Germany’s Singulus is one of the European and North American PV equipment suppliers that has had a difficult time in recent years. The company on Friday announced a restructuring of its debt and an acceleration of its move into new markets. pv magazine spoke to Singulus CEO Stefan Rinck.

The latest data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shows that renewable capacity clearly dominates the new power plants being added in the U.S. Over 75% of U.S. large-scale electrical generating capacity came from wind, solar, geothermal and hydropower in the quarter.

New data from IHS reveals that Chinese modules suppliers Trina, Yingli, Canadian and Jinko dominate the top of module supplier rankings for 2014, with Hanwha Q Cells the only non-Chinese firm in the top five. The top 10 suppliers have slightly increased market share by 1% from 2013.

A report from Stanford Graduate School of Business has called for the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) to be phased down, to see it reduced gradually to 2024. SEIA has rejected the report saying that it fails to take into account of the 100-year history of preferential tax treatment enjoyed by fossil fuels.

A cleanweb startup that allows solar installers to outsource engineering and system design has closed a second round of financing to fund its growth. GreenLancer is expanding it software team, enabled through closing a $5 million B Round.

Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is going to purchase sufficient solar power from SunEdison to offset 100% of its electricity consumption. A 25-year PPA has been signed saving the college “million of dollars.” The solar arrays will begin commercial operation in 2016.

Chinese PV manufacturer and project developer Risen Energy has revealed the highly ambitious plan to develop 1 GW of PV projects in Wuhai City, in the Haibowan district of Inner Mongolia. The first project under the proposal will be 200 MW, with the 1 GW goal to be reached in a three to five year period.

Integrated solutions such as distributed rooftop PV, plus storage, plus load management are set to reshape what we think of as the U.S. solar market today. This was one of the key takeaways in a compelling presentation delivered by GTM Research analyst Shayle Kann, as he kicked of Greentech Media’s Solar Summit 2015, today in Phoenix.

Solar PV and battery storage companies have featured prominently in BNEF’s New Energy Pioneers awards, handed down last night in New York. The awards are presented as a part of the 8th BNEF summit currently under way.

France’s EDF Energies Nouvelles will partner with Japan’s Marubeni to develop a 146 MW power plant in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The Laberinto PV power plant will be one of the largest upon completion.