Market for large-scale solar in Japan to wane after 2014 fiscal year, Yano reports
Lack of space and fewer incentives will cause Japan’s large-scale solar market to contract rapidly once the 2014 fiscal year has passed, reports Tokyo-based Yano Research Institute.
PV for 70,000 Tanzanian households
The African Development Bank has approved $50 million of funding for solar and geothermal investment in the African country. Ten remote rural districts will benefit from off-grid PV installation.
Conergy negotiates with potential investors
German solar solutions provider Conergy is currently in negotiations with seven potential investors from Asia and Europe for the takeover of its Conergy SolarModule facility in the eastern German state of Brandenburg. Employees at the plant were updated on these talks yesterday evening.
A roadmap to lower soft costs
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a plan to slash the soft costs of solar by 2020. The new reports focuses on the non-hardware costs of residential and small commercial projects, but makes no mention of company profits.
World's largest PV skylight installed in New Jersey by Onyx Solar
The skylight, for Novartis Pharmaceuticals, comprises 820 PV modules and will produce enough electricity to power the equivalent of 600 homes, Onyx Solar says.
UK: Trina Solar teams up with Oskomera
Trina Solar has partnered with Dutch developer Oskomera Solar Power Solutions to construct a 10.97 MW ground-mounted PV plant in North Norfolk, UK.
$8 billion hit for Spanish PV generators
Spain’s PV industry body UNEF says generators will lose a fifth of the payments they could have expected from 2010 to 2020. The reductions are part of the Madrid government’s determination to reduce renewables subsidies.
LDK negotiates a stay of execution
The Chinese manufacturer has negotiated a 30-day window relating to overdue interest on bond notes. With $4.4 billion of short-term debt at the end of August, LDK has some tough talks ahead.
GCL Goldpoly announces hitch in stake acquisition
Chinese polysilicon manufacturer GCL Poly has announced a delay in its plans to acquire an equity stake in solar developer Fengxian Huize. A busy day also saw the company’s CFO resign.
Greek municipalities go solar
The Greek Ministry of the Interior recently approved a program that aims to upgrade local governmentsÂ’ infrastructure, including the installation of solar PV systems in municipality buildings throughout Greece.
