Installations

Data compiled by Wiki-Solar found that 16 of the top 30 utility-scale EPC contractors for solar in 2015 were European companies, making up the largest portion of solar PV capacity installed.

The UK’s Solar Trade Association’s Stunning Solar campaign aims to show consumers how aesthetically pleasing PV installations can be. The push couldn’t come at a more pressing time for domestic PV in the country, as installations have dropped dramatically in the last two months.

Partnership between the two solar firms intended to reduce soft costs and eliminate upfront capital often required for U.S. businesses keen to adopt solar power.

The independent power producer commissions grid-scale, 1.25 MWh Aquion Aqueous Hybrid Ion Battery to provide power to 16 MW solar plant in Puerto Rico.

Enel Green Power Chile completes and connects the 79 MW Pampa Norte solar plant in Chile’s Antofagasta Region. Project cost $150 million and has secured a PPA with local utility.

Announced by the Energy Bureau of Anhui Province last Wednesday, China has installed the largest floating PV plant atop a fishpond. The 20 MW array is located at a coal mining subsidence area of Huainan City and was connected to grid last month. The array is phase one of a larger 300 MW project.

The 7th annual Solarex trade show is Istanbul closed its doors on Saturday. pv magazine was on the spot and tried to make sense of the ever-shifting regulatory and solar business landscape of this promising but, at times, frustrating market.

The leading German inverter manufacturer has purchased a 27% share in the California-based company with the aim of tapping into the smart module technology market.

Tesla continued to shake up the auto industry this week with a new, more affordable model. In addition, a new forecast by BNEF sees solar capacity reaching stratospheric levels in the next 15 years while troubled SunEdison is eager to find a buyer for its solar assets in India, which it hopes to offload for $1 billion.

The German energy supplier released its all-in-one PV panel, storage device, energy app, and green electricity tariff today, to rival other prominent solar energy storage products in Germany’s fast-growing battery market.