Tesla Motors Elon Musk just killed the petrol car
Tesla received orders for more than 276,000 of its Model 3 vehicles by Saturday night, which equates to around USD10bn of electric vehicles.
Tesla Motors Elon Musk just killed the petrol car
Tesla received orders for more than 276,000 of its Model 3 vehicles by Saturday night, which equates to around USD10bn of electric vehicles.
Solar PV feed-in tariffs cut in Tamil Nadu
The southeastern Indian state has cut its favorable FIT for solar PV by 27%, bringing it closer in line with average FITs across the country, while also increasing the FIT for wind projects within the State.
SolarPower Europe calls for policy changes to unleash solar+storage potential
SolarPower Europe, EHPA and EUROBAT propose regulatory adjustments needed to unlock huge potential of solar and storage solutions.
Yingli reaches $7.5m lawsuit settlement deal with Solyndra
Anti-trust Litigation settled in lawsuit brought by the now-defunct Solyndra back in 2012; deal sees Solyndra agree to release Yingli and its affiliates from similar allegations or claims in the future.
Canadian Solar releases details of the 63MW project it won at the Mexico auction
The project, won by the solar power giant at Mexicos electricity auction last week, will be built in the Aguascalientes state, and is due to be connected to the grid in 2018.
Thai energy company to undertake a 20.8MW solar project in Japan
Thailands Global Power Synergy Pcl (GPSC) is looking for opportunities to invest in solar projects in Japan, and will begin with a US$89 million PV plant in the city of Ichinoseki.
Solar takes center stage at BNEF Future of Energy Summit
BNEF predicts that 3.43 TW of solar to be deployed globally over the net 15 years. The role of finance and electric vehicles were among the other big topics.
SolarCity/Silevo may have to pay duties on Chinese-made cells
U.S. trade authorities are recommending that the heterojunction silicon PV makers appeal for an exemption from trade duties be rejected. A final ruling will be issued in June.
Mexico revises results of its first clean energy auction
After an evaluation of the first results, the volume of supply awarded to solar has been raised to 4,019 gigawatt-hours annually, which will be covered by 11 projects with an estimated potential of 1.7 GW-AC. The median price for PV generation came in at US$45 per megawatt-hour.
