This week's Movers & Shakers features some of the US' biggest integrated solar companies, including Vivint Solar, First Solar and Sungevity. PV Tech also reports on management shuffles in Australia and speaks with new SunShot Initiative director Charlie Gay on what is driving US solar's success.
Anti-minimum import price sentiment has continued to swell this week as more than 400 companies called on the European Commission to put an end to trade duties on solar modules and cells.
Global investment in clean energy for Q3 2016 has plummeted 43% year-on-year, sinking to lows not seen since 2013, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) latest report.
In this week's Movers & Shakers, PV Tech reports on a series of solar executive board shake-ups, as well as the Solar Energy Industries Association bestowing five members of the US Congress with prestigious awards for their efforts in contributing to the ITC extension.
In this week's segment, PV Tech reports on energy storage in Australia, acquisitions in India, and policy-makers in the US, in a round-up of the most dynamic employment stories over the last fortnight.
The first grid scale installation of the Tesla Powerpack system in Europe has been completed in the UK by Camborne Energy Storage and is set to provide ancillary services to the National Grid.
RWE International SE (innogy), a leading European energy company, has signed a share purchase agreement to takeover the solar and energy storage business of Belectric.
Lerri Solar, DelSolar, CNPV, Motech and Xian Longi have withdrawn from the EU’s Minimum Import Price (MIP) undertaking and will instead have to service their European customers via manufacturing facilities abroad.
The world's biggest asset manager BlackRock Real Assets has secured €650 million (US$726 million) from more than 25 institutional investors in Europe and Asia for its Renewable Income Europe fund.
