BYD unveils two electric buses with vast battery capacity
Storage experts BYD unveil two electric buses at the American Public Transportation Association Expo in Houston, Texas, this week.
Solarcentury's new 48 MW solar farm pledges higher environmental standards
Southwick solar farm in southern England will pioneer a carbon-friendly construction process, right down to recycling food waste in the installers’ onsite canteen.
Stem and Kyocera launch commercial energy storage solution
The integrated storage system has been designed to reduce demand on the grid using predictive analytics that respond to spikes in electricity demand.
Desertec consortium dissolves, morphs into service company
The new Desertec Industrial Initiative will operate on a smaller scale and shift its focus to provide renewable energy project services in the MENA region to its remaining shareholders, Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power, Germany’s RWE and SGCC from China.
Solar Energy UK opens
Amber Rudd, parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department of Energy and Climate Changeminister, will discuss the state of the U.K. solar market at the event.
JinkoSolar to supply 21.5 MW PV project in Nevada
An affiliate of D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments and Bright Plain Renewable Energy acquired the project from initial developer American Capital Energy. Signal Energy will handle EPC and O&M services for the installation.
Etrion builds 34 MW project in Japan
The Swiss solar power producer and Hitachi Hi-Tech have begun construction on two PV projects in the country. The two companies plan to begin construction on 100 MW of projects next year and 300 MW by 2017.
SunPower supplies 41 MW of panels for four French PV plants
The La Compagnie du Vent projects include the 12 MW Langele Solar Power Plant in in France’s Aquitaine region. The latest projects reunite SunPower and the GDF Suez subsidiary.
IEA report: Installed solar PV capacity reached 137 GW in 2013
The share of distributed PV markets rose to 55% for the first time in 2013. The IEA says the speed of PV development comes from its ability to cover most market segments, from very small individual systems to utility-scale power plants.
German PV equipment manufacturers see improved business
The VDMA Photovoltaic Equipment industry association says that while the current business climate provides a mixed picture, the revenue forecast for 2014 is positive.
