Mobisol reaches 250,000 people in Africa
The German off-grid solar provider has now installed over 50,000 systems in East Africa, meaning that a quarter of a million people receive sustainable electricity from its solar solutions, which is an incredible landmark in a growing market.
Solarcentury to develop 170 MW-AC of solar in Mexico for JinkoSolar
The companies plan to develop a 100 MW-AC PV plant in Jalisco, and a 70 MW plant in Yucatan.
Inverters go big and go smart at Intersolar Europe
ABB, GPTech, Ingeteam, TMEIC and SolarEdge all unveil new inverter solutions for large-scale, commercial and the home on day one of the Intersolar show.
Brazil denies additional time for projects under the 2014 solar auction
Developers had petitioned ANEEL to modify the timeline for projects awarded in the first national solar PV auction, which was held in 2014
Frequency response storage heating up in the UK
The UKs storage market had already been boosted by news of a 20 MW frequency response project and an ongoing tender for 200 MW of additional projects, now the debate has been pushed further along after the release of a UK parliamentary committee report on Friday.
PV innovations helping to push the French market forward
Philippe Malbranche, Directeur Général of the French solar research institute INES, explains why his organization is hosting a workshop on innovations from France. The varying innovations take part in the whole PV value chain, from oxygen measuring in the wafering process, to developing solar plants with integrated storage for French oversea territories.
Solar market hitting new heights, as costs keep dropping
The solar market is growing at an unprecedented rate, with a possibility that there could be 700 GW of installed PV across the world by 2020, according to a new report from SolarPower Europe.
Chile puts online 104 MW-AC of solar in May
The capacity of installed PV has reached 1.22 GW-AC, and projects under construction represent another 1.90 GW.
A question of quality for European module manufacturers
In the run-up to the third pv magazine quality roundtable at Intersolar Europe, we report on a survey of European manufacturers about strategy and quality. The question is, what makes Made in Europe attractive to buyers looking for modules for a PV plant?
Solar Impulse begins 90-hour Atlantic crossing
The solar-powered plane heads for Seville from New York with Bertrand Piccard at the controls. Crossing is expected to take approximately 90 hours.
