Enel Green Power offloads $1bn of Portuguese clean power assets
Assets sold to Portugal’s First State Wind Energy Investments as Enel looks to ease its debts and target faster-growing markets in Africa and Latin America, company says.
SunEdison to streamline business operations, rumors of job cuts
Global renewable energy giant SunEdison has said it will streamline its business operations. A presentation has been scheduled for Wednesday, where the CEO is expected to discuss the new plans. Media reports have indicated the company is set to cut up to 10% of its workforce.
Skylar to develop 180 MW PV Nevada plant
Skylar Resources LP has acquired the rights to develop a 180 MW solar PV plant in Nevada, the U.S. The financial details were not disclosed.
German government to invest EUR 1.5 billion to aid India's solar transition
German chancellor Angela Merkel meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss development of a clean energy corridor, with investment in solar power chief on the agenda.
JinkoSolar to hold off on building a factory in Brazil
JinkoSolar has announced that it will postpone building a factory in the nation, which is in the midst of an economic crisis.
UK: 27,000 solar jobs could go if FIT cut proposals are enacted
Analysis by the Solar Trade Association of employment data released by TBR Economic Research reveals that the vast majority of the 35,000 jobs the solar sector support could be at risk if FITs are cut.
TSEC to increase Taiwan solar production capacity to 1.6 GW
Taiwan Solar Energy Corp. will boost its cell and module capacity from 800 MW to between 1.5-1.6 GW by 2017 as the company looks to meet rising demand.
SkyPower announces $440m, 200 MW Djibouti solar plans
Canadian developer continues its international expansion with agreement to develop large solar project in the east African nation; plants will be built in four phases over next four years.
Cloaking technology refracts light around metallization fingers
German researchers have applied the approach used by invisibility cloak research to direct sunlight around busbars and metallization fingers to potentially increase PV cell and module efficiency. The research was carried out by a team of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and could potentially increase cell efficiency by 10%.
Neo Solar Power buys 30% stake in Phanes Group
The Taiwanese PV cell maker has expanded its downstream activities by buying a stake in Emirati/Swiss project developer Phanes Group.
