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Terna, Italy’s electricity transmission grid operator, this week released the country’s preliminary electricity data for 2014. According to the Terna figures, Italy’s PV systems generated a record 23.299 GWh from January to December 2014, covering 7.53 percent of the country’s electricity needs.

Solar lease and loan provider SolarCity has launched a program to roll out solar arrays on new-builds along the US East Coast. The solar firm has partnered with more than 10 local builders across seven states, to offer its financed solar products.

The sale of Oslo-based REC Solar to Bluestar Elkem is set to go ahead, after shareholders approved the move in an extraordinary general meeting of the company last night. The sale will be completed in March.

NRG Energy has told investors of its plans to surf the wave of DG and renewables… whilst maximising returns from its fossil fuel generators.

Belgrade government hopes to entice energy project investment, and impress the EU, by liberalizing electricity market but is still only aiming for 10 MW of new solar.

US solar manufacturer and project developer SunEdison has successfully raised a significant part of the cash required to complete its acquisition of wind project developer First Wind. Company has raised US$590m in cash through sales of shares and a credit facility for the acquisition.

How the incompetence of politicians gave the world large scale PV and Angela Merkel says it is time for a ‘respite from solar’, Germany’s gift to the world, but developers who head to Greece will have all their prayers answered, as long as they vote for the right party.

Researchers at California’s Stanford University have developed what they claim to be a new technique for the production of perovskite tandem cells, in combination with either a c-Si or CIGS semiconductor layer. In a key development, the researchers have used an innovative method to apply a transparent electrode to the cell without damaging the fragile perovskite active layer.

Hanwha Q CELLS Japan today announced the completion and grid connection of the 24 MW “Hanwha Solar Power Kitsuki” PV power plant in Kitsuki, Oita prefecture in south-western Japan.

Researchers at California’s Stanford University have developed what they claim to be a new technique for the production of perovskite tandem cells, in combination with either a c-Si or CIGS semiconductor layer. In a key development, the researchers have used an innovative method to apply a transparent electrode to the cell without damaging the fragile perovskite active layer.