Scatec Solar secures financing for 164 MW of PV projects
The Oslo-headquartered solar developer has closed project financing for a 104 MW PV plant in Utah, US, and a further 60 MW plant in Honduras.
Motech to merge with Topcell forming 3 GW cell giant
Taiwans Motech has announced its intention to merge with Topcell Solar International (TSi) through a share swap deal worth some TWD 2.05 billion (US$64.5 million). The resultant 3 GW cell manufacturer will operate under the Motech brand and expected to be realized by July 1, 2015.
Utility scale PV to exceed 10 GW in 2014, says Wiki-Solar
In preliminary figures compiled by utility-scale PV tracker Wiki-Solar, in excess of 10 GW of new PV power plant capacity will have been added to grids in 2014. Africa and South America are the latest new arrivals as major geographic drivers of the market.
SunEdison attracts $75m solar funding from JPM
The investment arm of JP Morgan joins TerraForm Power as chief investors in SunEdison’s 60 MW solar fund.
UK Environment Secretary bemoans 'eyesore' solar farms
Liz Truss calls for more solar on rooftops and fewer ground-mount PV plants on agricultural land on eve of CAP subsidy withdrawal.
UK Environment Secretary bemoans "eyesore" solar farms
Liz Truss calls for more solar on rooftops and fewer ground-mount PV plants on agricultural land on eve of CAP subsidy withdrawal.
UK Environment Secretary bemoans "eyesore" solar farms
Liz Truss calls for more solar on rooftops and fewer ground-mount PV plants on agricultural land on eve of CAP subsidy withdrawal.
Chile reaches 873 MW-AC of solar under construction
The latest report by Chile’s renewable energy authorities shows a spike in new project starts in the nation, and 326 MW-AC already built.
Interview: Storage at cusp of strong growth in commercial market
Last week GTM Research released its latest solar-plus-storage market report. Ravi Manghani, senior analyst energy storage at GTM Research spoke to pv magazine about the emerging storage market in the commercial sector both for peak shaving and backup power.
Interview: Nautilus Solar president applauds US-China climate protection deal
Laura E. Stern, president of New Jersey-based Nautilus Solar Energy, speaks with pv magazine about one of the most momentous international climate protection achievements in history: The recent agreement between the United States and China to reduce carbon dioxide emission levels.
