Kyocera supplies solar for sea-based data monitoring in California
The Japanese manufacturer has provided four of its 145W solar panels for a marine-based Internet of Things (IoT) remote data monitoring platform off the coast of Huntington Beach.
Sunpreme installs the world's largest bifacial PV plant
The U.S. solar developer and manufacturer has deployed its bifacial modules at a 12.8 MW PV plant in Eastern United States, making it the largest bifacial installation in the world, as the company pins its hopes on the bifacial module market picking up steam.
Powin Energy developing a 2 MW energy storage unit in California
U.S. manufacturer and developer of energy storage systems Powin Energy has been selected to complete a 2 MW/8 MWh energy storage system that should be operational in Irvine, California, by the end of the year to help alleviate power loss concerns.
Etrion moves forward on potential sale of 60MW in Italy
Swiss PV group has chosen Greenhill & Co. International to advise on the transaction, which would give it a chance to shore up its capital and devote more resources to the expansion of it business in Japan.
Strong investment in German PV production equipment during Q2
Sector research from the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) shows that sales of German PV production equipment in the second quarter of 2016 grew 55% from Q1, continuing a trend which has seen orders of German equipment increase for four consecutive quarters.
Russia: 1.56 GW of solar PV by 2020
The forum for renewable energy in Russia and Greece that took place at the international trade show in Thessaloniki, Greece, highlighted Russia’s commitment to 1.56 GW of solar PV installations by 2020. What are the mechanics of this growth?
North Carolina now ranked second in U.S. for installed solar
The southeastern state installed approximately 115 MW in the second quarter of the year to leapfrog Arizona and become the state with the second most installed PV capacity across the United States.
NRG snatches up 2.1 GW of SunEdison projects
The energy giant has put forth the winning bid for SunEdison wind and solar projects at under $0.10 per watt.
2.05 GW of solar PV installed in the United States during Q2
GTM Research expects 13.9 GW to be installed over the full year, the result of an ongoing utility-scale boom.
New solar tenders planned for Jordan
Jordan is preparing to launch Round 3 of its solar energy project and Round 2 of its wind energy project, with somewhere between 400 MW and 800 MW expected to be on offer, according to the Middle East Solar Industry Association.
