When German solar module maker Solon decided to expand beyond its European stronghold, Arizona’s abundance of sunshine, and the potential for growth in the sector in the US, made the location decision an easy one. Karen E Thuermer reports.

Western companies operating in developing economies are in a better position to ride out the recession, as long as they take the right approach and avoid making any of the seven common errors highlighted by Sukhendu Pal.

Thwarted by rejected planning applications, Vestas’ problems in the UK reflect the stagnation of the country’s wind energy project, finds Ginanne Brownell .

Despite being embroiled in a legal dispute in Russia, Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor remains committed to expansion overseas, building on its successful investments in central Europe and Asia, writes Ginanne Brownell.