Oregon passes bill to phase out coal, set 50% by 2040 renewable energy mandate
Oregon Governor Kate Brown is expected to sign the legislation, which will also create a community solar program.
Denmark to open tender for German PV installations
The Danish Energy Agency is expected to reserve up to 2.4 MW of its 20 MW tender for German installations. In return Germany is planning to open its tenders for the neighboring country.
99 million households may be powered off-grid by 2020
BNEF has put out a new report which demonstrates impressive growth in the past five years and forecasts a $3.1 billion market opportunity for the off-grid solar industry by 2020.
France installs 879 MW of solar in 2015
The impact of the 300 MW (DC) Cestas project showed in official figures from France’s energy ministry, as the nation’s market shows a second year of stability.
Mexico remains the leading distributed solar market in Latin America
In the last year, Mexico added more than 50 MW through its net metering policy, and cumulative installations have reached 114 MW. CRE estimates that in 2020 there will be more than 1.1 GW under this program, most of which will be PV installations.
Exclusive: SolarEdge poised to become global market leader in residential inverter segment in 2016
In February SolarEdge announced it had shipped its 10 millionth power optimizer since its founding, corresponding to more than 2.7 GW of inverter capacity deployed by the company. It now looks set to topple SMA from its position as the leading inverter supplier to the residential segment globally in 2016.
PV EXPO Japan 2016 day one: 8 GW market lies ahead
Consensus among many exhibitors is for 8 GW market in 2016, but contraction will be gentler than many had initially feared.
Panasonic claims world record module efficiency record with 23.8%
Panasonic Corporation has claimed the world record module efficiency title by a full 1%, achieving 23.8% aperture efficiency on an 11.5-square-centimeter research module.
Palestine to launch 30 MW solar PV projects
Ahead of this week’s Solar Middle East conference, the Palestinian government has unveiled plans to increase solar PV development in the state. The Middle East as a whole is expected to tender as much as 4 GW of solar energy projects this year.
Report: Large-scale renewable energy projects more cost efficient than DG
Large-scale renewable energy projects remain more cost efficient compared to decentralized alternatives, according to a new report by Norwegian certification group DNV GL.
