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Inline solar cell measurement equipment specialist Aurora Solar Technologies (AST) has secured a new volume order for PERC solar cell measurement systems from what it said was the largest manufacturer of high-efficiency PERC solar cells.

The quarterly SEIA/Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables U.S. Solar Market InsightTM report shows the major trends in the U.S. solar industry.

According to SIRC’s announcement, it has secured a $2.7m financing to close acquisitions of two new companies.

The leading non-alcoholic drink bottler Coca-Cola Amatil Limited is completing the rooftop solar project consisting of 5.2 thousand photovoltaic panels. The array is located at the company’s distribution center in Eastern Creek (Sydney) and covers an 8,516m2 rooftop area.

Declining costs in available technologies have propelled interest in energy storage forward like never before. The price of lithium-ion batteries has fallen by about 80% over the past five years, enabling the integration of storage into solar power systems.

NTPC Limited has issued a tender for the installation of rooftop solar projects at two of its locations worth a combined generational capacity of 550 kW.

Nexamp has been selected to build three new projects totaling more than 11 MW in New Jersey as part of that state’s Community Solar Energy Pilot Program.

The UAE Federal Electricity and Water Authority is seeking expressions of interest to enable it to pre-select independent power producers for the project. The plant will be owned 60% by the government of Umm al-Quwain and the electricity authority, with the successful developer owning the balance.

A solar project part of a landmark subsidy-free series in Spain has found a new owner, a major insurance group set to buy the plant as it nears commissioning.

UK solar developer Solarcentury has landed a €54.8 million finance facility to construct 500MW of solar farms in Spain.