Kaco seals 50 MW inverter supply deal in Turkey
The German inverter specialist is to ship 50 MW of its 50 kW three-phase string inverters in two batches to Turkish solar project developer Aldo Grup. The first batch will be shipped by March next year.
ADB extends loan for India solar rooftops to $500m
The Asian Development Bank will lead on the extension of the funds, which are to be steered towards developing India’s largely fledgling solar rooftop sector.
REC achieves +20% efficiency for mass production of multicrystalline solar cells
The Norwegian solar developer has developed a formula to mass-produce its multicrystalline cells at average efficiencies of 20.21%, becoming the first known manufacturer to achieve such numbers.
ABB to build solar-powered microgrid at its largest Indian fab
The Swiss-based power electronics company will install a 600 kW rooftop solar array at its production facility in Vadodara, and a PowerStore Battery grid that will manage the plants energy.
Clean Energy Live: where is UK solar growth going to come from?
The U.K.’s Clean Energy Live show kicked off in Birmingham on Tuesday, taking a holistic approach to the country’s energy issues. The show nevertheless examined those sectors that adding new PV installations in the U.K. today, and set to do so in the forthcoming years.
Mission Solar Energy to close Texas cell lines, lay off 87 employees
The bifacial PV maker will be closing 200 MW of cell capacity and sourcing cells from an un-named Asian PV cell maker.
Europe hits 100 GW of solar, but rocky road ahead says MEP
Claude Turmes, Member of the European Parliament for Luxembourg’s Green Party, issues rallying call to European solar industry at SolarPower Europe 100 GW event.
ARENA funding for Canadian Solar
Canadian Solar has secured US$3.5 million funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for two large-scale solar projects in Queensland Australia, totaling 47MWp.
NREL: U.S. utility-scale solar falls below $1.50 per watt
The latest report by NREL shows an ongoing decline in costs across sectors, with soft costs remaining stubbornly high for residential installations.
TerraForm Global clears way for sale of SunEdison India and Uruguay assets
SunEdison yieldco has consented to the third party sale of the bankrupt clean energy developer’s 425 MW Indian solar portfolio and further assets in Uruguay. Firm will receive a portion of the proceeds.
