Sterling and Wilson wins contract to build 1.17 GW solar project in Abu Dhabi
The EPC firm will build the PV plant with the lowest cost ever registered for solar power in the world. The project is being developed by JinkoSolar, Marubeni and ADWEA.
Spain’s Canary Islands to launch its own solar and wind auction, seek exemption from solar tax
The government of the Spanish archipelago is planning to define the bidding rules for its own renewable energy auction by the end of July.
EDF signs 15-year PPA for 500 MW plant in the United States
Southern California Edison will purchase 125 MW AC from the Maverick Solar (formerly Palen 1) Plant, which is expected to start delivering electricity on Dec. 1, 2020.
Could a moderate influence be coming to the U.S. EPA?
Axios reporters Jonathan Swan and Amy Harder are reporting Scott Holmstead could be appointed as the deputy to Climate Change denier and U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Holmstead might curb some of Pruitt’s worst instincts – but solar advocates shouldn’t be jumping for joy just yet.
X-Elio plugs in 56.7 MW solar facility in northern Chile
The photovoltaic plant “Uribe Solar” was officially commissioned by the vice-minister of national property Jorge Maldonado and the minister of energy Andrés Rebolledo.
Colombia plans initiative for solar to benefit milk producers
The government of Atlántico Department, on Colombia’s Caribbean Coastline, has announced plans for an initiative to support the region’s dairy producers, by financing PV systems to power milk cooling tanks.
New alloy could pave the way for next generation solar cells
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new semiconductor alloy that can capture near-infrared light in the leading edge of the visible light spectrum. This could be a major step forward the development of a new generation of solar cells called “concentrator photovoltaics”.
Kenya’s solar wakes up: 160 MW under development
Kenya is currently generating less than 1% of its electricity from solar PV installations, but this is going to change soon.
Carnegie approved for 10 MW in Australia
Carnegie Clean Energy has taken a significant step forward with its plan to build a solar project in Northam, Western Australia.
Bluecell halts solar cell production in Germany
Three years after acquiring the cell production business of insolvent Sunways, Bluecell has also given up. The 100 MW production equipment at the company’s facility in Arnstadt will be sold by the end of 2017.
