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  • Canadian Solar forms JV for Chinese solar fund

    08 September 2014

    Canadian Solar has teamed up with a Chinese investment firm to launch a RMB5 billion ($800 million) solar fund in the country.

  • Canadian Solar sells $60m solar plant to BluEarth

    21 August 2014

    Canadian Solar has sold another solar plant to independent renewable power producer BluEarth Renewables in a deal worth C$66.0 million ($60.3 million).

  • People moves

    14 August 2014

    The latest people moves in the industry, including new recruits for SolarCity, Impax and Mirova

  • Canadian Solar considering Japan-only yieldco

    13 August 2014

    Canadian Solar has said next year it will decide whether to launch a yieldco, which may focus solely on its projects in Japan.

  • Financing agreed for 100MW solar project [UPDATED]

    23 July 2014

    A 100MW solar project – set to be among the largest in North America – has secured financing.

  • WTO boost to Chinese solar stocks to prove 'temporary'

    16 July 2014

    A surge in Chinese solar stocks following Monday's ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that US import taxes on their products broke global trade rules will soon be reversed, it was claimed today.

  • Yieldco trend in renewables set to continue

    08 July 2014

    As yieldcos continue to spring up in the renewable energy sector, KBI's Colm O'Connor tells Sophie Robinson-Tillett it is a sign of acceptance by mainstream investors, and explains why he is investing in their parent companies.

  • Canadian Solar completes C$60m sale to real estate firm

    07 July 2014

    Canadian Solar has sold a fifth solar project to a subsidiary of Canadian real estate company Concord Pacific.

  • Solar giants team up on new factory

    27 May 2014

    Renewables heavyweights Canadian Solar and GCL-Poly Energy Holdings have entered into a joint venture to construct a solar cell factory in China.

  • Samsung agrees finance for Canada's largest solar project

    16 October 2013

    Samsung Renewable Energy has formed a partnership with investment firm Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure and the native Canadian community Six Nations of the First River, to provide equity finance for Canada's largest solar energy project.