Yingli, Huawei sign MoU for Thai solar projects
The Chinese giants have teamed up with Solventia Solar Energy and Kasikornbank to sign a memorandum of understanding that will provide turnkey solar power solutions throughout Thailand.
Utility acquires Element Power US
Capital Power will pay $114 million for US subsidiary’s renewables portfolio. Element Power US has 15 MW North Carolina PV project among its four North American solar schemes.
Advanced energy drives California job creation
Solar employs almost 73,000 workers among the 431,800 working in advanced energy in the state. Rise in AE job numbers far outstrips general state and national employment rises.
Peel-and-stick solar cells
Stanford professor says peel-away solar cells could revolutionize BIPV. Chinese academic is working on scaling up the technology.
US smart grid firm betting on Australia
MicroPlanet emphasized its various attempts to break the Australian market in trading update. According to the figures, no sales were registered in Q3.
JinkoSolar achieves 306.9W with 60-cell module
Chinese module producer JinkoSolar has announced that it has achieved a 306.9W output from one of its Eagle+ PV modules. JinkoSolar employed a number of innovative materials to achieve the power output, which was verified at TÜV Rheinlands Shanghai testing facility.
The pv magazine weekly digest
Trina rules the world, oil is cheap as chips, Germany retreats from solar and Abengoa switches on 250 MW. It’s all here with all the week’s solar news in one handy article.
Arizona utility rate changes could price solar out of Phoenix
Municipal utility Salt River Project has proposed changes to its rates for customers who install rooftop solar, which advocates say will destroy the solar industry in its service territory.
Is the oil price slump a boon for solar?
As global oil prices hit a five-year low, the fossil fuel industry is facing a gathering storm that could spell great news for the solar power industry.
Kong Sun to boost Chinese DG PV by 600 MW
The Hong Kong-based investment company is to collaborate with Chinese EPC Wuxi Liansheng on the development of the distributed solar projects.
