Chile has new rules for solar and renewables on public land
The new provisions were published in Chile’s Official Journal in May. The new regulations apply to large-scale solar, wind, geothermal energy and hydropower plants.
Solaria Energía to fully acquire 5.8 MW plant in Italy
As it continues to consolidate, the Spanish solar power company is on track to expand its PV portfolio.
pv magazine 5th Quality Roundtable: a holistic approach is needed to solve quality issues
At pv magazine’s 5th Quality Roundtable at Intersolar Europe 2017, experts from the solar industry looked into holistic approaches to quality management for the lifetime of projects looking at selection of components and legal and technical issues.
Ukrainian region of Odessa preps to host 86 MW of PV
Three industrial-scale PV plants are being planned in the region by local EPC contractor Kness Group. The company will invest approximately $80 million in the three facilities.
California market troubles bring down U.S. residential numbers during Q1
While utility-scale and C&I solar performed well, the U.S. residential market contracted 17% due to slowness in California and other key solar markets.
IFC finances Mozambique’s first solar plant with $55 million
The 40 MW project, which is being developed by Norwegian developer Scatec along with investment fund KLP Norfund Investments, is the country’s first large-scale solar facility.
Albanian Ministry of Energy receives another proposal for MW-sized solar project
The 2 MW solar facility is planned to be installed in Lushnje, a municipality in west-central Albania.
Trump keeps digging coal, but wants solar on the wall with Mexico
President Trump suggested paying for the construction of his border wall with Mexico through the sale of power from solar installations.
Juwi secures another permit for 450 MW solar project in southern Spain
The giant solar plant was given the greenlight by Spain’s National Commission on Financial Markets and Competition (CNMC). The project was previously given approval by Spain’s Ministry of Environmental Affairs in mid-2015.
Eurus finishes 10.5 MW (AC) in western Japan
The Tokyo-based renewables developer installed the 13.8 MW (DC) solar array on a 23-hectare plot of land west of the city of Osaka in Awaji, Hyogo prefecture.
