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Industry concern over record low solar bids in India
Solar industry members have expressed concern that this week’s record low bids for solar contracts in India may not translate into “workable” projects.
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Swinerton signs Array Technologies trackers for 1GW US pipeline
Developer Swinerton Renewable Energy has signed a deal to use the latest trackers from Array Technologies on a 1GW pipeline of US PV plant projects.
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SolarWorld touts 21.7% PERC world record efficiency
Germany-headquartered PV manufacturer SolarWorld has had a record efficiency for a PERC solar cell of 21.7% independently verified by the photovoltaic calibration laboratory (CalLab) of Fraunhofer ISE.
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Trina Solar to supply 51 MW of dual glass modules to tea plantation PV project in Yunnan
PV manufacturer Trina Solar has signed an agreement to supply 51MW of dual glass modules to Yunnan Electric Power Design Institute in order to power equipment in tea plantations.
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Plans for 50MW solar project in Bolivia’s department of Potosí
A 50MW PV project will be built in Bolivia’s department of Potosí, according to minister of hydrocarbons and energy Luis Alberto Sanchez Fernandez.
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Hanergy threatens legal action against Hong Kong regulator
Hanergy Thin Film Power has threatened to challenge its suspension by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in the courts.
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Daqo New Energy receives US$133 million loan from Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank
China-based polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy has received approval from Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank for RMB825 million (US$133 million) in loans.
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Jinko Power signs US$150 million loan to expand project portfolio in China
PV company JinkoSolar Power Engineering Group, a subsidiary of JinkoSolar Holding, has signed a US$150 million loan agreement with Credit Suisse AG and several other financial bodies.
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India seeks to level playing field for renewables with draft RE Act
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a draft National Renewable Energy Act aiming to promote renewable energy in the country.
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REC Silicon halves production at US plant as China poly trade row bites
REC Silicon has revealed that it will halve production at its Moses Lake facility in Washington State as a result of the ongoing polysilicon trade dispute with China.
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Power optimiser firm Ampt fuels expansion with US$25 million funding round
US power optimiser supplier Ampt is raising up to US$25 million to ramp up its production, sales and product innovation, with its optimisers aimed at the commercial and utility-scale PV plant markets.
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India approves intra-state transmission systems for renewable energy
India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of intra-state transmission systems across seven states at an estimated cost of INR85.5 billion (US$1.35 billion).
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Deutsche Bank stands by its global solar optimism
Deutsche Bank has reiterated its positive stance on the global and the US solar markets in a post-Intersolar North America research note.
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Yingli spin-off O&M consultancy Amplify Energy launches
Amplify Energy, a spin-off from Yingli Green Energy Americas, which provides engineering and monitoring services for solar projects, has begun business operations at its headquarters in South San Francisco.
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Record low India solar bid from SkyPower
SkyPower Southeast Asia Holdings has put in the lowest winning bid ever for solar projects in India at INR5.05 per kWh for a 50MW project in Madhya Pradesh.
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Hanwha Q CELLS agrees to 50MW solar module deal with Sunrun
Solar power company Hanwha Q CELLS has agreed to a new solar module agreement with residential solar company Sunrun.
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HydroRevolution to develop solar desalination facility in California
HydroRevolution — a subsidiary of renewable energy water reuse system provider WaterFX — has announced plans to develop a commercial solar desalination plant in the Panoche Water and Drainage District, located in California’s Central Valley.
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US Federal Appeals Court recognises constitutionality of Colorado’s RPS
Standing as a potential model for future constitutional disputes, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has endorsed the constitutionality of Colorado’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS), noting that the state’s RPS does not set down harmful regulations on out-of-state companies.
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Tax exemption benefits large-scale PV in Brazilian state Minas Gerais
An extended tax exemption for generation, transmission and distribution companies, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is set to benefit large-scale PV deployment.
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BNEF higlights overseas exodus of Chinese PV producers
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) figures have underlined previous analysis by PV Tech suggesting a mass overseas relocation of production capacity by Chinese PV manufacturers in response to increasingly hostile trading conditions.
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