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GSSG Solar Ready to Build PV Power Plant in Japan, 47MW

published: 2016-05-04 17:24
GSSG Solar, LLC announced the financial close and ground-breaking of its initial mega-solar project in Japan. The 47 MW solar project will be built in the Nagano Prefecture of Japan and will sell power to Chubu Electric Power Comp...  more

SolarCity Secures US$227 Million Cash Equity Financing

published: 2016-05-04 16:55
SolarCity has completed its first cash equity transaction with partner John Hancock Financial. John Hancock is investing $227 million in a diversified portfolio of residential, commercial and industrial solar power projects that c...  more

SolarWorld’s PV Module Shipment Increases 62% in Q1

published: 2016-05-03 18:30
SolarWorld AG announced its preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2016. The company’s quarterly PV module shipment annually increased 62% to 341MW triggered by strong demand in the U.S. and Germany. The consolidat...  more

Yingli Delays on Filing Financial Report

published: 2016-05-03 18:08
Yingli Solar has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Form 12b-25 (the "Form 12b-25") to extend by fifteen days the due date for filing its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (the...  more

Toyota to Build PHEV Production Lines in China

published: 2016-05-03 18:04
Toyota announced the launch of its first plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) in the Chinese market by 2018. The company will also move some production to China. Toyota indicated that the launch is in response to the recent EV policies i...  more

Martifer Solar Connects 7.3MW PV Plant to the UK Grid

published: 2016-05-03 17:51
Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has connected a 7.3 MW solar PV plant located in Sittingbourne, Kent, to the grid in the UK. The project was successfully connected ahead of the 1.3 Renewable Obligations Certificate ...  more

Vivint Solar CEO Steps Down

published: 2016-05-03 16:45
Vivint Solar’s current CEO, Greg Butterfield, is stepping down from his role. The company has appointed David Bywater as the successor on an interim basis and will begin a search for a permanent CEO. Bywater works at Vivint ...  more