Armenia receives 21 bids for 55 MW solar tender
The tendered 55 MW solar plant is part of the country’s six-year $58 million solar program.
Suniva demands GTM Research retract ‘inaccurate report’
The company says the central assumption of the report – a $1.18 per watt floor price – is wrong and that the headlines resulting from the report could harm its trade case.
Mexico: 35% of 3.6 GW of solar assigned in last year’s auctions is under development
Mexico’s solar association Asolmex revealed that a good portion of the 28 solar projects selected in the 2016 renewable energy auctions is at an advanced stage of development or under construction.
Solartech to ramp up PERC cell production
Solartech Energy has revealed plans to expand output of passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) solar cells by installing two new production lines from August, from four at present.
Spain’s Canary Islands approves 15 solar projects
Projects include a solar park and several installations of hundreds of kilowatts, all of which located in the island of Gran Canaria.
SolarPower Europe outlines 10 steps towards a digital solar future
The European solar body has published ten regulatory asks on solar and digitalization that it believes can help expedite the uptake of PV and smart grids across the continent.
Hevel starts construction on 10 MW PV plant for Russian oil giant Lukoil
The plant, which will be located in the Volgograd region, is Hevel’s first solar project in the region. With this new project, Lukoil’s installed solar capacity will near 30 MW.
Kong Sun completes 30 MW in China
The Chinese PV investor connected a new solar array to the grid this week in Huanghua, Hebei province.
Heraeus develops new low activity tabbing paste for PERC applications
New white paper by the German-headquartered silver paste specialists examines effect of new generation of tabbing pastes on mono- and multi-PERC solar cell wafers, leading to higher efficiencies.
German Development Bank finances 10 MW solar project in Tunisia
The solar facility will be built by Italian PV developer Ternienergia in the south of the country.
