EPIA backs WTO environmental free trade agreement
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association says it supports free trade of all solar products, and urges quick conclusion of WTO solar trade dispute.
UC Davis to build largest PV installation in University of California system
Built and owned by Sunpower, the project is designed to generate 33 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year, compared to total campus electricity use of 228 million kilowatt hours in 2013-14.
UN Climate Summit strikes bum note
Despite the self-congratulatory mood, critics attack gathering of 120 world leaders for failing to rise to the challenge of climate change.
Flow batteries: more cost effective for residential and utility-scale installations?
CEO interview: Bill Watkins, CEO of Imergy Power Systems, speaks exclusively with pv magazine about the company’s vanadium-based flow battery energy storage products and why they make sense for PV developers. Imergy is headquartered in Fremont, California, and has operations in Gurgaon, India.
WRB secures PPA for 20 MW PV project in Jamaica
The company will supply solar power at US$0.18 per kW hour to the grid, with completion expected early 2015.
Phoenix Solar to build 32 MW solar plant in North Carolina
The solar company will construct, engineer and procure the entire project, located in the state’s Bladen County, for Duke Energy.
EU PVSEC: imec calls for greater focus on PV systems
Belgian PV and battery research group imec called for PV researchers to renew their focus on optimizing PV systems as the first full day of the EU PVSEC conference and trade show drew to a close on Tuesday in Amsterdam.
SunEdison to install solar PV micro-grids in 54 remonte Indian villages
As part of the SunEdison Eradication of Darkness (SEED) initiative, the company will provide solar power to nearly 8,000 people and provide grants for farmers to buy solar water pumps.
IKEA to broaden solar panel sales beyond UK
The Swedish furniture retailer is to sell solar panels in eight more countries following a successful pilot scheme in the UK.
SMA takes over operational management of Canada's largest PV plant
The leading German inverter manufacturere continues to expand its O&M operations in North America as it seeks to take a leading position as a one-stop shop for multi-megawatt PV power plants.
