grid parity in 80% of globe by 2017
A new report from a MENA region bank shows that solar will be at grid parity within two years in 80% of the world. The Middle East’s leading bank, the NBAD, presented the report on Sunday, concluding that the recent DEWA solar auction demonstrated that solar is competitive with oil at $10/barrel and gas at $5/MMbtu.
Heliatek supplies Asia's largest BIOPV installation
The Dresden-based organic PV provider is partnering with vTrium Energy on a pilot program that will contribute to the creation of a base for Singapore’s future energy mix while also delivering comprehensive data on the performance of the company’s solar films in tropical climates.
Mounting Systems grows UK presence ten-fold in space of a year
The German-headquartered mounting specialist sold 204 MW-worth of racking systems in the U.K. in 2014, massively outstripping its sales performance 12 months prior.
