Luminant to purchase 116 MW of solar power from SunEdison
Subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings announces power purchase agreement with U.S. solar company for 116 MW of solar power generated by large-scale solar plant in Upton County, Texas.
Low carbon smart cities could save world $22tn, finds study
Global Commission on Climate and Economy urges national governments to back efforts to transform cities into climate-smart hubs to save money, lower emissions and improve living standards.
Australias 102 MW Nyngan produces 60,000MWh in first three months
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) reports that the first three months of operation of the Nyngan Solar Plant as representing a milestone for large scale PV in the country. The solar park has delivered 60,000MWh to Australias National Electricity Market (NEM) in its first three months of operation.
PV trade dispute: EU ProSun files request for expiry review of undertaking
EU Prosun announced this summer its intention to file the request with the European Commission within the allotted time and it has now done so before the deadline expired this past weekend. Supporters and opponents in the PV trade dispute are increasingly staking out their positions on the issue.
GCL-Poly to offload non-solar business for $503m
The Chinese polysilicon and wafer producer plans to sell all non-solar related interests to Jiangsu Golden Concord Energy Co. for a reported sum of 3.2 billion yuan.
Little Sun crowd-funding goal up 300% after six days
Crowd funding for the Berlin-based start-up and social business’ latest product continues to skyrocket. CEO Felix Hallwachs speaks with pv magazine about the company’s plans for its new solar powered cell phone charger and the spectacular success of its funding campaign.
UK energy secretary defends solar FIT cuts
Amber Rudd pens column in which she explains the government’s proposals to slash the U.K. feed-in tariff by 87%; industry remains surprised and disappointed by the move.
IEA-NEA report examines plunge in costs of generating electricity from renewables
“While more significant regional variations remain than for baseload technologies, variable renewable technology costs continue to converge towards international benchmarks at the lower end of their cost range,” the report finds.
Yingli shipments, revenue and profit falls sharply Y/Y in Q2 2015
Company posts PV module shipments of 727.9 MW for second quarter, down from Q1 2014 and below last year’s Q2 figures; revenue falls to $438.1 million on back of reduced shipments and lower ASP.
Exosun to supply 146 MW EDF Energies Nouvelles project in Chile
The French tracker specialist will equip one of the largest Chilean solar plants in development after signing its biggest contract to date.
