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GTM Research expects 13.9 GW to be installed over the full year, the result of an ongoing utility-scale boom.

Jordan is preparing to launch Round 3 of its solar energy project and Round 2 of its wind energy project, with somewhere between 400 MW and 800 MW expected to be on offer, according to the Middle East Solar Industry Association.

With the biggest solar show in the U.S., Solar Power International, kicking off in Las Vegas on Tuesday, a look back at the major stories from last week.

The Spanish solar company installed the fixed structures at the Alto Cielo solar park in Uruguay, which is one of the standout PV projects in the country, and further enhances Grupo Clavijo’s reach in Latin America.

Swiss startup Insolight is taking the initiative of concentrating sunlight onto space-age solar cells to make such technology affordable for residential PV customers, resulting in reduced costs for electricity consumption.

The German PV production equipment supplier has received an announcement that it has finally been sent prepayment for the EUR110 million of CIGS equipment from China National Building Materials (CNBM).

China’s Goldwind has revealed that it will commission its first solar plant in Australia, the 20 MW White Rock project, by late 2017.

While some see residential rooftop solar as an economically attractive no-brainer, others are more skeptical. Manufacturing challenges can be solved by more government funding, others argue.

Bangkok-based zinc producer Padaeng Industry (PDI) has revealed plans to invest t1.5 billion baht ($43.2 million) on the development of 13 MW of PV capacity, according to local reports.

As Japan’s energy system approaches a crucial junction, business leaders have urged Japanese policymakers to stay the course with renewables development. The case was also made for the establishment of an “Asian super grid” that could connect the countries of Northeast Asia in a single, meshed electricity network.