BOAD funds 22 MW of solar in Guinea Bissau
The financing will facilitate the construction of a 20 MW solar plant in the city of Bissau and two 1 MW PV facilities in Gabu and Canchungo.
AES Tietê buys 180 MW PV plant in Brazil
The project is the second large-scale solar installation that the hydroelectric company has acquired in Brazil.
Swiss researchers improve stability of perovskite solar cells
EPFL scientists have marginally improved the operational stability of perovskite cells with the introduction of cuprous thiocyanate protected by a thin layer of reduced graphene oxide.
EDF to deploy 10 MW of solar-plus-storage in French Guyana
The French energy giant is adding 5 MW of solar capacity to an operational 5 MW site in the commune of Montsinery-Tonnegrande.
AES and CMI to build 100 MW in El Salvador
AES El Salvador and Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI) plan to build 100 MW of PV capacity in three phases at 10 sites in El Salvador.
Interview: Anesco talks about its subsidy-free solar plans for the UK
British renewable energy developer Anesco this week commissioned the U.K.’s first large-scale, subsidy-free solar farm. pv magazine talks to Anesco Executive Chairman Steve Shine to learn more about the project, and the company’s future plans.
ENGIE’s Solairedirect inaugurates 82 MW solar PV plant in France
Large 82 MW solar plant located in Greoux-les-Bains in France has been inaugurated by France’s largest solar company ENGIE through its subsidiary Solairedirect.
AGL plans its own “big battery” and renewables to replace Liddell Coal Plant
AGL Energy is planning its very own big battery, considering a 250MW battery storage facility at the Liddell coal plant in the Hunter Valley as part of a suite of investments designed to replace the capacity and output of the ageing generator that is due to close in 2022.
Singulus adjusts 2017 revenue forecast
German PV equipment manufacturer Singulus has announced a reduction to its financial forecasting for the full year 2017. The company cites delays in a large-scale project for a China-based client as the primary reason for the reduction.
KAUST researchers develop single crystal perovskites
A team of researchers from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Oxford University has developed a process which uses the effects of surface tension to grow highly pure perovskite crystals at centimeter scale.
