Homeboy Industries to help build 73 MW Redwood Solar Farms project in California
The training program helping former gang members turn over a new leaf will provide labor for 8minutenergy and sPower’s three solar installations in Kern County.
BayWa r.e. to sell SolarEdge inverters in Germany
The German renewable energy company has signed a distribution pact with the Israeli PV equipment supplier to carry its inverter systems.
EIA joins chorus to dismiss oil price threat to solar
Chief energy analyst at the U.S. Energy Information Administration sees no direct threat to renewable energy in the face of plunging oil values.
Germany approves pilot tenders for ground-mounted PV plants
The federal government is using the pilot tender scheme to gain experience as it gradually transforms the country’s entire support system for renewable energy.
Trina testing lab receives TÜV service certificate
Trina Solar’s State Key Laboratory Testing Center has received the TÜV Rheinland Power Measurement Uncertainty Assessment Service Certificate. Trina is the first solar company to receive the recognition.
UK almost doubles PV capacity in 12 months
Data from DECC reveals U.K. ended 2014 with 5 GW of cumulative solar capacity, having ended 2013 with just shy of 2.8 GW installed.
Ecuador: Cumulative PV power reaches 26 MW
The South American nation installed 22.5 MW from January to November last year.
China: Capital markets re-embraces PV industry
After a nearly two-year credit crunch, China’s capital markets appear to again be embracing the PV industry.
NRG partners with SunShare on community solar in Colorado
The two companies are exploring opportunities in additional states, such as Texas and Massachusetts. The growing trend in view of the fact that many potential buyers of rooftop solar systems lack well-suited properties for on-site PV arrays.
Divine intervention in climate talks
Pope Francis is set publish an encyclical on ecology and climate change this year with the aim of inspiring real action at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris. The pontiff’s actions are defining the Vatican’s new role as a crusader for environmental protection.
