Fronius launches large-scale string inverter
Austrian inverter specialist introduces its first string inverter developed specifically for the project market, available in 25.0 and 27.0 kVA power categories.
Edinburgh unveils ambitious community solar plans
Council of the Scottish capital outlines aim to create the U.K.’s largest community-owned urban renewable energy project, aimed at reducing carbon emissions by 855 tonnes a year.
Australia: solar subsidy report draws industry's ire
Report by Australian think-tank the Grattan Institute attacking the country’s “expensive” solar subsidies dismissed as blinkered by pro-solar advocates.
Hevel Solar plans $450m PV expansion in Russia
Venture between Renova and OAO Rusnano to develop Russia’s solar footprint being driven by oil billionaire Viktor Vekselberg.
High liability to asset ratios and low inventory turnover signal "solvency concerns" for PV companies
Based on their liability to asset ratios, and low inventory turnovers, Yingli Green Energy and Canadian Solar, among others, are posing “potential solvency concerns,” according to a leading solar research analyst. First Solar, meanwhile, appears to be the fittest solar company analyzed.
Solar is the new world, coal execs told at Paris summit
Coal and renewable energy executives at climate conference in Paris clash over future energy mix as value of storage brought to the fore.
Southern Group buys 103 MW solar project in Georgia, US
Utility’s subsidiary, Southern Power, has acquired the 103 MW Butler solar facility from Community Energy Inc., adding to its 1.1 GW portfolio of clean energy projects.
India presses state to raise solar ambition
Maharashtra state should aim for 25 GW of renewables by 2020, says ‘Union minister’. Of the current 14.4 GW target in the state, 7 GW is expected to come from solar.
United PV considering Yingli debt assistance
Chinese state-owned solar operator tells Bloomberg that it may co-operate with other government-controlled companies to assuage Yingli’s current debt burden.
UK investors reportedly eye Indonesian solar
The body responsible for driving overseas investment in Indonesia says UK companies are ready to plough $4bn into solar and offshore tidal projects but facts are thin on the ground.
