SPI Solar's $1.6bn credit line
China-focused developer secures three new lines of credit. Cries of unfair state subsidy support are likely to ring loud again.
Grid opens offering to more low-income households
Non-profit installer has become a channel partner for Clean Power Finance. This week also saw SolarCity expand into its 16th state.
Ecobuild: five things we learned from the London show
The burgeoning potential of the U.K.’s commercial rooftop sector, funding innovation and a hankering for more political stability were key trends of a fast-paced show.
Chinese officials set ambitious and unlikely 100 GW goal
Target was announced by energy official Nur Bekri to parliament. Government aims to rein in coal in favor of natural gas, wind and solar.
JinkoSolar signs $479m finance agreement with China Minsheng Bank
Five-year deal sees China Minsheng Bank offer financial support to assist JinkoSolar’s downstream development and manufacturing efforts.
7 days off the grid: weekly offgrid news
The weekly round-up from pv magazine of the lesser-known news from the off-grid sector, compiled each Friday by specialist editor Peter Carvill.
NewGen to install 200 MW of solar in Sierra Leone
Power company will break ground on first, 20 MW, plant this year with 180 MW more utility-scale schemes to follow by 2018. Hydro, DG microgrids, thermal and solar lighting will also play a role in electrifying country.
pv magazine weekly news digest
Solar is poised to land the decisive blow in the global energy battle as cost and storage align perfectly, U.S. pricing finds its rhythm and the U.K. market continues its upward trajectory.
US: large-scale solar generation doubled in 2014, says EIA
Growth in non-hydro renewables increased by 11% in 2014, with utility-scale solar alone enjoying 102% increase in electrical generation, data shows.
1366 Tech partners with Hanwha Q Cells in wafer launch
This latest generation of the company’s kerfless wafer production machinery, which avoids feedstock waste by forming wafers directly from molten silicon, is designed to make more than 5 MW per year.
