SunPower wins large majority of France's solar+storage island tender
The U.S. solar solutions company was awarded 76% of Frances ZNI solar tender, amounting to a total of 39.1 MW of PV and energy storage technology that will be provided to the French West Indies and Corsica.
Brazil: Enel initiates work on 292 MW solar plant
The Nova Olinda PV plant will require an investment of $300 million and will provide electricity under a 20-year PPA, with operations expected to commence in 2017.
ABB sees a future market for 1000v and 1500v inverters
pv magazines Ian Clover was joined by ABB Head of Product Management Jyrki Leppänen and ABB product manager Marko Harju, to discuss the companys latest inverter, the PVS980 central inverter.
South Korea planning heavy investments in renewable energies
The South Korean government has made a pledge to invest 42 trillion won (USD36.6 billion) into renewable energies by 2020, while relaxing regulations over the sale of solar energy generated by distributed systems.
IHS inverter scorecard praises leading suppliers' tenacity and ambition
The analyst’s holistic review of the inverter landscape finds SMA, SolarEdge, Schneider Electric, Sungrow, Huawei and ABB each boast certain strengths that enable them to serve various markets.
UK: STA calls on government to halt impending tax hike for commercial solar
Solar Trade Association warns that some businesses may have to remove their solar arrays if the proposed increase in tax goes ahead.
China's shifting solar landscape driving inverter product mix, says IHS
Despite installing a record 18.6 GW of solar in 2015, grid-connection delays at large-scale are driving a diversification of China’s PV sector, which will spur the evolution of the inverter market to accommodate more three-phase low power and string inverters.
First Solar's Malaysian fab to begin Series 5 module assembly
U.S. solar firm will end production of its TetraSun crystalline silicon solar panels at the plant, and expects to incur impairment charges of around $100 million as transition is made.
India: SECI issues 650 MW tender for solar in Andhra Pradesh
The Solar Energy Corporation of India has issued a request for selection tender for 650 MW of new solar PV capacity in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Southern Power acquires controlling interest in SunPower's 102 MW Henrietta solar project
The subsidiary of utility Southern Company owns large portion of the Californian solar plant, which was built and developed by SunPower, which still owns remaining interest in the project.
