Sungrow supplies inverters for 50 MW, 1500 volt solar plant in China
The Chinese inverter specialist supplied its SG3000HV-MV inverters for the solar plant in Datong, Shangxi province. Installation becomes Chinas largest 1500 volt array.
Chinese wind firm Goldwind to build 20 MW solar plant in Australia
Chinese wind power group Goldwind has secured approval to develop a 20MW (AC) solar project in Australia.
Solar Frontier Americas breaks ground on 107 MW of solar projects
The U.S. subsidiary of the Japanese CIS solar specialist has seen construction begin on two large-scale U.S. solar projects in California’s Imperial County.
D.E. Shaw offers $80m for SunEdison's stake in 150 MW Californian solar plant
The hedge fund has confirmed the offer to purchase a controlling interest in the Mt. Signal 2 project, which is part-owned by bankrupt U.S. renewable energy developer SunEdison.
Bank of China raises $3bn in green bonds for clean energy
Bank of China has raised approximately $3.03bn via a multi-currency green bond issuance that wrapped up earlier this week, in a transaction the lender says will provide financing to PV projects throughout the world.
DNV GL PV monitoring base grows to 5 GW with GreenPowerMonitor acquisition
Independent energy consultancy firm acquires the Spanish monitoring and control platform to pool more than 5 GW of global solar PV under their collective monitoring umbrella.
Singulus receives order from Russian firm Hevel for heterojunction cell production tool
The German manufacturer of production equipment for solar PV signs contract for delivery of its SILEX II processing machine for wet-chemical treatment of heterojunction solar cells.
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Another seven days of solar brings a call from SolarPower Europe for the EU to end trade duties on Chinese components, the unveiling of Hanergy’s zero charge EVs, and the first shoots of Nigeria’s solar market.
12.5 GW of solar projects registered for Brazil's October reserve auction
Wind projects have doubled in number and capacity compared to solar in the second reserve auction, as the auction planned for July appears to be cancelled. Electricity regulator ANEEL will solicit more than 6,000 km of transmission lines in September.
UK: Brexit clean energy turmoil continues
The annual event of the U.K.’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for Renewable and Sustainable Energy (PRASEG) that took place this week in London depicted the turbulent phase the U.K. economy in general and the British clean energy sectors specifically have entered. Innovative business models are the first to suffer, the event suggested.
