Acciona switches on 94 MW South Africa PV plant
The solar plant becomes the single-largest in the Spanish companys portfolio and has been made possible by South Africas REIPPPP.
SolarCity and BofA announce $400m solar finance program
The leasing giants will partner with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to finance the expansion of the American residential solar sector.
Hanergy Holding sells Global Solar to subsidiary for $1
Thin film aspirant Hanergy has shuffled the ownership of its flexible CIGS acquisition Global Solar. Hanergy Holding has sold ‘the entire issued capital’ of Global Solar to subsidiary Hanergy Hi-Tech for $1.
Pakistan waives solar panel import taxes
As part of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s renewable energy push, Pakistan is to scrap the 5% customs duty on imported solar panels.
Multi-GW PV plans shape India's bold solar strategy
Large, multi-GW projects from some of India’s leading energy companies have been announced this week as the country reignites its passion for PV.
Uganda greenlights inaugural 10 MW solar plant
The PV installation will be developed by Dubai’s Access Power MEA and once complete will become the largest independent power project in sub-Saharan Africa.
First Solar takes strategic step into residential solar market
The U.S. thin-film giant has acquired an equity stake in Clean Energy Collective as it looks to branch out into community solar.
US solar producers cannot satisfy domestic demand, ITC hearing told
The import of Chinese and Taiwanese solar cells and modules helped, not harmed, the U.S. solar industry say foreign suppliers on day one of the ITC hearing.
Duke Energys 128 MW North Carolina PV project approved
The project will comprise three solar PV plants dotted across the state, with First Solar involved as EPC and Yingli Solar supplying solar panels.
Two solar projects to add 52 MW to Japan grid
Japan PV to be boosted by a 37 MW installation from Itochu Corp. and a 15 MW solar plant Takara Leben that will use Solar Frontier’s CIS thin-film modules.
