British retailer M&S to crowdfund GBP 1.2m community solar venture
The famous U.K. store has created a new M&S Energy Society, which has partnered with not-for-profit Energy4All to develop the crowdfunding solar scheme. The target is to raise GBP 1.23 million.
Canadian Solar to invest $23m in 350 MW Brazil module fab
The Chinese solar firm will spend 80 million reais on the facility, which is to be located in Sao Paulo’s Sorocaba and boast an annual module production capacity of 350 MW.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
In a week shaped by three pivotal reports that each forecast a bright future for solar, there was still a reminder of the industry’s unforgiving landscape for companies that fail to move with the times, and markets.
Egypt and Jordan: solar tenders shuffle onwards
There is increasing solar PV activity in both countries, with the latest news concerning two flagship PV projects in Egypt and Jordan, each totaling 200 MW.
Ameresco completes 18 MW-DC PV plant on former Army waste site in Maryland
The new plant is one of the largest on the U.S. East Coast, and will help meet both federal and site-specific renewable energy goals.
Electrovaya to supply EUR199 million worth of battery modules for residential energy storage
The Canada-based company announced the signing of a Letter of Intent with a major Original Equipment Manufacturer for delivery of its lithium-ion battery modules, as the market heats up.
A booming solar equipment market is benefiting German manufacturers
A report from the German Engineering Federation shows that incoming orders for PV manufacturing equipment have more than doubled in Germany since the same period last year, which has mainly been driven by an increase in demand from Asia.
New 50 MW module production facility operational in Kosovo
The facility was developed by German company J. v. G. Thoma and its subsidiary J. v. G. Jaha Energy in Pristina, Kosovo, and will look to supply the growing solar market in the region.
TerniEnergia awarded EPC contract for 34 MW solar plant in Zambia
The Italian smart energy company will be taking care of the EPC activities for the project that was awarded under the World Banks Scaling Solar program, which saw record low prices for the sale of electricity generated by solar.
U.S. federal government leads energy storage commitments
At a summit at the White House a wide array of actors made commitments to fund and deploy energy storage, accompanied by the release of a new report on technical and economic dimensions of renewable energy integration.
