Australian solar bodies react angrily to 'politicization' of quality issues
Peak renewables and solar bodies have rejected government implication that residential solar arrays pose potential a potential safety threat due to quality concerns. On Monday, Environment Minister Greg Hunt requested the Clean Energy Council and Australian Solar Council provide the government with proof that cheap, imported solar modules are not a “systemic and potentially dangerous issue” to be addressed.
Lightsource commits $193m to UK solar rooftop sector
British solar developer backs growing sector, puts out call for partnership with installers keen to unlock the U.K. rooftop market.
Analysis: Sungrow targets global growth to match domestic strength
The inverter supplier has been the flag-bearer for Chinese international expansion, and is eyeing further global growth, says IHS.
Macquarie Infrastructure finances 29 MW UK solar farm
The Quercus Assets Selection installation, located in Wales, has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Norwegian utility Statkraft.
Renewables could feed 60% of European grids by 2030, study finds
Report by DNV GL for the European Commission claims 60% integration of renewable energy in European distribution grids feasible by 2030 given infrastructure and regulatory support.
SunPower posts 75% quarterly revenue increase for Q4
The U.S. solar company generated revenue of $1.16 billion in the final quarter of 2014, annual revenue for the year topped $3 billion.
SunPower close to completing world's largest solar power plant
More than 70% of SunPower’s 579 MW Solar Star project is on line in Southern California, with the world’s largest solar project on track for “substantial completion” in the second quarter, Tom Werner, SunPower president and CEO, disclosed today during a presentation of the company’s 2014 earnings.
Sungrow amassed 5.89 GW inverter orders in 2014
The Chinese solar inverter supplier maintained its domestic dominance with 3.8 GW shipped, while international orders amounted to 430 MW.
Origin Energy to build Australia's biggest rooftop solar array
Origin Energy and Zen Energy Systems are to build a 3 MW solar system on the rooftop of the old Mitsubishi factory in Tonsley, Adelaide, in what will be the largest rooftop solar array in the country.
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Solar prepares to lift the roof in the UK, SolarEdge prepares to go public, Kaiser Permanente injects a a healthy dose of solar into its daily rounds, and fourth quarter financial reports come pouring in.
