Industry & Suppliers

Florida Power & Light Company has broken ground on an ambitious solar PV project that will comprise three large-scale solar farms each boasting 74.5 MW of PV capacity.

Renewable energy advisory DNG GL has called for more sophisticated reliability testing for new and novel materials being deployed in the renewable energy sector. Alternative semiconductor technology, such as perovskites, and innovative battery chemistries will be required if the Paris climate goals are to be met, the international advisory group argues.

Leaked memo reveals European Commission advice on current and future generations of Europeans to enact profound lifestyle changes in order to ensure global warming is limited to 1.5c.

Installation of the 6.3 MW floating solar array on the Queen Elizabeth II reservoir in London begins; installation is first of its kind for U.K. solar developer Lightsource Renewable Energy.

Dubai-based solar company is targeting the addition of 500 MW of solar PV by 2018 across numerous regions globally; General Energy Solutions’ 30% acquisition delivers ambitious boon for the company.

A group of solar industry workers has joined with some other European industries marching in Brussels today, to protest China receiving Market Economy Status (MES). AEGIS Europe is the group behind the march, arguing that MES status would give it, “an unlimited license to dump.”

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy expects around 12 GW of solar PV capacity to be commissioned in the next financial year; India will end March with just over 9 GW of cumulative PV capacity installed.

German PV production equipment supplier is close to booking a deal to supply 300 MW of its Cisaris selenization production tool for CIGS solar production. The deal, which is still as yet to be signed, has been made public in the lead up to the firm holding a bondholders’ meeting to secure a debt-equity swap that will allow it to remain in business.

Germany’s Sonnen has shipped its 10,000 solar battery. To celebrate the milestone Sonnen (formerly Sonnenbatterie) increased the capacity of the battery system for the 10,000th customer by 2 kWh and provided the household with free membership to its sonnenCommunity platform.

German solar module producer Solarwatt has released its 60M, 300 W dual-glass module, which it claims is world’s first 60-cell glass-glass achieving such a power rating. Solarwatt says the monocrystalline module is “virtually unbreakable,” losing less than 1% of its power output after 5,000 hours damp heat testing.