ABB secures $55m order for UAE solar substation
The Swiss technology group will integrate the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park into the UAE grid after securing the contract from the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA).
Update: MegaCell boards smart urbanization joint venture
Franco Traverso has provided pv magazine with additional information on Urbeco, the new European alliance that aims to carry out smart and eco-friendly urbanization in developing countries. Belgium’s Groupmec and Switzerland’s Ovóla have joined MegaCell Engineering in the venture.
US: Renewables accounted for 40% of all new power capacity in first three quarters
Data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reveals combined capacity of new renewable energy sources has so far topped 3.5 GW.
Marks and Spencer to install UK's largest PV rooftop
Mark Group will install a 6.1 MW project on top of retailer’s East Midlands distribution centre. Uncertainty over the government’s new incentive scheme will limit commercial rooftops to sub-5 MW from April onwards.
Utility acquires 150 MW First Solar project
Southern Power acquires Solar Gen 2 project. The First Solar scheme is set to be finished by the end of the year.
Household solar 'safe' as Abbott takes aim at large scale renewables
Australian PM Tony Abbott wants to reduce amount of large-scale solar built up to 2020 by two-thirds with his ‘real’ 20 per cent target. The move was one of the recommendations of the discredited Warburton Review of the country’s renewables target.
Snap-together mounting system 'halves installation time'
Californian company secures $1m accelerator grant from US Department of Energy. Cash will speed the introduction of the SMASH PowerStation to market.
The pv magazine weekly news digest: Oct 18-25
With poly and solar energy price falls set to continue, it’s good news all round this week… apart from in Austin, Texas… and unless you are Tony Abbott… or an LDK shareholder…
PV puts other renewables in the shade in Israel
Israel’s government has approved the transfer of 520 MW of quotas for solar PV, signalling the beginning of an exciting time for solar power in the Middle East.
Daimler sells Tesla stake
The German carmaker bought a 9.1% stake in Tesla in 2009 for some $50 million and has now sold its remaining 4% in the company for $780 million. The two companies will continue to work together in the field of electric mobility.
