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The Swedish homefurnishing giant is rolling out its residential solar program in three European countries in the coming months before expanding its solar sales points in stores globally. It aims to be the largest residential solar retailer globally.

A 33.4 MW solar plant was officially inaugurated in Monte Plata province of the Dominican Republic.

The SolaBat project, supported by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), is breaking new scientific ground.

The solar feed-in-tariffs in Germany will remain unchanged in the second quarter of 2016. In February, the total of new PV projects registered in the country hit the new low of 50.49 MW.

Sales growth of 24% year-on-year driven by strong performance in large-scale, residential and commercial sectors as company targets first dividend payout for four years following robust turnaround.

Stillwater power plant, the first triple hybrid facility in the world, combining geothermal, photovoltaic and solar thermal power generation, was inaugurated in Nevada.

The developer was able to connect eight projects to the grid in advance of a March 15 feed-in tariff deadline, but there is no guarantee that all will make the cut.

Over 50,000 solar lanterns have been donated to rural communities in 16 countries as part of Panasonic’s 100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project, which hopes to double that number by 2018.

Oil-rich Middle Easter country Oman is encouraging its citizens to go solar. Potential power capacity for residential PV in the country can reach up to 1.4 GW, a study estimates.

House in southeast county of Essex installed with 7.2 kW Tesla Powerwall as part of SolarEdge’s StorEdge retrofit solution for existing rooftop solar array.