Japan poised to top 8 GW solar installations this year
Government-driven incentives will see Japan add 5.1 GW of PV in the second half of the year, say analysts GlobalData.
Rockefellers dump oil, embrace clean energy
If John D. Rockefeller were alive today, “as an astute businessman looking out to the future, he would be moving out of fossil fuels and investing in clean, renewable energy,” says Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
First Solar to supply 105 MW of PV modules for North Carolina projects
First Solar has won module supply contracts for two of the three projects that Duke Energy plans to build in North Carolina. Yingli will supply a third 23 MW project, and each of the three will feature a different EPC contractor.
EIB to provide loan for 30 MW PV project in West Africa
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will join France and the EU in supporting a PV project in Burkina Faso, as one of the largest in the continent outside of South Africa to receive funding to date.
German PV equipment sales up 39% in first six months
Booming business in Asian is driving sales in the sector, which is also seeing increased momentum from the U.S. and emerging markets, the German Engineering Federation reports.
SunPower produces one billionth solar cell
The US solar company’s production milestone follows announcement of a new 350 MW manufacturing facility.
ZSW sets 21.7% thin film efficiency record
Scientists at Stuttgart’s Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research have regained the gong for CIGS efficiency, improving upon the previous record of 21%.
Vivint Solar targets IPO of $371 million
The financing target sees the residential solar installer step up its efforts to gain a greater share of the US leasing market.
Study: Solar customers may be better off using self-generated power
A U.K. smart grid project investigates whether solar PV owners could benefit from using their generated energy instead of exporting it back to the grid.
SPI Solar buys Hawaiian assets
The takeover of joint venture and acquisition of addition projects has given SPI a pipeline of 17.5 MW in Hawaii.
