UK solar strategy favours commercial rooftop at expense of solar farms
Swathes of commercial and industrial roofs could be transformed into solar energy generating plants under a new solar strategy unveiled by the U.K. government on Friday.
meeco expands Maldives PV project
The Swiss company is partnering with Villa Group on a PV project cluster that total of five PV installations throughout the island nation.
Chile installs record-breaking 150 MW of PV in Q1
Four major projects came on-line in the first three monhts of 2014, giving Chile a promising start to the year. The country has 380 MW of solar projects currently under construction.
Scatec Solar to build 80 MW Utah solar park
Set to be one of the largest solar facilities in Utah when completed, the 80 MW plant will supply power to PacifiCorp under a 20-year PPA.
OneRoof Energy expands solar leasing program to Massachusetts
The New England state’s solar capacity has soared due in large part to leasing programs that eliminate high upfront costs for homeowners.
Crisis in Ukraine threatens domestic PV industry
The political crisis in Ukraine is threatening to hollow out the country’s nascent PV industry as the world awaits the outcome of Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
Manz acquires KEMET mechanical engineering division
Germany-based Manz has acquired Kemet Electronic Italy. Approval for the transaction was granted by the Italian trades union and the supervisory bodies of both companies. Financial details for the move have been not published.
JinkoSolar secures $39 million loan from China Development Bank
The credit line will bankroll two PV projects with a combined capacity of 35 MW that have already gone online.
Solar Frontier sets thin-film PV world record with 20.9% CIS cell
Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute has verified the new CIS conversion efficiency breakthrough, achieved at the Atsugi Research Center (ARC) in Kanagawa, Japan.
New York's Long Island to add 100 MW of solar generation
As part of a new auction, PSEG Long Island has set the final bid price of $0.1688 per kilowatt hour for PV systems of various sizes that are expected to be constructed across Long Island.
