SunEdison could lose PPAs for 148 MW solar projects in Hawaii
Citing the company’s precarious financial situation, Hawaiian Electric Co. has decided to terminate SunEdison’s PPAs for three solar projects with a combined total of 148 MW.
Canadian Solar secures $300m credit with Ping An Bank
The Chinese bank will provide up to $300 million in credit to Canadian Solar’s subsidiary Recurrent Energy to support its development plans.
Energy storage is now: New video interviews with Sonnen USA
As part of our pv magazine LIVE series, we have published two new video interviews with Sonnen USA CEO Boris von Bormann looking at the companys new Eco plug-and-play battery storage offering for the U.S. market as well as Sonnens trajectory as a company.
No end in sight to US, India solar WTO dispute, says US official
Ongoing trade dispute over India’s domestic content requirement for solar panels, challenged by the U.S., set to rumble on beyond today’s deadline set by the World Trade Organization, fears leading US. trade official.
GCL New Energy acquires 68.5 MW US pipeline
China’s GCL New Energy has purchased a project pipeline of eight PV power plants in the U.S., through the acquisition of developers Wilson Project Companies and the Jackson Project Company. The entire 68.5 MW project portfolio is located in North Carolina.
Construction set to begin on 10 MW solar plant in Uganda
Project to be developed by French clean energy firm Eren RE and Access Clean Energy, with Spain’s TSK Group the EPC and funding coming via London, Germany and the Netherlands. Plant will be east Africa’s largest solar installation.
Solar Frontier sells 20 MW Californian project, to develop new 16.5 MW Japanese plant
Solar Frontier has announced two PV power plant deals. One will see the CIS producer develop a 16.5MW solar power project in Japan, the second its U.S. subsidiary sell a 20 MW solar power project to Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy.
BNEF names Trina Solar the worlds most bankable PV maker
The worlds largest PV module maker took the top spot out of 50 different module brands, with all respondents naming Trina as bankable.
Peru awards 185 MW of solar PV at US$48/MWh
Enel Green Power was awarded a 144 MW PV project at US$48.0/MWh and Enersur gained a 40 MW PV project at a price of $48.5/MWh.
Luxcara snaps up 34.4 MW UK solar portfolio from Conergy
German renewable investment firm purchases five large-scale solar projects from Conergy for $58 million, located across the U.K.
