Canada clean energy sector employs more people than oil sands
Investment in renewable energy tops CAD$25 billion in the past five years, pushing employment in the sector up by 37%.
UK: subsidy-free solar to soar by 2020, report finds
Relentless cost reductions will allow solar to prosper in the UK without support schemes as early as 2020, finds a report from think-do tank Thema1.
Top 10 module suppliers in end-of-year reshuffle, says IHS
Revised full year forecasts from the world’s leading solar module manufacturers prompt top 10 reshuffle, according to newly combined Solarbuzz and IHS.
Solar plus storage becoming "new normal" in rural and remote Australia
PV arrays coupled with battery storage systems are becoming the “new normal” in Australia’s wide-open spaces. The number of installations continue to increase as governments and businesses begin to realize the new reality of off or edge-of-grid solar+storage affordability.
Croatian PV sector owes it all to rooftops
A lack of ambition across the sector has hindered solar PV’s growth in this sun-rich country, with only the small-scale rooftop sector likely to expand over the coming years.
SunShot scheme awarded $9m solar R&D funding
The US Department of Energy will back all breakthrough research and development projects that advance solar PV to the tune of $9 million.
NEO Solar inks 400 MW cell deal with Canadian Solar
The Taiwanese solar cell maker expresses relief at the deal, having suffered Q3 losses as a result of the U.S.-China trade dispute.
Soitec achieves 46% multi-junction cell for CPV
France’s Soitec has achieved 46% conversion efficiency with one of its multi-junction solar cells. Soitec claims the high efficiency cell tops its previous world record announced in September 2013.
UK: Share offer launched for 5 MW community solar farm
The Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy scheme hopes to raise $4.25 million for the 5 MW Braydon Manor Farm PV installation in the southern England county of Wiltshire.
ReneSola opens new offices in Canada and Mexico
Chinese company’s expansion in North and Central America follows similar successful strategy in U.S. as it seeks to capitalize on expected solar growth.
