Sierra Leone to commence work on 6 MW PV park backed by IRENA
Government of Sierra Leone announces official ground breaking of a 6MW solar plant in Freetown, the winning project of an IRENA/ADFD financing program.
New York lights the way at the Intersolar Summit USA East
Strong recent policy moves in New York made the state a key focus at the second year of Intersolars East Coast U.S. summit.
JinkoSolar supplies 24 MW for Thailand, calls for the global energy Internet
JinkoSolar supplied 24 MW of PID-free modules for a solar farm in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand. At the Boao Forum for Asia the company will discuss the role of solar PV power in the global “energy Internet.
87 MW of PV plants completed and connected to the grid in Japan
42 MW Futtsu Solar PV farm has been completed today in Japan’s prefecture of Chiba. Another 44.8 MW solar facility has been connected to the grid in Oita prefecture on Friday last week.
GCL Poly reports flat growth & healthy profit, appoints new CEO
The worlds largest polysilicon and wafer maker is also expanding its PV plant development and ownership business, and increased revenues from electricity sales.
Enphase opens $4.4m R&D facility in New Zealand
U.S. microinverter specialist inaugurates new facility designed to expand its testing and verification capabilities for its microinverters and build on the development of its AC battery solution.
Juwi building 90 MW of solar in Colorado
The renewable energy firm’s U.S. subsidiary has already begun construction work on two of the three projects, with work on the third due to begin later this year. juwi will operate and maintain all three plants once complete.
Costa Rica's distributed solar back on track with new net metering prices
The country’s solar net metering projects had been on hold for over a year, but a new pricing structure has made distributed solar an attractive investment once again.
D.E. Shaw keen on SunEdison's 148 MW Hawaii solar projects
The New York-based hedge fund keen on “commercially reasonable solution” to re-igniting PPAs for three solar projects, developed in Hawaii by SunEdison, which had their previous PPA contracts canceled by local utility.
Polysilicon prices on the rise in China, but the US is excluded
A sharp rise in demand for polysilicon in China is leading to a partial price recovery; however US manufacturers are unable to take advantage after losing access to the market, according to market research company IHS.
