John Parnell

Renewable energy supplier, Good Energy has been granted provisional planning permission for a 49.9MW solar plant – the largest in the UK following the cannon of announcements for a 40MW and 41MW solar park in recent weeks.

The US department of energy is more than half way toward the final target of its cost cutting programme for solar energy.

The Asia-Pacific region will account for half of all new demand for solar photovoltaic energy in 2014, according to NPD Solarbuzz.

The first 41MW of a 400MW project in Texas has been completed, according to the developer, OCI Solar.

The California Energy Commission has blocked the construction of Brightsource’s 500MW Palen project.

The IFC, part of the World Bank, has signed an agreement with China’s Chint Group to develop solar farms and supply chains in emerging markets.

In an exclusive interview with PV Tech, Shunfeng’s executive chairman Zhang Yi talks about the company’s plans for Wuxi Suntech, its quest to drive new technology improvements, the scale of its multi-gigawatt power plant aspirations and possible expansion into other renewable energy markets.

The Suntech module brand will stay in use after the long-running acquisition of the firm’s manufacturing arm is completed, Shunfeng executive chairman Zhang Yi has told PV Tech.

Utility companies should embrace solar energy rather than trying to block it, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) has said.

German PV project developer SAG Solarstrom has announced that its credit rating was withdrawn on Friday 6 December.