Vector Cuatro opens new office in Chile
The Spanish solar PV technical advisory group is expanding operations in Latin America, citing strong growth in the region. The company, part of Italy’s Falck Renewables Group, has 10 offices worldwide.
Israel advances bill to cut rooftop solar tax
The legislation aims to encourage investment in renewable energy. Supporters say the bill will help Israeli households generate clean energy and reduce their costs of living while increasing solar power generation in the country, which currently only gets less than 2% of its energy from solar sources.
France gets a step closer to solar roads
French energy minister Ségolène Royal has inaugurated a manufacturing plant that will produce the so-called “Wattway” paving, made of solar PV. One of its pilot projects will be a 1 kilometer solar road, built in the same region as where the plant is located.
Capital Stage to take over Chorus Clean Energy
Chorus is advising its shareholders to accept the takeover offer from Capital Stage, which Capital Stage, which currently operates 600 MW of solar and wind assets in Europe.
Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul provides credit lines for renewables
Renewable energy projects will be able to access the credit lines of BRDE and Badesul, as part of a series of measures implemented by the regional government to promote renewables.
Amtech reports dip in quarterly solar equipment orders and revenues
The equipment makers most recent quarter ending June 30 represents a slow-down from the previous quarter, but nine-month figures still show growth from a year ago.
University of West of England to install largest single rooftop PV array in UK higher education sector
The university in Bristol has announced plans for a 450 kW solar installation atop its Enterprise Zone and Robotics Laboratory. Once complete the array will be the largest on any university in Britain.
JinkoSolar signs three PPAs for 188 MW of solar in Mexico
The Chinese solar power firm has signed long-term power purchase agreements with Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission for three solar projects awarded in April’s inaugural power auction.
TMEIC building Indian inverter fab, eyes global expansion
Japanese inverter supplier has begun construction on its fifth overseas manufacturing facility as it targets growth in emerging markets of LatAm, MENA and Australia.
H2 2016 solar slowdown will preface 10% global contraction in 2017, says GTM
Analysts expect installations in China, U.K. and Japan to slow over the second half of the year, but U.S. project spillover and India’s large pipeline will hold course despite global slowdown forecast for 2017.
