EU parliament approves new European Commission
Despite some high-profile setbacks, like the resignation of Alenka Bratusek as energy union vice president nominee, Jean-Claude Juncker’s new commission is set to take power on November 1.
SunEdison wins 17.7 MW of distributed solar projects in California
The company is set to build 30 solar systems for nine public agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area — SunEdison’s home turf.
US Energy Secretary Moniz announces $53 million in funding for solar R&D at SPI
At the Solar Power International trade show the head of the Department of Energy announced new investments in projects to drive down the cost of electricity from solar, as well as a new round of loan guarantees to be launched in 2015.
SEIA calls for renewed effort to pass solar tax credit at Solar Power International
The U.S. solar trade organization has called for a renewed effort to pass the ITC, the coming end of which looms over the industry at the end of 2016. However, it will be an uphill battle at best.
SMA joins research study on balancing power with PV
Backed by the German government, the PV-Regel project aims to study how PV can balance power, particularly on an international level, and to develop requirement profiles for PV to balance power in the future.
Solar energy prices to drop by up to 12% in 2014
Solar energy prices saw double-digit declines last year of between 12 and 19%. The trend is expected to continue in 2014 with further PV price drops of between 3 and 12%, according to NREL.
OPDE surpasses 56.6 MW of solar in UK
The Spanish company has a current development pipeline in the U.K. of more than 200 MW and is on track to meet its target of connecting 100 MW of PV capacity in the country by 2015.
Alta Devices, Airware partner on PV application for drones
The cooperation will lead to greater flight endurance for UAVs — critical for precision agriculture, search and rescue, land surveying and other commercial applications, according to the company.
Yingli surpasses 2 GW of PV panel deliveries in Americas
More than 80,000 homes and 5,000 business and institutions in both continents have installed PV systems using Yingli solar panels, according to the company. Since 2013, Yingli has deployed more than 150 MW of panels in Latin America and the Caribbean.
SDC Energreen Aljaval to build 30 MW-AC project in Mexico
The company’s latest solar installation in Chihuahua has won approval from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and is to be constructed by the end of 2015.
