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First Solar has sold its stake in the Middle East's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) project.

Tenaska, a leading independent US energy company, has secured $450 million in bank loans to finance a 150MW solar power plant near El Centro in California.

First Solar has completed its third deal with Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy, selling Macho Springs, New Mexico's largest solar venture, to the two companies.

First Solar, a leading maker of photovoltaic panels and developer and operator of power plants, has posted a 90% increase in first quarter profits and raised its earnings forecasts for the full year.

There has been a welcome increase in the number of renewables firms launching IPOs in 2013. But is this promising spate of activity a sign that investor confidence in the sector is finally growing, or will it prove a false dawn, asks Peter Cripps

The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including appointments at the Principles for Responsible Investment, Vestas, First Solar, Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, Notenstein Private Bank and more

A US solar firm has bought a competitor's thin-film technology in exchange for around $80 million in stock.

A solar project, set to be the largest in the southern hemisphere, has reached financial close after securing extra funding from the Australian government.

Many solar stocks have enjoyed a stellar start to 2013, with some having tripled in value. Could a brighter future for the long-suffering sector finally be in sight, asks Peter Cripps

Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy is planning to issue a $700 million bond to help finance its 579MW solar photovoltaic project in California, according to rating agencies.