India: Financing challenges make renewables expensive
The Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and the Centre for Emerging Markets Solutions (CEMS) at the Indian School of Business (ISB) have released findings from two studies that show high interest rates and relatively short term loans make renewable energy projects in India more expensive than in the U.S. and Europe.
Centrosolar completes 130 kW project in Switzerland
Centrosolar has completed a 130 kWp PV rooftop system using in-roof panels in a workers’ housing cooperative in Schaffhausen. Over 600 Centrosolar panels were used on a total of 52 roofs.
SolarWorld moves into Japan
SolarWorld has a new sales office in Japan, marking the expansion of the company into the growing solar market.
25 MW solar power plant in Russia
Avelar Solar Technology, a subsidiary of the Swiss Avelar Energy Group, plans to establish a solar power plant in the Russian Orenburg region with the capacity of 25 MW, according to the company, which has already signed an investment agreement with the Ministry of Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade of the Orenburg region.
Web-portal for Germanys EnergieWende
A new website has been launched providing a unique insight into Germanys transition from thermal electricity generation to renewables. German Energy Transition provides the first “one stop shop” providing the facts behind and vision towards Germans world-leading energy revolution.
Manz cuts jobs in its PV business
Manz AG is cutting 62 jobs in its solar division. The German production locations affected are in Reutlingen, Tübingen and Karlstein, said the photovoltaic equipment supplier in a release earlier this week.
250 kW power to gas plant enters operation
The Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW) has inaugurated a 250 kW power to gas research plant with a possible methane production of up to 300 cubic meters per day. This makes it the largest plant of its kind in the world.
Ghana: UK developer plans Africa's largest PV project
British renewables developer Blue Energy has today announced plans to build one of the world’s largest photovoltaic plants in Ghana.
Kaco and OCI Solar announce partnership
Kaco new energy and OCI Solar Power have finalized a partnership to develop a 400 MW solar project in San Antonio, Texas. This project will power about 70,000 households.
Toshiba to continue to sell SunPower modules in Japan
Since 2010, Toshiba has sold 150 MW of SunPower modules to the Japanese residential market. In an agreement announced today the partnership will continue until 2018.
