Sky Solar breaks ground on 50 MW PV project
Sky Solar Holdings Co., Ltd has broken ground on a 50 MW photovoltaic project in Gonghe County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. Construction is scheduled to be complete in three months.
Isofotón denies Spanish factory closure
Spanish media reported yesterday, October 18, that Isofotón would close its photovoltaic manufacturing facility in Malaga for two months. The company has denied this.
EDF Energies Nouvelles completes 56 MW PV project in France
EDF Energies Nouvelles has commissioned a 56 MW thin film photovoltaic plant in the Bourgogne region of France.
SolarCity lands contract for 14 MW project on Hawaii
SolarCity has been selected to build a 14 MW photovoltaic facility on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
£20 million incentive for UK energy storage solutions
The U.K. government has made £20 million available to encourage innovation in energy storage systems.
BYD: Plenty of expertise in solar and storage
Earlier this week, pv magazine visited BYD Company Limited in the outskirts of Shanghai to discuss the companys solar and storage plans with Tom Zhao, general manager of BYD Solar Division.
Saint Gobain plans CIGS facility for Saudi Arabia
Saint Gobain has signed a memorandum of understanding to set up and operate a CIGS thin film photovoltaic module facility in Saudi Arabia.
Iraq unveils $1.6 billion renewable energy plans
According to reports, Iraq plans to channel US$1.6 billion over the next three years into solar and wind power, with the aim of adding 400 MW to the national grid.
Interview: Inside Sungevitys expansion Down Under
Solar lease provider and online solar entrepreneur Danny Kennedy has expanded Sungevity into nine states across the U.S., from its Oakland base. This year the company moved into the Netherlands and, this quarter, into Australia. For company founder and president Kennedy, the move has a special significance, as the expatriate Australian is bringing his business home. pv magazine spoke the charismatic entrepreneur, to find out more.
More utility-scale PV projects receive environmental green light in Chile
Another two large-scale photovoltaic projects, this time worth around 288 MW, have received the green light from Chiles environmental evaluation commission in the northern Antofagasta region, according to Chile’s environmental evaluation service (SEA).
