Abundance launches RE shared ownership platform to UK market
The ethical direct investment platform announces launch of U.K.’s first shared ownership platform that links renewable energy developers with communities.
One in five of all Australian households now using solar
One out of every five Australian households are turning to solar energy for their electricity or hot water, new data has revealed.
Renewable energy veterans launch new resource efficiency finance company
Generate Capital, co-founded by Jigar Shah and a host of renewable energy industry veterans, pioneers infrastructure-as-a-service model.
SunEdison signs 39.5 MW of solar power contracts with housing authorities in Massachusetts
At least 11 PV plants will supply power to public housing through the state’s virtual net metering program. SunEdison estimates savings of US$60 million over 20 years.
Dutch solar simulator startup raises 2 million
Eternal Sun, a spin-off from Delft University of Technology in Holland has announced that it has raised 2 million ($2.5 million) in A round financing to continue rolling out its solar simulator technology. Belgian’s Vermec is the investor.
Canada clean energy sector employs more people than oil sands
Investment in renewable energy tops CAD$25 billion in the past five years, pushing employment in the sector up by 37%.
UK: subsidy-free solar to soar by 2020, report finds
Relentless cost reductions will allow solar to prosper in the UK without support schemes as early as 2020, finds a report from think-do tank Thema1.
Top 10 module suppliers in end-of-year reshuffle, says IHS
Revised full year forecasts from the world’s leading solar module manufacturers prompt top 10 reshuffle, according to newly combined Solarbuzz and IHS.
Croatian PV sector owes it all to rooftops
A lack of ambition across the sector has hindered solar PV’s growth in this sun-rich country, with only the small-scale rooftop sector likely to expand over the coming years.
SunShot scheme awarded $9m solar R&D funding
The US Department of Energy will back all breakthrough research and development projects that advance solar PV to the tune of $9 million.
