EDF agrees acquisition of US solar company
The French energy giant expands its presence in the United States renewables industry with a deal for the acquisition of solar project development and management company Global Resource Options.
Court approves SunEdison motions for restructuring
A court has approved SunEdisons first day motions, including allowing the company to use $300 million in a debtor-in-possession loan.
Solar Impulse pilot spoke with U.N. from cockpit during testing leg of journey
Bertrand Piccard, one of two Swiss pilots that are taking shifts to fly the Solar Impulse 2 around the world, spoke to Ban Ki-moon after the signing of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, while in mid-flight across the Pacific Ocean last week.
ISA confirms plans for $1 trillion of investments into solar
International Solar Alliance launches its first two initiatives, aiming to ensure affordable financing for solar projects and scale up solar applications for agricultural use.
Planning permission granted for largest PV site in Northern Ireland
Permission has been granted to U.K. solar park developer Hadstone Energy for a 46 MW site, which will be the largest in Northern Ireland.
Tesla prepares for major growth in U.S. behind-the-meter energy storage in 2016
GTM Research analysis of a Tesla filing shows that the company expects to sell a larger volume of batteries to Tesla than was represented by the entire behind-the-meter market last year.
Electric co-op in Texas to host up to 15 MW of distributed community solar
RES Distributed will build projects at 15 customer sites for one of the largest rural electric cooperatives in the United States.
SunEdison stays the course in India, offloads residential business in UK
The renewable energy giant managed to exclude its Indian operations from bankruptcy proceedings while selling its operations in the U.K. to Ecotricity, which has expended into the residential market.
Orange Jordan taps MEI for 33.7 MW solar PV project
The plants will enable the local telco to fully cover its electricity needs from solar energy. With solar activity booming in Jordan, the country is well on the way to surpassing its 600 MW solar target by 2020.
Cyprus: Construction begins on five PV plants; storage to emerge
Cyprus’ once dormant large-scale PV plant sector appears to be awakening, while even more positive is a growing energy storage trend, which under the current circumstances seems irreversible.
