IRENA, SICA develop Central America Clean Energy Corridor initiative
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Central American Integration System (SICA) aim to integrate more renewables into the Central American Electrical Interconnection System, which stretches from Guatemala to Panama.
Spain’s link to France boosts intermittent power
Spain and France have interconnected a new grid line that doubles the electricity exchange between the two countries. With a power capacity of 2 GW and capable of reversing the direction of flow of the energy exchanges between Spain and France in just 50 milliseconds, the new line is expected to boost renewable energy.
LDK Solar emerges from bankruptcy
The vertically integrated solar company closes US Chapters 15 and 11 bankruptcy proceedings at three of its U.S. subsidiaries, reaches final stages of $700m debt restructuring process.
Origin Energy to build Australia's biggest rooftop solar array
Origin Energy and Zen Energy Systems are to build a 3 MW solar system on the rooftop of the old Mitsubishi factory in Tonsley, Adelaide, in what will be the largest rooftop solar array in the country.
GT Advanced Technologies books polysilicon tool order
U.S. tool supplier GT Advanced Technologies has announced an order for manufacturing equipment for polysilicon production. The tools will be for silicon production using the fluidized bed reactor (FBR) process, which is being increasingly adopted due to its low production costs.
E.ON sells 49 MW Italian PV portfolio
The German utility has offloaded its solar presence in Italy to local infrastructure fund F2i SGR SpA for an undisclosed amount.
Interview: Indian manufacturers request upstream commitment
India’s solar manufacturers are pushing the government to incorporate domestic production across the PV supply chain as a part of its 100 GW plans. pv magazine speaks to Vikram Solar President and CTO Ivan Saha speaks to pv magazine about the role Indian manufacturers can play in India’s solar dream.
pv magazine weekly news digest
Solar prepares to lift the roof in the UK, SolarEdge prepares to go public, Kaiser Permanente injects a a healthy dose of solar into its daily rounds, and fourth quarter financial reports come pouring in.
SolarCity soars into 2015 on record home solar sales
Construction activities at SolarCity’s gigawatt-sized panel manufacturing factory in Buffalo, New York, are temporarily on ice as the region shovels out from under this past week’s big snow dump.
SolarEdge files for $125 million IPO
The Israeli-headquartered power optimizer specialist filed an S-1 form with the SEC yesterday. Company’s recent growth underpinned by strong U.S. consumer base.
