China unveils 15 GW solar target
Government wants to treble the amount of DG, including at least 3.15 GW of rooftop solar. The 15 GW total figure would represent a 50 per cent rise on the 10 GW installed in 2014.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
UK solar had them shouting from the rooftops this week, there was plenty to ponder after the WFES in Abu Dhabi, good news from Chile and President Obama’s meeting with Narendra Modi gave us the excuse to upload a picture of The Moody Blues… ask your parents.
Homeboy Industries to help build 73 MW Redwood Solar Farms project in California
The training program helping former gang members turn over a new leaf will provide labor for 8minutenergy and sPower’s three solar installations in Kern County.
BayWa r.e. to sell SolarEdge inverters in Germany
The German renewable energy company has signed a distribution pact with the Israeli PV equipment supplier to carry its inverter systems.
EIA joins chorus to dismiss oil price threat to solar
Chief energy analyst at the U.S. Energy Information Administration sees no direct threat to renewable energy in the face of plunging oil values.
Germany approves pilot tenders for ground-mounted PV plants
The federal government is using the pilot tender scheme to gain experience as it gradually transforms the country’s entire support system for renewable energy.
Trina testing lab receives TÜV service certificate
Trina Solar’s State Key Laboratory Testing Center has received the TÜV Rheinland Power Measurement Uncertainty Assessment Service Certificate. Trina is the first solar company to receive the recognition.
UK almost doubles PV capacity in 12 months
Data from DECC reveals U.K. ended 2014 with 5 GW of cumulative solar capacity, having ended 2013 with just shy of 2.8 GW installed.
Malaysian government reaffirms renewables research support in 'Smart Villages' project
Announcements arrives amid international cooperation on off-grid technology
Report: Latin America's solar market jumped 370% in 2014
Latin America’s solar power capacity additions jumped 370% in 2014, to 625 MW, according to a report by GTM Research, which forecasts another year of triple-digit growth for the region’s nascent PV market in 2015.
