BREAKING: World’s cheapest solar power contract signed for Dubai mega-project
DEWA has signed a US$29.90/MWh PPA with Masdar for the 800 MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park.
UK, France should put citizen solar ahead of nuclear, says former EDF chief
Gérard Magnin, the former director of EDF who stepped down from the board in July in protest at the Hinkley Point C approval, says French nuclear industry is in its worst situation ever, and calls on UK to promote citizen solar.
Major car manufacturers collaborating on high-power EV charging network in Europe
Car manufacturers, BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen, are joining forces to deploy an ultra-fast, high-power charging network for battery electric vehicles (BEV) across Europe’s major highways, to create the infrastructure necessary for mass-market BEV adoption.
Unisun Energy to build China’s largest rooftop PV system with Wanbang Logistics
The rooftop system is being built over three site areas of the Henan Wanbang International Agricultural Products Logistics Center , and will have a huge 60 MW capacity once it is completed.
Professor Eicke Weber to retire from Fraunhofer ISE
After ten years heading one of the world’s leading solar energy research institutes, Eicke Weber has announced his retirement from Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE as of the end of the year. It is not known who his replacement will be.
Global Solar Council elects GCL chairman as president
Zhu Gongshan to assume role of president of the second committee of the Global Solar Council; issues call to ease malignant competition and resolve trade disputes across solar industry.
India: ReNew Power secures 49 MW in SECI solar rooftop tender
The renewable energy company snaps up 10% of the 500 MW rooftop solar mega tender allocation from the Solar Energy Corporation India.
JA Solar breaks ground on $1bn Vietnam solar cell factory: reports
Chinese Tier-1 solar developer to invest an initial $320 million in the creation and initial operation of the solar cell factory, rising to $1 billion as the fab is expanded to serve international demand.
Yingli preliminary Q3 financials hint at further earnings slump
As expected, the third quarter financials for China’s Yingli Green Energy reveal large contraction in module shipments, while gross margin limps in way below already lowered expectations.
SolarPower Europe drafts 10 solar+storage policy steers for European Commission
The European solar power body believes that with the right policy priorities delivered by the European Commission, solar and storage can fulfil its potential in helping the EU meet its climate change targets.
