Hevel Solar energizes four PV plants totaling 35 MW in Russia
The Russian solar company has connected to the grid four large-scale PV plants in Russia. Its solar operational capacity in the country has now reached 75 MW.
Welink and CTIEC bag EPC contract to build 220 MW PV plant in Portugal
Work on this huge solar project without subsidies is expected to begin in the first quarter of this year.
U.S. energy storage MWhs double in 2016
A rush of projects to make up for grid resources lost with the Aliso Canyon gas leak boosted energy storage deployments to a record level in Q4.
TerraForm raises another $86 million for Ontario solar projects
The troubled yieldco has managed to raise additional capital for four solar projects in Canada, as we wait on word of its settlement with SunEdison and potential sale to Brookfield.
KACO New Energy to ship 300 MW of inverters to South Korea
The German firm signs framework agreement with DNE Solar for the delivery of 300 MW of string inverters to be installed across South Korea.
Indian electricity commission cuts price of Renewable Energy Certificates
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has proposed to lower the price of solar Renewable Energy Certificates in wake of plunging PV costs.
Five takeaways from PV Expo Tokyo 2017
PV Expo Tokyo, the leading solar power show for the world’s third-largest PV market, concluded last week after three full-on days. pv magazine reports on five key takeaways from this year’s show.
Sri Lanka moves on 100 MW floating PV
The South Asian nation’s government has approved the construction of a floating PV array on a 202-hectare reservoir in the Mahaweli Economic Zone.
Fortum commissions the biggest battery in Finland
Saft has provided a 2 MW lithium-ion battery for a Fortum power plant in Järvenpää, Finland. Fortum will receive a 30% subsidy from Finland’s government towards the €1.6 m cost of the project.
Amazon to install up to 41 MW of on-site solar in the U.S. by the end of 2017
The company’s solar installations planned for 15 fulfillment centers this year will be followed by another 35 by 2020
