Construction begins on the first community solar project in New York State
Community solar project in Halfmoon, New York will allow more than 100 local residents to participate in solar energy generation, even if they cant have their own private PV systems.
Silicon Ranch commenced work on 50 MW PV plant in Mississippi
Mississippi Power and Silicon Ranch Corporation broke ground on the largest solar farm in the state of Mississippi.
Study finds positive link between UK solar farms and biodiversity
An extensive study of solar farms in the UK has found that the existence of the solar panels can improve biodiversity and wildlife abundance, especially when combined with measured land management.
Turkey: ICCI event returns focus to growing solar industry
The 22nd International Energy & Environment Fair and Conference, held just weeks after Solarex, delivered another opportunity for Turkey to smooth the edges of its expanding solar sector.
NextEra Energy Partners reaches 1.6 GW of contracted solar PV assets
NextEras yieldco plans to aggressively acquire solar assets while expanding its current wind fleet over the next three years.
Study reveals potential storage capacity of 2,291 GWh in Europe
A new study by eStorage identifies 2,291 GWh of development-ready sites for new pumped hydro energy storage plants in Europe.
Fenix reaches new landmark for solar leases in Uganda
Residential solar lease-to-own company Fenix International has now signed over 60,000 leases for its off-grid ReadyPay Power solar systems in Uganda.
Maine legislators push to override veto of controversial solar policy
Despite a veto by the states governor and opposition by solar leasing companies, advocates say that they may have enough votes to pass the policy.
Mercom: Global solar market to grow 15% to 66.7 GW this year
This will be the slowest growth in the last five years, despite a boom in the U.S. market.
Masdar ads 30 MW of PV-disel and installs 7,000 PV home kits in Egypt
Masdar has recently completed a number of PV-diesel on-grid projects in Egypt and installed 7,000 off-grid PV systems across the country.
