SunPower buys SolarBridge Technologies
The PV group, which is majority owned by French oil and gas giant Total, says SolarBridge’s high-performance microinverter technology offers system design flexibility and a lower cost of installation.
Sungage Financial secures $100 million for solar loan program
Following its participation in the CT Green Bank solar loan program, the Boston startup is aiming to expand residential solar loans on the East Coast.
Construction begins on 71 MW Argentinean PV fab
The foundation stone of a 71 MW ingot through module c-Si solar panel manufacturing facility has been laid in the San Juan province of Argentina. Local utility Energia Provincial Sociedad del Estado (EPSE) will operate the facility, which is being supplied by Germany’s Schmid Group.
Solarcentury wins approval for 28 MW solar farm in UK
The Walkers Wood Solar Farm represents the largest PV installation to date for the U.K. solar company and its land and property consultancy partner, Savills.
UBS: Solar plus storage is already cost effective in Australia
A new study from investment bank UBS says solar plus storage already make economic sense for Australian households, a finding that could dramatically reshape the nature of the energy industry in the country.
French PV market grows during Q3 2014, but new applications slow
New data indicates that France installed 286 MW of solar PV during the most recent quarter, however the number of new feed-in tariff and interconnection applications are both declining.
America's Ex-Im bank supports renewables exports
The Washington lender has given $200m of financing support to renewables exports this year. The Ex-Im has supported the industry to the tune of almost $2bn since 2009.
World's first solar-powered cycle path to open in Amsterdam
A 70-meter stretch of the cycle path in the Dutch capital has been fitted with solar panels that will generate clean power for the local grid.
First Solar and Belectric start 46 MW solar project in Oxford
New utility-scale development will be able to power one quarter of households in the famous old city, says Belectric.
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California-based Solar3Ds growth-by-expansion strategy has seen the company announce its intent to acquire Southern Californian solar installer MD Energy.
Santa Barbara-based Solar3D acquired Northern Californian installer SUNworks in January as an outlet for its proprietary 3D high-efficiency solar cell and will make the move on MD Energy to mirror its earlier acquisitions market coverage in the north of the U.S. leading solar state.
A Solar3D press release announcing the acquisition yesterday revealed no details of the purchase arrangements for the takeover of Rancho Cucamonga-based MD Energy but added the deal would be complete by February, subject to Solar3D reviewing the operations, and financial and corporate records of the acquisition, which will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the parent company.
