Mexico launches call for second electricity auction in September
CENACE published the call today. Clean Energy Certificates are expected to be auctioned, as well as the possibility of procuring firm power.
Wacker Chemie extends its agreement with China during review of EU polysilicon import duties
Wacker will continue to export duty-free polysilicon to China under a special arrangement with the nations government.
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IKEA starts selling home PV systems; First Solar reports solid year-to-year growth in Q1; Solar Impulse returns to the skies. Good news is not boring in the solar world.
Competing solar ballot initiatives withdrawn in Arizona
An attempt to take the issue of compensation for rooftop solar to Arizona voters has been called off, and now SolarCity and Arizona Public Service will enter negotiations over the future of net metering.
TerniEnergia connects 82.5 MW PV plant in South Africa
TerniEnergia announced that it has completed the first of its two giant PV projects in South Africa.
Developments on over 1 GW of new PV in India
Progress on three solar schemes and projects in India, which have a potential combined capacity of 1050 MW, including 500 MW of rooftop PV being tendered by SECI, a piece of land being assigned for a 200 MW project in Rajasthan, and SkyPower agreeing EPC and O&M contracts with Sterling and Wilson for 350 MW of PV projects.
centrotherm books EUR7 million 2015 profit, reports EUR49 million in solar, semiconductor orders Q1 2016
German PV and polysilicon production equipment supplier centrotherm has returned to profit in 2015, and has reported strong solar orders in Q1 2016. The company expects to at least break even in 2016, despite delays to a polysilicon project depressing revenues.
Boost for residential solar loans in the US as Mosaic raises USD200 million
Residential solar lending platform Mosaic will receive the funding for a new USD200 million facility from DZ BANK and NY Green Bank. The facility will help the company achieve its ambitious future targets for providing solar financing to homeowners.
Construction begins on the first community solar project in New York State
Community solar project in Halfmoon, New York will allow more than 100 local residents to participate in solar energy generation, even if they cant have their own private PV systems.
Silicon Ranch commenced work on 50 MW PV plant in Mississippi
Mississippi Power and Silicon Ranch Corporation broke ground on the largest solar farm in the state of Mississippi.
