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.
London investor enters Mexican solar market with $34.5 million deal
InfraRed Capital Partners has committed to invest $17.25 million each into two, 36 MW solar parks located in Northern Mexico.
Analysis: 18 GW Q2 could drive China PV installs above 35 GW, data shows
Preliminary data from independent analysis of Chinese solar market suggests incredibly strong first half of a year that could end with an additional 35-40 GW of PV capacity installed.
Argentina’s future legislation for distributed generation takes shape
The Parliament’s Committee for Energy and Fuels has reached an agreement for a unified text of the net metering scheme that is expected to finally support residential and commercial PV and other distributed generation renewable sources across the country.
Solar brings down power tariff in El Salvador
The price of electricity for the upcoming quarter will be reduced by 3.09% thanks to more production from hydro and the connection to the grid of 60 MW of solar.
