Off-grid

The solar developer will begin construction of the 10.6 MW solar PV plant at the DeGrussa copper mine, Western Australia, later this month.

The Senegalese-American popstar will open a solar training institution in the summer aimed at equipping African engineers and entrepreneurs with skills in the solar industry.

Second tier solar markets took center stage this week, with India, Australia, Malaysia and Brazil each turning heads with their PV development plans and announcements, as leading markets wobbled.

Program offers hybrid electric vehicles, solar system and energy-efficient appliances to families intent on developing wider understanding of their carbon footprint.

The company’s launch of its new yieldco joint venture impacted its bottom line as the group moved through a “transitional period.” First Solar expects to be back in the black in Q2 with sales of between $750 and $850 million.

The First Solar-backed company, which has completed a pilot program in Kenya, offers customers the opportunity to pre-purchase electricity for commercial and residential use through mobile banking services.

pv magazine’s weekly round-up of the global off-grid sector. Rockefeller funds Indian offgrid array, portable offgrid array launched, and Azuri partners with government in Ghana.

Company sets April 30 date for unveiling, widely believed to be a new home battery and one for utility scale, to be produced at company’s new gigafactory.

The Solar Energy Industries Association agrees with the findings of the first-ever Quadrennial Energy Review, which suggests U.S. electric grid requires significant change to accommodate new energy landscape.

The pv magazine digest of the world’s off-grid news, put together by specialist editor Peter Carvill.