The
deal,
which
the
companies
position
as
a
“broad
strategic
relationship”,
would
represent
among
the
largest
plays
yet
by
an
oil
supermajor
in
solar
and
could
be
a
boon
to
other
PV
companies.
It
follows
closely
on
General
Electric’s
$600m
bet
on
solar,
announced
earlier
this
month.
Philippe
Boisseau,
president
of
the
Total
Gas
and
Power
Division,
says
the
world
is
undergoing
a
“long-term
transition
in
which
renewable
energies
will
take
their
place
alongside
conventional
resources...
Today,
Total
is
executing
on
its
strategy
to
become
a
major
integrated
player
in…
