Renewable energy investment accounts for 50% of all global power transactions
Global investors are focused on adding wind and solar assets to their portfolios to comply with regulations and reduce exposure to increasingly volatile commodities, according to a new report by auditing group EY.
SunPower reports strong Q4 results, plans company-wide expansion
Despite a heavy GAAP loss, SunPower reported strong progress in all business segments in Q4, and is planning a major expansion of manufacturing capacity including a novel module designs.
SunPower reports strong Q4 results, plans company-wide expansion
Despite a heavy GAAP loss, SunPower reported strong progress in all business segments in Q4, and is planning a major expansion of manufacturing capacity including a novel module design.
US retail centers have 62.3 GW of rooftop PV potential, study finds
Study by Environment America finds installing the nation’s 102,000 ‘Big Box’ retail stores, warehouses and shopping centers with solar panels would meet power needs of seven million households; 10 largest corporations alone could host 17 GW.
SunEdison could lose PPAs for 148 MW solar projects in Hawaii
Citing the company’s precarious financial situation, Hawaiian Electric Co. has decided to terminate SunEdison’s PPAs for three solar projects with a combined total of 148 MW.
Japan to hit solar peak of 14.3 GW this year, finds BNEF
Impending changes to the Japanese solar market will likely mean a peak for PV installations this year, finds report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Canadian Solar secures $300m credit with Ping An Bank
The Chinese bank will provide up to $300 million in credit to Canadian Solar’s subsidiary Recurrent Energy to support its development plans.
Chile installs more than 1 GW-AC of PV and exports solar electricity
Another 2.2 GW-AC of PV projects are under construction. The interconnection with Argentina was re-activated recently and the nation plans to export electricity from PV plants.
No end in sight to US, India solar WTO dispute, says US official
Ongoing trade dispute over India’s domestic content requirement for solar panels, challenged by the U.S., set to rumble on beyond today’s deadline set by the World Trade Organization, fears leading US. trade official.
Taiwan's TSEC to increase cell capacity to 1.3 GW by end of 2016
The largest producer of crystalline silicon solar cells in Taiwan will add incremental capacity to its lines over the year, and is eyeing 1.8 GW of capacity by mid-2017.
