Solarcentury wins approval for 28 MW solar farm in UK
The Walkers Wood Solar Farm represents the largest PV installation to date for the U.K. solar company and its land and property consultancy partner, Savills.
UBS: Solar plus storage is already cost effective in Australia
A new study from investment bank UBS says solar plus storage already make economic sense for Australian households, a finding that could dramatically reshape the nature of the energy industry in the country.
World's first solar-powered cycle path to open in Amsterdam
A 70-meter stretch of the cycle path in the Dutch capital has been fitted with solar panels that will generate clean power for the local grid.
First Solar and Belectric start 46 MW solar project in Oxford
New utility-scale development will be able to power one quarter of households in the famous old city, says Belectric.
Neoen breaks ground on 300 MW French solar plant
The installation near Bordeaux will become the biggest solar park in Europe once complete in October 2015, and will swell France’s solar output.
UK: Solar companies lose High Court battle
Challenge to DECC’s decision to close the Renewable Obligation scheme two years early thrown out by High Court in London.
pv magazine weekly news roundup: Oct 31-Nov 7
A busy week for solar saw SunPower connect the world’s largest merchant PV plant in Chile, Brazil unveil its first solar-only federal auction, and German solar ambitions suffer yet another blow.
Utility SCE to deploy solar, storage and efficiency to meet electricity needs
New solar projects will join energy storage and other clean energy solutions as a major component of Southern California Edison’s plan to meet electricity needs following the the shut-down of the San Onofre nuclear plant.
SunEdison pipeline grows to 4.5 GW in third quarter as sales, losses grow
At the end of the third quarter, SunEdison had 610 MW of its pipeline under construction compared to 475 MW at the end of the second quarter and 558 MW at the end of Q3 2013.
NPD Solarbuzz: leading module suppliers continue to move downstream
The trend of module producers continuing to move into PV project development is continuing. The latest data from NPD Solarbuzz confirms this, with the analysts reporting that 17 of the top 20 solar module suppliers currently having dedicated project business units.
