LG signs $435m MoU for Korean solar cell fab expansion
The South Korean electronics company is hedging its bets on solar and has signed a deal with the council of Korean city Gumi to expand its current solar cell manufacturing facility, which is located there.
Australia resumes anti-dumping case against Chinese solar producers
Dropped in October last year having found only negligible injury or hindrance to the Australian PV industry, the Anti-Dumping Commission reviewed the decision and has decided to resume the investigation.
Swissolar calls for doubling of PV installation rate, hits 300 MW for 2015
Switzerland installed around 300 MW of new PV capacity in 2015. The countrys solar association Swissolar has called for that to be more than doubled in 2016 to 800 MW and for solar to play a bigger role replacing nuclear capacity as the country closes down its older reactors.
Australia: Storage provider advocates energy independence over going offgrid
Major West Australian solar and storage provider Infinite Energy pushes customers towards energy independence as battery storage moves into the market. With solar feed-in not provided to many commercial customers, anticipates steep demand for Tesla PowerPack.
Wind company Suzlon enters India solar market with 210 MW project
The Indian wind turbine manufacturer wins tender for 210 MW solar PV project in Telangana via competitive bidding process; signs Letters of Intent with state utility, TSSPDCL.
Jordan: new 100 MW Quweira PV farm given green light
The long-awaited auction result for the Quweira solar PV project in southern Jordan has been concluded. Winners are the Abu Dhabi-based EPC contractor Enviromena Power Systems and Spain’s TSK Group, who were granted permission build a new 100 MW plant.
NREL: Defects can improve solar cell performance
The U.S. renewable energy laboratory explains that finding the right defect can in layers adjacent to the cell can have the counter-intuitive result of increasing solar cell efficiency.
BREAKING: 1,000 Nevadans protest retroactive changes to net metering
Actor Mark Ruffalo and Tea Party Activist Debbie Dooley have joined the protest, which joins official appeals to the changes announced shortly before Christmas.
BREAKING: 1,000 Nevadans protest retroactive changes to net metering
Actor Mark Ruffalo and Tea Party Activist Debbie Dooley have joined the protest, which joins official appeals to the changes announced shortly before Christmas.
1,000 Nevadans protest retroactive changes to net metering
Actor Mark Ruffalo and Tea Party activist Debbie Dooley have joined the protest, which joins official appeals to the changes announced shortly before Christmas.
