Adani to develop 200 MW to 400 MW of solar PV in Australia
The Indian mining and energy firm, Adani, has secured land agreements to build two utility-scale solar PV plants in Australia, each with a capacity between 100 MW to 200 MW.
New 41 MW solar plant planned for Zimbabwe
Private energy company TD Energy has announced plans to invest USD 80 million in a 40.8 MW PV project in the Zimbabwean town of Norton, with the goal of steering the country’s energy deficit solutions in the direction of renewable energy.
Module price slump weighs on Canadian Solar Q3 revenue
The Tier-1 Chinese solar company sees third quarter revenue contract 18.4% sequentially and 22.7% year-on-year due to tumbling module prices; shipments come in below guidance.
EMEX 2016: UK solar’s ever-shifting tides
Despite the gloom stemming from the UK’s decision to scrap subsidies for large-scale solar and back nuclear energy, there are signs at London’s EMEX 2016 show that the domestic solar sector is fighting back.
Utility-scale PV O&M market to hit 182 GW by end of year
An extensive new report of the utility-scale solar operations and maintenance (O&M) market, by GTM Research and SoliChamba Consulting, projects that the market will have reached 182 GW by the end of 2016, and will have more than doubled to reach 439 GW by 2021.
Leclanché and Narada Power enter strategic partnership
The two energy storage solution companies have signed an agreement to enter into a strategic alliance, which will see Leclanché share its battery storage technologies with Zhejiang Narada Power Source, which will allow the two companies to manufacture the storage solutions at scale in China.
Tesla officially acquires SolarCity
The largest residential solar developer is now officially part of Elon Musk’s electric vehicle and battery empire.
Bay4 Energy sells Ekhosoft software to Power Factor
The acquisition unites two of the dominant software platforms in the clean-energy-software marketplace.
Construction underway at Enel’s 180 MW solar plant in Peru
Once completed the project will be by far the largest PV plant in the country and one of the largest on the continent, as Enel looks to take advantage of the country’s push towards a more diversified energy mix.
For Trump and solar, don’t borrow trouble
There are many uncertainties about what a Trump Administration will bring. But the impacts on solar may be less than many fear.
