Planning permission granted for largest PV site in Northern Ireland
Permission has been granted to U.K. solar park developer Hadstone Energy for a 46 MW site, which will be the largest in Northern Ireland.
Tesla prepares for major growth in U.S. behind-the-meter energy storage in 2016
GTM Research analysis of a Tesla filing shows that the company expects to sell a larger volume of batteries to Tesla than was represented by the entire behind-the-meter market last year.
Electric co-op in Texas to host up to 15 MW of distributed community solar
RES Distributed will build projects at 15 customer sites for one of the largest rural electric cooperatives in the United States.
SunEdison stays the course in India, offloads residential business in UK
The renewable energy giant managed to exclude its Indian operations from bankruptcy proceedings while selling its operations in the U.K. to Ecotricity, which has expended into the residential market.
Orange Jordan taps MEI for 33.7 MW solar PV project
The plants will enable the local telco to fully cover its electricity needs from solar energy. With solar activity booming in Jordan, the country is well on the way to surpassing its 600 MW solar target by 2020.
Cyprus: Construction begins on five PV plants; storage to emerge
Cyprus’ once dormant large-scale PV plant sector appears to be awakening, while even more positive is a growing energy storage trend, which under the current circumstances seems irreversible.
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This week: The looming bankruptcy of SunEdison came to pass as France looks set to increase its solar target threefold by 2023 and India appealed a WTO ruling that could have far-reaching effects on its domestic solar business.
China installs 7.14 GW of solar PV in Q1 2016
NEA data shows increasing differences in regional PV development, due in part to the country’s power curtailment problem.
India appeals WTO domestic content ruling for solar
Energy minister Piyush Goyal challenges World Trade Organization’s ruling that its domestic content requirements for solar violate international trade rules.
Risen secures 175 MW solar module deal with India's Mytrah
Chinese solar module producer signs shipment agreement with Indian energy company Mytrah Energy for the delivery of 175 MW of solar panels over course of the year.
