SunEdison to sell up to $417 million in TerraForm stock
The company stands to make a pretty penny by getting out of TerraForm Power.
ERG enters solar energy business with acquisition of 89 MW in Italy
The Italian wind energy specialist has acquired 100% of ForVei, a company that owns 30 PV plants across northern, central and southern Italy.
Indian government planning ‘rent a roof’ policy for solar rooftop
Under proposed ‘rent a roof’ policy, solar developers will rent rooftop space to install a PV array and offer to lease to each household and then feed the solar power to the grid, said MNRE Secretary Anand Kumar.
ADFD and IRENA invite application for renewables funding for developing countries
ADFD and IRENA invite application for renewables energy projects as it enters fifth round of funding, having already made 100 MW of clean energy available to developing nations throughout the world.
It’s settled: GCL-Poly resolves legal dispute with Solaria
Intellectual Property claim filed by U.S. firm Solaria against GCL-Solar in September 2016 has been resolved on mutually agreeable terms, GCL-Poly said. Exact details of the settlement were not disclosed.
Anti-dumping petition has created huge uncertainty for entire Indian solar sector, Bridge to India says
Indian renewable analyst firm notes that anti-dumping comes at inopportune time with the industry already reeling from a slowdown in new project procurement, extra costs due to GST, import duties and increased module prices. It is expected to come by October 2018 and may affect all stakeholders and projects in the pipeline as well as those awaiting auction.
ENGIE teaming with Heliatek to install HeliaSol lightweight technology at French school
ENGIE‘s teams have responded to tender calls by the Charente-Maritime Department, and will offer to cover a 530 square meter roof of secondary school Pierre Mendès-France in la Rochelle using HeliaSol technology.
Polysilicon shortage in China drives 35% price spike, Bloomberg reports
Amid an unexpected shortage of a key raw material, solar manufacturers in China are now under pressure of higher costs and narrowing margins.
Mexico’s power auction pre-selects 16 bids with average price of $20.57/MWh and 2.56 GW of combined capacity
According to the auction’s preliminary results, solar may account for 55% of contracted power with 3.0 TWh. Final results will be announced on November 22.
Manz reports revenue and profit increase
The PV equipment manufacturer further improved its sales in the third quarter. The company said its CIGS orders are fully on schedule and will be included in the results of the fourth quarter.
