70 MW deal makes Trina one of the largest PV module suppliers in the Chilean market
The deal with an un-named developer or EPC for high-efficiency multicrystalline modules brings Trina’s contracts in Chile during 2014 to at least 106 MW.
IRENA: PV prices have declined 80% since 2008
In a recently published report, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) traces the development of solar photovoltaic and its dramatic decline in costs.
IHS: Solar capacity in Central America set to soar
Total installations in the region are expected to reach 1.5 GW through 2018. The regions current PV pipeline of planned utility-scale projects amounts to 1.3 GW.
Oxford PV rolls out hybrid perovskite technology
Organic PV pioneer Oxford PV has developed a new application for its thin film perovskite technology that the company claims can boost the conversion efficiency of existing silicon solar cells by 20%. In absolute conversion efficiency terms, this increase equates to a substantial 3 to 5%.
Sanderink buys Wagner Solar
The Dutch group has taken over the insolvent German PV group, which will continue to operate under the Wagner Solar brand and retain 80 employees at its two sites in Hesse.
JinkoSolar connects 100 MW of PV project in China's Jiangsu Province
The company says the Xiangshui project is a landmark ground-mounted solar project that uses land efficiently and combines fish farming and solar power generation.
Hawaii: Distributed storage project launched to stabilize grid
A 1 MW distributed storage project has been launched, that will see 1 MW of distributed storage added behind the meter in Oahu, Hawaii. The storage and control systems will be supplied by Stem.
Solar farms increasingly popular with UK farmers
More and more farmers are combining sheep and chickens with rows of PV panels and producing a double output of food and clean, home-grown power, according to a new report, says the BRE National Solar Centre.
Google provides $145 million for SunEdison solar project on former oilfield
Google’s latest investment in renewable energy is also the largest PV project that SunEdison has begun construction on to date in North America at 82 MW-AC, and its location provides powerful symbolism.
Sunrun launches quality assurance program with SolarBuyer
Solar lease provider Sunrun has partnered with due diligence company SolarBuyer to roll out a quality assurance program in the U.S. The program will not only qualify inverter and module manufacturers, but carry out ongoing testing of components to be used in Sunrun arrays.
