STA Scotland lays out key solar questions for Scottish government
Scotland’s pro-solar stance must now shift from words to action, says the Solar Trade Association Scotland, which has published 20 ideas outlining how the government can utilize solar to transform its energy sector.
Work begins on a 280 MW-DC solar project in Brazil
The project in Minas Gerais is an initiative of Solatio and Canadian Solar. This is the second very large project to begin construction in the nation, and will utilize modules made in Brazil.
Australian startup develops pre-fabricated solar farm
Australian engineers last year installed a prototype solar farm in just 4 minutes. The company, 5B, believes the pre-fabricated model could meet the challenges of high labor costs in remote areas and is ideally suited to supply offgrid mining operations.
City of Palo Alto considers solar power contract at under $37/MWh
This is the cheapest power purchase agreement known to pv magazine staff.
Japan proposes 11% FIT cut as domestic solar demand falls
The country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry advises solar tariffs to fall from JPY 27 to JPY 24 per kilowatt hour in line with tumbling Capex prices for solar; JPEA data reveals 21% drop in domestic solar shipments.
JinkoSolar to offer residential solar financing to US market
The Chinese solar company partners with GreenSky to offer competitive loan program to U.S. residential customers who purchase JinkoSolar PV modules.
Trina Solar acquires 200 MW Dutch solar cell factory from Solland Solar
The Chinese solar company has purchased all machinery, stock, inventory and real estate from Solland Solar; fab is located in Heerlen, the Netherlands.
Qatar JV plans 1 GW solar PV development
Joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Electricity and Water Company, created in January, targets 1 GW solar deployment under the $500 million collaborative initiative.
Japan backs solar+storage project in Egypt with $89m loan
Government-backed loan of 10 billion yen will support the development of a 20 MW solar plant with 30 MW storage facility close to Egyptian city of Hurghada.
India: SkyPower agrees 200 MW solar PPA with Telangana government
Canadian solar developer to add to its growing Indian solar portfolio with development of four large-scale PV projects in the state of Telangana.
