Turkey adds 571 MW of solar PV in 2016
Turkey has installed 571 MW of new solar PV capacity in 2016, making it the best year for the country’s solar sector. 2017 is expected to be equally good, while a few worrying signs are on the horizon from 2018 onwards.
United PV chooses EPC firms for 50 MW ‘panda’ project
Datong Panda PV, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of United Photovoltaics, has selected two EPC providers to work on a panda-shaped PV array in northern China’s Shanxi province.
200 MW Garland plant tracks the sun with Array Technologies
Signal Energy’s latest California generating facility stands up to desert’s brutal conditions with robust tracking system.
Oregon’s largest solar project begins construction
The Gala project in Crook County will utilize SunPower E-Series PV modules and its Oasis power plant solution including tracking technology.
JinkoSolar shipments grow in Q4 2016, revenues, margins fall
Leading Chinese PV manufacturer JinkoSolar has continued to grow shipments in Q4 2016, with full-year (FY) module sales increasing close to 50% YoY. Downward price pressure continues to bite, with revenues falling 8.3% compared to Q3, and almost 14% year-on-year.
Lerri Solar re-branded Longi, unveiled at PV Expo, Tokyo
Monocrystalline giant, the Longi Group, will now use the brand for its cell and module business, formerly Lerri Solar. The unified brand will be showcased at the PV Expo in Tokyo, which kicks off on Wednesday.
Tokyo Gas, Shizen Energy launch solar development venture
The liquefied natural gas distributor and its partner plan to start jointly developing an initial 60 MW of capacity “as soon as possible,” according to an online statement.
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The Toyota Prius gets rooftop solar, Fraunhofer and Hevel push multicrystalline and HJT efficiencies, Saudi Arabia begins 300 MW tender process and Tesla publishes its Q4 2016 financials – welcome to the week that was.
AES dives deeper into clean energy with SPower acquisition
The Fortune 200 power company has partnered with a Canadian investment firm to acquire the U.S. utility-scale developer and IPP.
JRE breaks ground on 22.3 MW near Tokyo
Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) started building the project this week on a 25.3-hectare plot of land in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki prefecture.
