Japan to hit solar peak of 14.3 GW this year, finds BNEF
Impending changes to the Japanese solar market will likely mean a peak for PV installations this year, finds report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
SunEdison divests from polysilicon and wafer assets
The worlds largest renewable energy developer is shutting legacy polysilicon production and selling off a wafer facility. SunEdison says this is part of its move to an asset-light strategy, but it may also reflect polysilicon market conditions and a need to preserve cash.
Energy storage is now: New video interviews with Sonnen USA
As part of our pv magazine LIVE series, we have published two new video interviews with Sonnen USA CEO Boris von Bormann looking at the companys new Eco plug-and-play battery storage offering for the U.S. market as well as Sonnens trajectory as a company.
No end in sight to US, India solar WTO dispute, says US official
Ongoing trade dispute over India’s domestic content requirement for solar panels, challenged by the U.S., set to rumble on beyond today’s deadline set by the World Trade Organization, fears leading US. trade official.
BNEF names Trina Solar the worlds most bankable PV maker
The worlds largest PV module maker took the top spot out of 50 different module brands, with all respondents naming Trina as bankable.
Peru awards 185 MW of solar PV at US$48/MWh
Enel Green Power was awarded a 144 MW PV project at US$48.0/MWh and Enersur gained a 40 MW PV project at a price of $48.5/MWh.
Luxcara snaps up 34.4 MW UK solar portfolio from Conergy
German renewable investment firm purchases five large-scale solar projects from Conergy for $58 million, located across the U.K.
Singulus bondholders approve restructuring
Singulus bondholders have approved the company’s debt-equity swap, which will provide the liquidity required to stay in business in 2016. The German equipment supplier announced today that the required bondholder quorum of 33% was reached, with attending bondholders approving the proposed deal with a 90% majority.
JA Solar orders equipment for Brazilian solar module factory
Chinese equipment maker Suzhou Horad says that it will supply a 300 MW turnkey module line for the factory.
Pakistan parliament goes 100% solar-powered
Country’s seat of government in Islamabad is now completely solar powered following completion of an 80 MW solar plant funded in a venture between the Chinese government.
