Solarhybrid plans to form a joint venture with First Solar and use the US company’s PV technology at the 1GW Blythe project and 500MW Palen development it has agreed to buy from fellow German group Solar Millennium.

Until just a few months ago Blythe and the rest of Solar Millennium’s 2.25GW US portfolio was due to become a global flagship for concentrating solar power (CSP) technology.

But