IHS: ITC extension will avoid a crash in the global solar market
The research firm’s initial forecast based on the potential extension of the ITC finds that the U.S. solar market will grow in 2017, and that this will prevent a 10% decline in the global solar market.
Yingli announces 1/10 reverse stock split
With a six-month deadline for bringing its stock above US$1/share pending, the company that was formerly the world’s largest module maker is taking action.
ITC extension may be stalled in the U.S. House
Despite the leadership of both parties supporting the spending bill that contains a three-plus year extension of the ITC, the bill may fall prey to politics.
460 MW of solar PV pre-approved in Russian solicitation
Projects are expected to be awarded in the next few weeks under the third annual auction for renewables. However, little PV has been built in Russia to date.
GTM Research: ITC extension would grow the U.S. solar market 54% through 2020
An analysis by GTM Research shows that an additional 25 GW of solar PV will be installed in the U.S. over the next five years if the ITC is extended via the current spending bill in Congress.
AEP agrees to build 400 MW of solar in Ohio over the next four years
As the result of a settlement with the Sierra Club, Ohio may be installing far more solar than has been put online in neighboring states. The agreement is pending regulatory approval.
California regulators propose to keep solar net metering, with modifications
In a proposed decision, CPUC has called for the basic aspects of net metering to be maintained after 2017, along with a small interconnection charge, a move to time-of-use rates and other tweaks.
U.S. DOE commits US$33 million to projects to integrate more renewables on the grid
The 12 hardware and software projects which received awards will coordinate generation, transmission and en-use of electricity, including increasing integration of renewable energy.
U.S. DOE commits US$33 million to projects to integrate more renewables on the grid
The 12 hardware and software projects which received awards will coordinate generation, transmission and end-use of electricity, including increasing integration of renewable energy.
Megacell parent company signs agreement for new ingot, wafer plant in Bosnia
The first phase of the new plant will make multicrystalline silicon ingots and wafers, and the second phase n-type mono for MegaCell’s bi-facial cells.
