World's first solar-powered cycle path to open in Amsterdam
A 70-meter stretch of the cycle path in the Dutch capital has been fitted with solar panels that will generate clean power for the local grid.
First Solar and Belectric start 46 MW solar project in Oxford
New utility-scale development will be able to power one quarter of households in the famous old city, says Belectric.
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California-based Solar3Ds growth-by-expansion strategy has seen the company announce its intent to acquire Southern Californian solar installer MD Energy.
Santa Barbara-based Solar3D acquired Northern Californian installer SUNworks in January as an outlet for its proprietary 3D high-efficiency solar cell and will make the move on MD Energy to mirror its earlier acquisitions market coverage in the north of the U.S. leading solar state.
A Solar3D press release announcing the acquisition yesterday revealed no details of the purchase arrangements for the takeover of Rancho Cucamonga-based MD Energy but added the deal would be complete by February, subject to Solar3D reviewing the operations, and financial and corporate records of the acquisition, which will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the parent company.
SolarCity outlook disappoints despite 20% Q3 revenue increase
The U.S. solar panel leasing company generated third-quarter revenue of $58 million, booking 230 MW of new projects during that period.
Solar supplies just 50 MW of SCE's 2.2 GW of new energy
Latest power generation contracts illustrate just how far solar is lagging the ‘dash for gas’ Stateside. But utility commissioned five times its mandated amount of energy from storage.
Neoen breaks ground on 300 MW French solar plant
The installation near Bordeaux will become the biggest solar park in Europe once complete in October 2015, and will swell France’s solar output.
UK: Solar companies lose High Court battle
Challenge to DECC’s decision to close the Renewable Obligation scheme two years early thrown out by High Court in London.
pv magazine weekly news roundup: Oct 31-Nov 7
A busy week for solar saw SunPower connect the world’s largest merchant PV plant in Chile, Brazil unveil its first solar-only federal auction, and German solar ambitions suffer yet another blow.
Utility SCE to deploy solar, storage and efficiency to meet electricity needs
New solar projects will join energy storage and other clean energy solutions as a major component of Southern California Edison’s plan to meet electricity needs following the the shut-down of the San Onofre nuclear plant.
SunEdison pipeline grows to 4.5 GW in third quarter as sales, losses grow
At the end of the third quarter, SunEdison had 610 MW of its pipeline under construction compared to 475 MW at the end of the second quarter and 558 MW at the end of Q3 2013.
