Romania to reduce PV support
Romania is set to lower the number of green certificates issued to photovoltaic systems in 2014. It is still not clear, however, by how much they will be reduced. Meanwhile, newly installed photovoltaic capacity predictions for 2013 range from 500 to 800 MW.
Ukraine: Ekotechnik Czech plans 160 MW PV project
Czech-based Ekotechnik Czech has announced its plans to install 160 MW worth of photovoltaics in the Ukraine. A total of 400 million is expected to be invested in the project.
US: AVSR1 PV project reaches 100 MW peak generating capacity
First Solar Inc. has completed and grid connected the first 100 MW of the Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One (AVSR1) photovoltaic project in northern Los Angeles County. The whole 230 MW are expected to be online later this year.
Guatemala plans 50 MW PV plant
Guatemala is gearing up to install a 50 MW photovoltaic plant, according to Guatemalan president, Otto Pérez Molina and Energy and Mining Minister, Erick Archila, following a meeting with Spanish business representatives in Madrid.
SolarCity teams up with Honda for US customers
A US$65 million fund created to make solar arrays more affordable for Honda customers in the U.S. has been launched today. The fund is the result of a partnership between the carmaker and solar lease provider SolarCity.
Solar phone charging launched in Tanzania
Vodacom and Fenix International have launched the ReadySet mobile phone charging system in Tanzania. The portable phone charger is powered either by a solar panel or a bicycle dynamo.
Spain: Deger to supply 1,161 trackers
Tracking system developer and manufacturer Deger announced today that it will supply over 1,000 tracking systems to Spain. The systems are for several solar parks to be developed near the city of Lleida, in the Catalonia region of Spain.
KKR acquires 69 MW PV project in Ontario
Investment company KKR & Co. L.P. has acquired Starwood Energy Group Global, LLCs 69 MW Sault Ste. Marie (SSM) photovoltaic project, located in Ontario, Canada.
US: LADWP receives influx of solar FIT applications
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has received applications to build 107 MW of solar projects in the first week of its new renewable energy FIT program.
PV in the Philippines beginning to pay off
The photovoltaic market in the Philippines may be small, but it is increasingly gaining momentum, with cumulative capacity totaling over 5 MW. An important driver is the high cost of conventional electricity which, coupled with the countrys FIT program, means the technology is starting to pay off.
