Paris Agreement heaps pressure on UK solar approach, says industry
Government urged to back its praise for the Paris Agreement with hard actions ahead of consultation this week on decision to cut FIT by 87%; u-turns also required on other clean energy targets, experts say.
Construction starts on 191 MW-DC PV plant in California's Central Valley
Swinerton Renewables has begun work on the massive Springbok 2 Solar Farm, which holds a contract to sell power to Los Angeles’ municipal utility.
UK: Capacity market auction slows decarbonization process
The results of the UKs second capacity market auction were published last week. Overall, the auction remunerated GBP 300 million of public subsidies in polluting diesel and small gas generators at a time when support for solar PV and onshore wind has been drastically slashed.
U.S. DOE commits US$33 million to projects to integrate more renewables on the grid
The 12 hardware and software projects which received awards will coordinate generation, transmission and en-use of electricity, including increasing integration of renewable energy.
U.S. DOE commits US$33 million to projects to integrate more renewables on the grid
The 12 hardware and software projects which received awards will coordinate generation, transmission and end-use of electricity, including increasing integration of renewable energy.
Megacell parent company signs agreement for new ingot, wafer plant in Bosnia
The first phase of the new plant will make multicrystalline silicon ingots and wafers, and the second phase n-type mono for MegaCell’s bi-facial cells.
Mercom: Global PV installations to reach 64.7 GW in 2016
Mercom Capital forecasts that the global PV market will grow only 13% in 2016, with the United States surpassing Japan to become the #2 installer of PV globally.
SunPower prices $400 million in bonds
SunPower plans to use proceeds for a variety of purposes, including funding potential acquisitions of complementary businesses.
Shell and Akon unveil Africa's first player and solar powered football pitch in Lagos
Pitch to inspire entrepreneurs and bright energy ideas that open up access to energy in Africa and beyond. Akon and Hardwork debut new song on pitch that will feature in music video celebrating potential of renewable energy.
Soltec begins manufacturing solar tracker controllers in Brazil
The locally made controllers comply with Brazilian Development Bank requirements and will facilitate local bank credit access for EPC companies and developers.
