ABB bags 102 MW inverter order from Jordan
The company’s devices will be used for the Mafraq I and Mafraq II projects, which are being developed by Fotowatio.
Two more 2 MW PV project proposals submitted to Albanian authorities
Overall, 11 similar proposals for PV and hydropower projects of up to 2 MW have been filed to date by the Albanian Ministry of Energy and Industry.
Open letter for preservation of EU solar industry receives further support
More than 100 research centers, associations and companies have signed the letter.
GCL to supply modules to IBC Solar
German based PV systems provider IBC Solar has announced a partnership deal with solar manufacturing giant GCL System Integration Technology. The first modules supplied by GCL are expected to be delivered in September.
Canada’s Nova Scotia gets residential solar PV investment fund
With the primary purpose of financing residential PV in Canada’s province of Nova Scotia, the Solar Community Economic Development Investment Fund (CEDIF), dubbed Solar Scotia Energy, has recently met its minimum funding needed to start and to date has raised nearly one million dollars.
Spanish government provides auction’s official numbers: allocated solar capacity reaches 3.9 GW
Around 3,909 MW of solar was assigned in yesterday’s auction. This is 400 MW more than what Spanish solar association UNEF had estimated in its provisional forecast.
Judge approves SunEdison final disposition plan
More than a year after the world’s largest renewable energy developer went under, Judge Stuart Bernstein has approved a deal that will allow it to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings over the objections of shareholders and two investors.
Kong Sun forecasts H1 profit of $5.9 million
The Chinese PV investor said it may record a net profit of up to CNY 40 million ($5.9 million) for the first half of 2017. The preliminary figures point to a sharp turnaround from last year, as it posted a net loss of CNY 124.4 million in the first six months of 2016.
UNIST achieves 22.1% efficiency in perovskite solar cell
Researchers at South Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced a new world for efficiency in hybrid inorganic-organic perovskite solar cells, at 22.1%.
Malaysian researchers test demand response with residential PV systems
New research sheds light on the benefits of demand response applications in a low voltage distribution network with an integrated PV system.
