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Four European countries have signed a joint agreement to establish a roadmap for exchanging electricity from renewable sources between Morocco and Europe.

This week's Movers & Shakers features executive board shake-ups; with both new appointments and departures. PV Tech also reports on happenings in Chile's Renewable Energy Association, as the country emerges as a strong clean energy player in Latin America.

Perovskite start-up Oxford PV is developing a pilot-line in Germany that will bring its cells closer to commercialisation.

Hamburg-based O&M provider greentech has acquired the Germany-based service business of Conergy known as Conergy Services GmbH, which is also based in Hamburg and Leipzig.

Munich-headquartered E.ON has partnered with fellow German energy firm metecontrol to launch a control console that allows for the remote monitoring and operation of PV systems.

BrightSpot has installed its first LoadSpot panel durability testing system at the FSEC, Trina supplies 4MW carport for German airport, Dominion acquires 60MWac solar development in North Carolina from SunEnergy1.

Germany’s Federal Network Agency has increased the capacity up for grabs in its sixth round tender for large-scale solar PV systems to 160MW.

After the recent IPO, RWE’s renewable energy subsidiary Innogy has decided to expand into the US market, according to local reports.

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.