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Thompson Reuters predicts that solar PV, hydro power, and nuclear fusion will be the three dominant sources of energy over the next three decades, in its report Powering the Planet 2045.

The German PV production equipment supplier Singulus Technologies AG has withdrawn its forecasts for 2016 and 2017 after the EUR110 million deal with China National Building Materials subsidiary was signed later than expected.

The installation at Fort Benning is the result of a collaboration between the utility, the U.S. Army, the Army Office of Energy Initiatives, the General Services Administration and the Georgia Public Service Commission.

Research from IHS Technology forecasts that there will be a new period of oversupply in the solar industry, due to a sharp drop in global demand, which will cause a shakeout in the industry.

The German deposition equipment provider is latest beneficiary of China National Building Materials’ ambitious solar PV expansion, and will deliver several coating systems for installation at two 300 MW CIGS plants and one 100 MW CdTe fab, all in China.

This will replace the company’s previous loan product, and will offer options that include fixed payments and shorter terms.

The two companies have signed an agreement for Array to supply a pipeline of more than 1 GW of PV projects in the United States and Mexico with its tracking systems.

The company’s latest report says that large-scale, ground-mounted PV systems are on track to beat the U.S. Department of Energy’s goal for cost reduction

Global clean energy capacity increased by 147.2 GW last year, spurred by $285.9 million of investment, says REN21 Renewables 2016 Global Status Report. Sector now employs more than 8 million people.

The Swiss battery developer announces that its battery cell production plant in Willstaett, Germany, is back in full operation and will be able to meet delivery requirements.