Obama backs plans to bring 300 MW of solar to poorer US households
White House outlines proposals to install more solar panels on more than 50,000 low-income households with the use of $520 million of federal money.
Scatec Solar partners with Nizam Energy on $300m Pakistan PV project
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signs agreement with Norway’s Scatec Solar in Olso to jointly develop 150 MW of solar power plants in Pakistan, together with Nizam Energy.
8minutenergy commences construction of 137 MW California solar farm
The Springbok 1 Solar Farm, located in Kern County, will become one of the largest PV plants in the region once complete, Swinerton Builders is acting as the EPC.
Buffett strikes cheapest electricity price in US with Nevada solar farm
Berkshire Hathaway’s NV Energy strikes PPA price of 3.87 cents per kWh for electricity generated by First Solar’s 100 MW Playa Solar 2 project, according to Bloomberg.
IFC to invest $25m in MENA renewable energy
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, to steer the funds towards Alcazar Energy, a power company that will develop solar and wind projects in the region.
EU PVSEC and Intersolar Europe to join forces
Following speculation, Intersolar Europe and EU PVSEC will join forces in June 2016. The merger will see the Intersolar tradeshow and storage conference run concurently with, yet independently from, EU PVSEC’s R&D conference.
Younicos to add 150 jobs in Germany, US
Younicos has announced it will double its workforce by 2017, adding new jobs in both Germany and the U.S., in response to the expected “exponential” growth in the energy storage market. Overall, the battery specialist has a 4 GW project pipeline.
Canada issues ruling on anti-dumping case, final duties set
Following an investigation into Chinese companies importing solar PV products into Canada, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has ruled that dumping and subsidizing has taken place and, while this has not caused injury to the domestic market thus far, threats of injury are present. Final duties have been set for the next five years.
France storage project highlights cost journey facing batteries in Europe
Nice Grid pilot storage project by EDF’s power grid unit ERDF reveals that the economic model of storage technology is not yet viable across most of Europe’s main grids.
Hareon Solar signs 72 MW PV project deal in India
The Chinese solar company embarks on first solar project in India, entering into agreement with ReNew Power to develop a 72 MW solar farm in Andhra Pradesh.
