Spain's Mondragon Assembly takes over Gorosabel Group's solar business
Mondragon plans to increase the development of new products in the Gorosabel range while offering technical support and repair services to the equipments already installed around the world.
Inside Meyer Burger's new HJT pilot line
Interview: On Monday the Meyer Burger Group and the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) inaugurated their Swiss-Inno pilot line for heterojunction technology (HJT) in Neuchatel, Switzerland. Christophe Ballif, head of the CSEM’s PV-center, will lead research efforts on the line, representing the culmination of a decade’s research into the technology in the Swiss town. Ballif spoke to pv magazine about the project.
SolarWorld taps Enphase as global microinverter supplier
According to the deal, the companies will share market channels and jointly develop products.
Trina signs 10 MW EPC agreement with Shamsuna Power in Jordan
Qi Lin, president of Trina’s PV Systems Business Unit, says the Shamsuna project offers “valuable first-hand experience in operating a solar system in a desert environment.”
Home-grown UK solar to be cheaper than gas
Britain’s solar power will be cheaper than gas by 2018, according to new industry analysis by the Solar Trade Association.
Bolivia, France to collaborate on solar, nuclear energy
The countries have signed four letters of intent aimed at cooperating on renewable and nuclear energy and lithium production.
Massachusetts solar energy advocates form coalition to advance policy
The formation of the Mass Solar Coalition follows on the first meetings of a task force to look at the state’s solar policies. Among the coalition’s priorities will be lifting net metering caps.
SunEdison and TerraForm Power buy First Wind
SunEdison says that the US$2.4 billion acquisition will make it the world’s largest renewable energy developer, and will give TerraForm Power 521 MW of additional operating wind and PV plants.
SPI Solar to acquire 168 MW of PV projects from TBEA
The deal will see SPI Solar purchase a raft of solar PV projects from TBEA Sunoasis across a number of Chinese provinces.
Electrovaya moves towards Li-ion battery factory purchase
The lithium ion battery manufacturer plans to acquire a 500 MWh-capacity manufacturing plant for the production of lithium ion electrodes and other products.
