China's Shinetime withdrawn from EU MIP undertaking
Commission finds that the Chinese solar firm breached the Minimum Import Price agreement by allegedly selling below the set MIP level.
North American leaders to set out target of 50% "clean" electricity by 2025
Obama, Trudeau and Peña Nieto will be presenting the target, which will include nuclear and carbon capture and storage, at a summit of the three leaders.
Brazil postpones the July solar auction
Authorities have not given a new date for the auction scheduled for July 29, in which 9 GW of PV projects are participating. The sector attributes the postponement to the change in government, and while it acknowledges a risk, does not expect the auction to be cancelled.
Two new EPC contracts for SPI Energy in China
The Shanghai-based PV solutions provider signed the two contracts for projects totaling 62 MW once they are completed, which adds to their growing reputation and presence in China.
KfW Development Bank to fund two floating solar projects in India
The German-based development bank has agreed to build the projects as part of a study to assess the potential of floating parks within India, and to show the technical practicality of large-scale solar.
20 MW under construction in Senegal; 600 MW more in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020
Global private equity firm Denham Capital and African renewable energy investment company GreenWish announced a partnership to develop, build and finance a portfolio of 600 MW of renewable energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa by 2020.
IDB finances 54 MW merchant solar project in Chile
Solairedirects project is one of the few merchant solar projects to be built to date.
IBC Solar and Dhybrid enter cooperation for hybrid systems
The two German companies signed the cooperation agreement in a bid to become one of the worlds leading providers of diesel-PV hybrid systems.
Wacker Chemie partners with 1366 Technologies
The worlds second-largest polysilicon maker will provide the kerfless wafer startup with a $15 million equity investment, a supply of polysilicon and technical assistance.
Coveme: Pushing boundaries on bifacial modules
pv magazine’s Jonathan Gifford caught up with Coveme Division Manager Photovoltaic, Alessandro Anderlini, at Intersolar Europe to get an update on the Italian company’s latest innovations and to get his perspectives on the current PV market.
