Trina testing lab receives TÜV service certificate
Trina Solar’s State Key Laboratory Testing Center has received the TÜV Rheinland Power Measurement Uncertainty Assessment Service Certificate. Trina is the first solar company to receive the recognition.
UK almost doubles PV capacity in 12 months
Data from DECC reveals U.K. ended 2014 with 5 GW of cumulative solar capacity, having ended 2013 with just shy of 2.8 GW installed.
Ecuador: Cumulative PV power reaches 26 MW
The South American nation installed 22.5 MW from January to November last year.
China: Capital markets re-embraces PV industry
After a nearly two-year credit crunch, China’s capital markets appear to again be embracing the PV industry.
NRG partners with SunShare on community solar in Colorado
The two companies are exploring opportunities in additional states, such as Texas and Massachusetts. The growing trend in view of the fact that many potential buyers of rooftop solar systems lack well-suited properties for on-site PV arrays.
Divine intervention in climate talks
Pope Francis is set publish an encyclical on ecology and climate change this year with the aim of inspiring real action at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris. The pontiff’s actions are defining the Vatican’s new role as a crusader for environmental protection.
Soltec to supply 80 MW of solar trackers in Chile
The Enel Green Power project is the fourth that Soltec is developing in the Andean country, bringing its accumulated installed capacity to 170 MW in the South American market.
PV, wind, hydro to dominate renewables through 2025
Global solar power capacity is due to increase from 93.7 GW in 2012 to 668.4 GW in 2025, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. Big price falls are weakening growth prospects for concentrated solar power, however.
One-third of SMA staff to lose their jobs
German inverter giant to cut 1,600 jobs, the majority of which will be in Germany, as poor European market continues to harm profits.
Florida Power & Light to add 225 MW of solar in 2016
The utility says the advantages of its select sites coupled with decreasing solar costs will allow for the cost-effective expansion of large-scale solar.
