Markets & Policy

China’s state-owned Jinneng Group and SunEdison are investing in an n-type mono heterojunction cell and module factory.

Taiwan-based Foxconn’s $6.2bn bailout of Sharp is first ever foreign takeover of a major Japanese electronics company; move could spell end for troubled Sharp solar business.

BNEF calculates that 57 GW of solar PV was installed last year, marking an increase of around 30% on 2014. Latest figures also show that, despite factors which could have impeded growth, clean energy financing reached US$329.3 billion in 2015. Chinese and U.S. markets led the charge, alongside a host of new markets; European activity, however, decreased.

German utility giant will develop own storage system with Dresden-based Solarwatt GmbH based on MyReserve technology; first models to be rolled out in Germany over coming months.

Green light from Vivint shareholders should see the merger with U.S. renewable energy developer SunEdison close before the end of the first quarter.

A forthcoming 4.8 MW solar farm near the English town of Swindon will offer residents the chance to purchase a stake in the community project, which is being backed to the tune of GBP 3 million by Swindon Borough Council.

Dairyland Power has finalized agreements for PV projects in 12 locations, which will increase Wisconsin’s installed solar capacity by 40%.

First Solar has emerged from 2015 with very strong financials, as well as a strong pipeline, particularly in light of the recent ITC extension.

Despite shipping a record 706 MW of microinverters, the U.S. company ended 2015 at a loss following a profit-making 2014; fourth quarter losses amounted to $15.8 million.

The solar financing company turns to Investec to secure $130 million in debt financing for solar ventures in the U.S. residential market, reports suggest.