UK ran on 40% renewables on Christmas Day, data shows
Greenest Christmas ever for the UK as data from power group Drax shows that the nation sourced 40% of its electricity from renewables sources on December 25.
Scatec sells off its last U.S. solar plant
The Norwegian developer and EPC has closed on the sale of the 104 MW-DC Utah Red Hills plant to Macquarie.
ACC, SUMEC to build 100 MW of rooftop solar in China
The two China-based companies have signed a cooperation agreement to bring 100 MW of solar to rooftops across the Chinese mainland.
Danish solar auction delivers European low cost of US 1.81 cents/kWh
Danish renewable energy developer Pure & Better Energy awarded 20 MW of solar PV capacity in latest cross-border auction for cost of DKK 12.89/MWh.
China to cut large-scale solar tariff by 19% in 2017
Declining construction costs for solar plants have prompted the government to lower the amount of money it pays to newly completed PV farms.
Panasonic, Tesla, confirm solar cell and module production partnership in New York
Joint statement issued by the solar division of the Japanese electronics giant and Elon Musk’s Tesla says that production of PV modules will begin in summer of 2017.
Spruce’s solar portfolio is collateral for $105.4 million in debt financing
The deal, financed by Investec and Silicon Valley Bank, will be fund more systems around the country for the residential solar financier.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
As the global solar market nears the end of its tenth consecutive year of growth, the EU-China trade spat looks set to continue, Indian ambitions soar once more, and mono-efficiency reaches new heights.
Interview: Bringing solar power to West Africa with Off Grid Electric
CEO of Off Grid Electric Xavier Helgesen discusses the company’s goal of bringing solar power systems to three million West Africans and explains how off-grid solar is gaining wider acceptance as a “real” power source that can transform local economies.
Delta supplies 50.4 MW of inverters to Danish solar park
German subsidiary of the Taiwanese power group installs more than 1,000 of its M50A string inverters across cluster of 126 solar PV power plants in Vandel, Denmark.
