Niche solar products enjoying their moment in sun
From spray-on and peel and stick to solar cloth and solar-powered cycle paths, PV’s potential is being examined across a number of innovative applications.
Pakistan waives solar panel import taxes
As part of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s renewable energy push, Pakistan is to scrap the 5% customs duty on imported solar panels.
Multi-GW PV plans shape India's bold solar strategy
Large, multi-GW projects from some of India’s leading energy companies have been announced this week as the country reignites its passion for PV.
Uganda greenlights inaugural 10 MW solar plant
The PV installation will be developed by Dubai’s Access Power MEA and once complete will become the largest independent power project in sub-Saharan Africa.
First Solar takes strategic step into residential solar market
The U.S. thin-film giant has acquired an equity stake in Clean Energy Collective as it looks to branch out into community solar.
America installs 1.35 GW of solar PV in Q3 2014
An impressive 41% growth during the quarter puts the U.S. on track to install 6.5 GW in 2014. Steady growth in the residential sector leads to over 300 MW installed.
US solar producers cannot satisfy domestic demand, ITC hearing told
The import of Chinese and Taiwanese solar cells and modules helped, not harmed, the U.S. solar industry say foreign suppliers on day one of the ITC hearing.
Duke Energys 128 MW North Carolina PV project approved
The project will comprise three solar PV plants dotted across the state, with First Solar involved as EPC and Yingli Solar supplying solar panels.
Two solar projects to add 52 MW to Japan grid
Japan PV to be boosted by a 37 MW installation from Itochu Corp. and a 15 MW solar plant Takara Leben that will use Solar Frontier’s CIS thin-film modules.
JA Solar ships 100 MW of modules to Pakistan solar park
Modules to be installed on a 500-acre PV installation located in the country’s Bahawalpur region. Array will form part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
