John Parnell

China is half way through a US$100 billion ultra-high voltage (UHV) grid investment, according to an official from the country’s grid operator.

M+W Americas has bought the US subsidiary of struggling German firm Gehrlicher Solar.

China will be the biggest deployer of PV in 2013, according to NPD Solarbuzz.

Manufacturer China Sunergy (CSUN) has been awarded 'carbon footprint' certificates by the French engineering firm Solstyce that will allow its customers to enter the tender process for projects in France above the 250kW threshold.

Scientists at the Empa Institute in Switzerland claim to have achieved 11.5% conversion efficiency for a CdTe solar cell by doping it with copper.

Germany broke its monthly solar power generation record in July topping 5.1TWh, according to data from the EEX Transparency Platform.

US installer Real Goods Solar (RGS) has reported a small drop in revenue for Q2 2013 compared to the same period last year despite an increase in deployments.

Solea and Pinpoint Ventures Holding have announced they are working on the 100MW Raasi Solar Park in Tamil Nadu in the south of India.

Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has announced its new US$110 million convertible bond offer was oversubscribed and is now closed.

Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has announced a new US$110 million convertible bond offer and a partial repurchase offer of existing bonds as it looks to appease investors.