Markets & Policy

The Canadian solar developer will double its pledged investment in Kenya to $4.4bn, unveils bold plans to pour $4.3bn into Bangladesh’s fledgling solar PV industry.

U.S. storage specialists sign two-year agreement with China’s Juno Capital Group to jointly deliver battery solutions to off- and weak-grid areas of the Chinese telecommunications market.

The collaboration includes domestic announcements for China, including grid priority for “low-carbon” electricity and the launch of a national emissions trading system.

German clean energy developer offloads Pingewood Solar Farm to Swiss-based Susi Partners for undisclosed amount. Company aiming to sell a further three U.K. solar farms this year.

North Carolina is the fourth U.S. state to reach this mark, following California, Arizona and New Jersey. However, the sunset of a key tax incentive threatens the market’s future.

Combination of solar PV, wind and bioenergy saw the U.K. renewables mix supply more power to the national grid in the second quarter of the year than coal for the first time ever; solar doubles to 8 GW in space of year.

The installation scheme is aimed at developers and residents of affordable housing projects and neighborhoods in California as SolarCity moves to widen access to affordable energy to more people.

The German solar plant developer announces it is to move into PV project development in India’s growing sector, targeting projects in the 20 MW to 50 MW range.

The British tycoon has addressed a UN gathering in New York, calling for money raised from a global carbon tax to be poured into a “big innovation pot” to develop greater solar and wind power.

Italian solar developer secures majority stake in Indian clean energy company BLP Energy for a sum of around EUR 30 million ($33.5 million).