Customer turns owner: QSTec revealed as centrotherm investor
Centrotherm customer Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) is the foreign investor behind Solarpark Blautal, which has secured an 80% stake in German PV production equipment supplier centrotherm. Solarpark Blautal, in which centrotherm founder Robert M. Hartung is also an investor, inked a contract to purchase an 80% stake in centrotherm in December 2015.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
2016 begins with an egalitarian slant as solar markets of all shapes, sizes and regions garner attention, much of it extremely positive.
Skytron partners with Strata Solar in the United States
The North Carolina-based PV developer plans to equip more than 1.4 GW of solar PV with Skytron’s monitoring systems by the middle of this year, including both retrofits and newly built plants.
Tax exemptions for solar components introduced in Brazil's legislature
A legislative committee has approved the introduction of exemptions to the IPI, PIS, Pasep and Cofins taxes for certain components of solar PV installations in the 8322/14 bill.
US renewable energy mandates bring down fossil fuel use, power costs
A new report by the U.S. government’s NREL and Berkeley Lab finds a 3.6% reduction in fossil fuel generation and up to US$3.9 billion in net savings for electricity customers in 2013, as well as reduced water use and the creation of 200,000 jobs.
Little comfort in preliminary review of US duties on Chinese solar cells
Preliminary rulings in the second administrative reviews of 2012 anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on PV cells from China suggest lower rates, but experience from the first review gives no cause to celebrate yet.
Switch data center to be powered by 180 MW solar array
U.S. technology solutions company to fulfill its White House American Business Act pledge by developing 180 MW of solar projects in Nevada with assistance of First Solar and NV Energy.
Western Australia's rooftop solar now state's 'biggest power station'
Immense popularity of residential solar in Western Australia essentially forms the states largest power generating unit, according to research by Curtin University.
Qatari utilities announce solar joint venture
Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Electricity and Water Company sign MoU to develop solar power generation capacity in the tiny oil-rich Middle East kingdom.
Google expands Project Sunroof to 20 metro areas
The analytical tool that assesses rooftop suitability for solar arrays is now available across 20 metropolitan areas of the U.S. following a successful launch in handful of regions.
