Schmid sells three module lines to Turkey
German photovoltaic equipment manufacturer the Schmid Group has sold three module lines to Turkey. The module lines totaling 150 MWp will be delivered in the second half of this year.
Solar scores goal at Confederations Cup semifinal
Regardless of who wins tonight’s Confederations Cup semifinal between Brazil and Uruguay, it will be solar energy scoring the main goal.
Solar has a place as Obama outlines climate change policy
The U.S.’ historic climate change policy, announced today, has a role for solar, but only alongside natural gas, nuclear and CCS as “clean energy technologies.” Pledges will add up to more than 13 GW of renewables by 2025.
JinkoSolar supplies 25 MW of modules to India's first private solar park
Chinese manufacturer to supply modules for the project being developed by Indian turnkey provider Enrich Energy in Maharashtra state.
EU rules household PV systems exempt from VAT
Austrian homeowner successfully argued he should not pay VAT when purchasing the system as it is used as an economic activity. Luxembourg based court agrees that regardless of profit or loss, a system which feeds into a grid for payment on a regular basis constitutes an economic activity.
U.S. opens $135 million clean energy research center
The U.S. Energy Department and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have announced the opening of the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF), which is focused on utility-scale clean energy grid integration.
Italian FIT payments to stop in July
Subsidy limit of 6.7 billion has been passed triggering a halt to future FIT payments from a point one month after the limit was reached. Italy is the third EU member state to halt its solar incentives.
Samsung and Ontario row back on renewables commitment
Samsung has reduced by C$2 billion its commitment to wind and solar in Ontario. Provincial government denies the move has anything to do with recent WTO ruling against its FIT program’s domestic content requirement.
Intersolar Awards celebrate innovation, European projects
For the sixth year running the Intersolar Awards were presented to the best innovations in the field of photovoltaics and solar thermal technology as well as in the new category of solar projects in Europe.
ABB expresses faith in solar
Maxine Ghavi, ABBs head of solar business, says the company is open for growth opportunities in the solar sector if it makes strategic sense, adding that the global market is expected to grow more than 10% in the coming years.
