Spain’s Canary Islands approves 15 solar projects
Projects include a solar park and several installations of hundreds of kilowatts, all of which located in the island of Gran Canaria.
Hevel starts construction on 10 MW PV plant for Russian oil giant Lukoil
The plant, which will be located in the Volgograd region, is Hevel’s first solar project in the region. With this new project, Lukoil’s installed solar capacity will near 30 MW.
Kong Sun completes 30 MW in China
The Chinese PV investor connected a new solar array to the grid this week in Huanghua, Hebei province.
German Development Bank finances 10 MW solar project in Tunisia
The solar facility will be built by Italian PV developer Ternienergia in the south of the country.
Parcel delivery giant UPS announces 25% clean energy target by 2025
Global firm commits to cut emissions from ground fleet by 12% by same date, and targets one in four of all vehicle purchases to be electric or hybrid by 2020.
Solar-powered petrol pumps highlight ironies of India’s clean energy drive
Growth in solar panel installs at gas stations across India has fuelled uptake in petrol sales in regions where fossil fuel consumption had been falling, exposing one of the ironies of cheaper and reliable PV power.
Enel puts online 150 MW of solar in the United States
The Aurora project further advances Minnesota, the Midwest’s leading solar market
Spanish government approves Ellomay’s 300 MW solar project in southern Spain
The project is planned to be developed in the municipality of Talaván, in the southern region of Extremadura.
Ciel & Terre starts construction on the world’s largest floating PV plant
The French floating PV specialist is building a 70 MW solar facility for CECEP in China’s Anhui province.
Zambia receives $34.8 Million from German KfW
The funding is to be used to implement a Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff (REFiT)-Strategy. Zambia aims to attract investors to overcome the energy crisis and to generate power sustainably.
