Bank of America may be interested in bailing out SunEdison
Court documents reveal potential “enthusiastic interest” from the Charlotte, N.C. banking giant to provide money to the cratering solar installer.
Japan mulls introduction of clean energy power exchange
Power exchange solely for renewable energy could deliver boost for solar electricity as more and more Japanese companies seek to ‘green’ their image, whatever the costs.
25 GW of new solar in Europe can steer sustainable EV growth, finds EEA
Study by Germany’s Öko-Institut on behalf of European Environment Agency finds that just 25 GW of Europe-wide solar PV could support the goal of reaching 10% electric vehicle penetration by 2050.
SunPower subsidiary suing SolarCity for IP theft
Case by Cogenra Solar and Khosla Ventures filed in San Francisco yesterday accuses SolarCity and its subsidiary Silevo of misappropriating trade secrets concerning shingling technology. SolarCity refutes case, and alleges trade-secret theft of SunPower employee.
UK could be home to 24 million clean energy prosumers by 2050, says report
Data by the European Renewable Energies Federation forecasts the British energy ‘prosumer’ to grow from one million in 2015 to 24 million as more and more citizens begin to make valuable energy contributions.
China FIT payment wheels begin to turn as United PV gets $195m
The Chinese solar power developer says that 16 of its completed solar PV plants have received backdated subsidy payments under the government’s 6th batch of renewable energy subsidy catalog.
Centrotherm appoints new CEO
Board of the German solar equipment manufacturer appoints Jan von Schuckmann as company CEO. Change of management elsewhere sees Gunter Fauth appointed as COO, with Peter Augustin making way.
First US presidential debate: Candidates spar over solar energy
pv magazine presents a news analysis of the role solar energy played in the first presidential debate.
50 MW Jordan solar farm to be financed by IFC and Canadian government
World Bank Group member, International Finance Corp. is to collaborate with the Canadian government to fund a $76 million, 50 MW solar farm in Jordan to be developed by Fotowatio Renewable Ventures.
Italian oil giant ENI to develop 10 MW solar plant in Algeria
ENI to team with Algerian government-backed Sonatrach for the development of the solar PV project, building on Italian firm’s longstanding history in the country.
