Solaria files IP lawsuit against GCL over module production infringement
The Californian solar module developer alleges misappropriation by China’s GCL Solar over trade secrets pertaining to its patented production technique.
UK switches on nation's largest community-owned solar array
The 636 kW rooftop PV array at the headquarters of Prodrive in Oxfordshire was completed by social enterprise Low Carbon Hub and is the largest such installation in the country.
China regulators may cut solar subsidy by 13% in some regions, say reports
The National Development and Reform Commission is mulling a 13% reduction in the tariff of solar PV plants located in China’s least sunny regions, according to Bloomberg.
Japan mulls introduction of clean energy power exchange
Power exchange solely for renewable energy could deliver boost for solar electricity as more and more Japanese companies seek to ‘green’ their image, whatever the costs.
25 GW of new solar in Europe can steer sustainable EV growth, finds EEA
Study by Germany’s Öko-Institut on behalf of European Environment Agency finds that just 25 GW of Europe-wide solar PV could support the goal of reaching 10% electric vehicle penetration by 2050.
SunPower subsidiary suing SolarCity for IP theft
Case by Cogenra Solar and Khosla Ventures filed in San Francisco yesterday accuses SolarCity and its subsidiary Silevo of misappropriating trade secrets concerning shingling technology. SolarCity refutes case, and alleges trade-secret theft of SunPower employee.
UK could be home to 24 million clean energy prosumers by 2050, says report
Data by the European Renewable Energies Federation forecasts the British energy ‘prosumer’ to grow from one million in 2015 to 24 million as more and more citizens begin to make valuable energy contributions.
China FIT payment wheels begin to turn as United PV gets $195m
The Chinese solar power developer says that 16 of its completed solar PV plants have received backdated subsidy payments under the government’s 6th batch of renewable energy subsidy catalog.
First US presidential debate: Candidates spar over solar energy
pv magazine presents a news analysis of the role solar energy played in the first presidential debate.
MoU signed for 10 MW PV plant in Liberia
Solar project developer Gigawatt Global Cooperatief U.A. signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Liberian government for a 10 MW solar plant in the capital city of Monrovia.
