Markets & Policy

Germany’s Mounting Systems has acquired HatiCon from global aluminum supplier Sapa. The firms have not disclosed the purchase price.

Xinjiang manufacturer warned over missing filing. Company has until March 9 to persuade New York exchange it will submit form.

Data released today by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reveals that investment in clean energy rose in 2014, growing 16% year-on-year. Solar investment grew 25% in 2014, totaling $149.6 billion.

Big predictions, the U.S. public embraces solar, which is likely to come more and more from China, the Indian government punishes lack of punctuality and there’s some positive news from Egypt.

Among the market research firm’s forecasts for the coming year: California will become global leader in solar power penetration. By the end of 2015, California — the largest renewable power market in the United States — will attain worldwide leadership in market share of annual PV power generation.

Belief in the transformative power of solar energy growing among most sections of U.S. society, finds Harris Poll.

The International Development Association is bankrolling an ambitious project to install PV in schools and community centers across the West African nation.

The company’s founder, longstanding chief executive officer and chairman of the supervisory board has passed away after a long illness.

SunEdison has unloaded 21 distributed generation solar plants to its yieldco subsidiary for $47 million. TerraForm expects $5 million in annual “cash available for distribution” from the assets.

The blend addresses the technology’s inherent instability problems and reportedly delivers the highest-efficiency perovskite cell to date, according to IEEE Spectrum.