SunEdison troubles pose no threat to Indian solar industry, says minister
A potential SunEdison bankruptcy is not expected to affect India’s solar industry, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing comments made by Indian Power Minister Piyush Goyal.
San Francisco to require rooftop solar on new buildings
The new legislation requires solar PV systems, solar water heating systems or a combination of the two. San Francisco has set a goal to use 100% renewable energy by 2025 in addition to other ambitious environmental targets.
Offgrid solution: Using discarded smartphone batteries to light up rural homes
Kyung Hee University researcher Boucar Diouf plans to start solar-powered LED lamp pilot projects in Senegal and sub-Saharan African countries within the next year.
Ecoppia to begin production of module cleaning robots in India
Israeli developer of module cleaning robots Ecoppia has announced that it will begin manufacturing its E4 units in India. Production is scheduled to commence in Q3. Eccopia company will partner with major OEM manufacturer Sanmina.
Total to create new Gas, Renewables and Power segment
The French oil giant has pledged to be among the top three companies in solar power, and to expand in electricity trading and energy storage.
UK: RBS lending for solar projects tripled in 2015, bank says
The Royal Bank of Scotland invested a total of GBP 1 billion into the U.K.’s renewable energy sector in 2015, including a record GBP 450 million for solar, which represented a three-fold increase on 2014.
New Development Bank greenlights $811 million for renewable energy in member countries
Launched last year by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the Shanghai-based New Development Bank has made clean energy a primary focus.
Sunrun opens new branch office, warehouse in South Carolina
The U.S. residential solar lease provider expands its presence in South Carolina with the inauguration of a new office and supply warehouse in the city of Columbia.
Leclanché picks up USD28.9 million order for 53 MWh Ontario storage project
Swiss-based lithium ion battery manufacturer Leclanché SA has booked a $28.9 million order for a 13 MW/53 MWh storage project in Ontario. The company says the battery project will be one of the largest stationary battery arrays when completed.
