ReneSola signs 81.5 MW of module supply deals in China
The Chinese module producer signs agreement with TBEA Xinjiang Sunoasis to supply 56.5 MW of its 305 W, 310 W and 315 W modules to the company; 25 MW supply deal also agreed with China Foma Group.
Solar Frontier supplies modules for California farm projects
Staten Solar has selected Solar Frontier modules for more than a dozen solar PV projects on California farms. The EPC company employed its own levee-mounted racking systems for the unique plants.
France eyes threefold solar target increase by 2023
Industry body Conseil Superieur de l’Energie approves increase in solar PV target to 20.2 GW by 2023, up from anticipated 10.2 GW cumulative capacity by the end of 2018. Wind target also revised upwards.
Rhone Resch to step down as SEIA CEO
The 12-year leader of the U.S. trade group has announced that he will leave the organization, four months after SEIA’s historic ITC victory.
imec and Crystal Solar achieve 22.5 percent efficient kerfless nPERT cell
PV cells produced through kerfless design processes continue to make strides. The latest comes from Belgium research body imec, which has partnered with Crystal Solar to achieve 22.5% efficient n-type PERT cells, using a gas-to-wafer kerfless production process.
Yingli signs 200 MW solar module supply deal in Dominican Republic
Arrangement with European EPC partner will see 200 MW of Yingli modules shipped to the Caribbean nation over the course of the next three years.
Duke Energy inaugurates 5 MW Mickey Mouse-shaped solar farm at Disney
The finished installation lies on 22 acres of land near Epcot and will supply clean solar energy to Walt Disney World Resort and Randy Creek Improvement District in Florida.
Two-thirds of US solar installers do not offer storage, study finds
A study by EuPD Research shows just 34% of PV installers in the U.S. offer storage solutions to customers, with those reluctant to do so citing cost concerns. However, 26% that currently do not offer storage hope to include it in their portfolios this year.
India's RenewSys confirms 100 MW equipment order with Meyer Burger, eyes second line
Indian solar company plans to increase its module production capacity in India to 280 MW by the end of the year, confirms order of Meyer Burger cell assembly and module lamination technologies.
California's advanced energy job sector grew six times faster than statewide employment rate
Data from the Advanced Energy Economy reveals more than half a million people in California work in the advanced energy industry; growth ratio of 18% last year six times faster than average.
