Hillary Clinton's half a billion solar panel pledge
Democratic presidential candidate for 2016 promises installation of 500 million solar panels nationwide within four years of taking office if she wins.
SoCal Edison to pursue 105 MW of renewables, majority from solar
Utility unveils proposal to augment renewable energy sources as part of Californian state requirement to diversify energy mix to include more green power.
Hareon Solar seeks 160 MW PV opportunity in India
Chinese solar firm announces PV agreement to develop 160 MW solar cell project in the country, footing $40 million of the investment, second JV confirmed.
ReneSola signs 30 MW supply deal for UK solar farm
The Chinese PV module manufacturer to deliver 30 MW of its Polish-made 260w Virtus II solar modules to U.K. project, which will be located in the English county of Nottinghamshire.
Japanese SoftBank ventures into India with $20 billion
Japanese multi-national telecommunications and internet corporation SoftBank will join forces with Bharti Enterprises and Foxconn Technology Group to invest in Indian solar with a stellar $20 billion venture.
EDF and Eren fire up 150 MW of solar in India
The utility-scale solar plants, located in the states of Rajasthan and Odisha and developed by Acme Solar, have begun supplying local grids with solar electricity.
Brazil: 20.6 GW of solar bidders for auction
National renewables auction hugely oversubscribed. PV project bids outpace 18 GW of wind schemes.
Foresight Solar Fund acquires 34 MW of UK PV assets
The Jersey-registered investment company has purchased three large-scale solar farms in the U.K. via a joint venture with Big60Million Limited, a community solar group backed by Belectric.
LG Chem steals a march on Tesla
New 6.4 kWh storage system approaches $1,000/kWh price point. And the RESU is available within weeks, unlike the sold-out Powerwall.
SkyPower to develop 1 GW of projects in Kenya
Canadian developer will sign deal at trade summit in Nairobi on Sunday. The pipeline will cover the next five years and follows recent 6 GW commitments in Egypt and Nigeria.
