Cap Vert Energie completes three DG PV plants totaling 10.5 MW in Chile
The three facilities are located near Santiago and are expected to sell power to local customers. All the projects were developed under Chile’s PMGD Program for distributed generation.
U.S. university CPV system outperforms silicon by 54% in test
A single-cell concentrating photovoltaic system developed by researchers at Penn State University reportedly reached 30% efficiency, and generated 54% more energy during a two-day test than a commercial silicon solar in the same conditions.
Canadian Solar begins operation on 52.5 MWp of solar plants in Japan
The solar PV giant announced the commercial operation of four solar PV power plants in Japan in the first half of 2017
Solar PV tenders top 17.4 GW with Europe out in front, GTM Research finds
As demand is becoming geographically diversified, with strong growth of emerging markets set to make up for slowing demand in East Asia, GTM Research is now tracking 17.4 GW of confirmed solar tenders between Q2 and the end of 2019 across the globe, 9.6 GW of which is expected to be awarded in Q3 2017.
Hevel’s 15 MW project in Russia’s Saratov region nears completion
The 1.5 billion RUB ($25.3 million) project is scheduled to come online within two months. The Russian module maker has currently built around 50% of the facility.
SolarWorld announces lay-off plan
The company said that continuing it’s business operations is possible only with reduced staff. Production must keep going in the interest of possible future investors.
Canada’s Nunavut territory goes solar
Canada’s largest and northernmost province is set to launch net metering for residential customers.
Solar distributed generation make its entry in Lebanon
The French cable maker Nexans has installed a 600 kW rooftop PV array on the factory of its Lebanese subsidiary Liban Cables. The installation if the first project completed under Lebanon’s Small Decentralized Renewable Energy Power Generation scheme.
Leaked DOE study draft: U.S. grids are getting more reliable, not less
A leaked draft of the study ordered by Energy Secretary Perry appears to show what we already knew: That grids are getting more reliable, not less, as wind and solar are added. But the political tampering with the facts may already be happening.
Solar to-go: BBOXX signs 300,000 unit supply deal with President of Togo
The U.K-headquartered provider of off-grid solar solutions has met with the President of Togo to secure a partnership with government to supply and install 300,000 solar home systems.
