Announced md-May, a 1.5 GW solar tender by the Indian utility Tamil Nadu Generation Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has attracted technical bids of a staggering 3.7 GW, in what appears to be the corporations most successful tender to date.TANGEDCOs tarnished reputat...... [More]

Recom Italia, the Italian unit of Germany-based solar manufacturer Recom, was chosen as preferred bidder for the acquisition of French module producer Sillia VL, which filed for insolvency in early March. The announced was given in a statement of the Tribunal of Commerc...... [More]

The German grid regulator Bundesnetzagentur has reported that 32 project proposals with a combined capacity of 201 MW were selected in the latest auction for PV projects ranging in size from 750 kW to 10 MW. The highest bid was 0.059/kWh, while the average final price w...... [More]

When I spoke with rew Schneider, the CEO of American Solar Direct, earlier this year, he told me that despite a recent round of layoffs aimed at low producers, the situation was full speed ahead at the solar installer sales company, which had its first cash-flow positiv...... [More]

Well, that escalated quickly.The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has informed the World Trade Organizations (WTO) 163 members that it could levy safeguard tariffs on imported solar cells at the behest of module manufacturers Suniva SolarWorld Americas, who say...... [More]

With duck curves on the prowl curtailment on the rise, there are dangers stalking utility-scale solars natural habitat.Solar developer 8minutenergy wants to ward off these threats with large-scale energy storage. The company spent the past year quietly picking up staff ...... [More]