SolarCity continues installation growth in Q1, but bookings drop on policy issues
The largest distributed solar installer in the U.S. is continuing to grow, but some of the details were bumpy in Q1 due to interruptions in net metering policies in several states.
Tekno Ray Solar inaugurates Turkey's largest PV power plant
Turkish project developer Tekno Ray Solar has inaugurated the first stage of what it claims is Turkey’s largest PV power plant. In a ceremony yesterday, the company inaugurated the first 18.5 MW stage of the 22.5 MW project, which is located in the central province of Konya.
Elon Musk calls for mass political mobilization and a price on carbon
In a speech to the World Energy Innovation Forum, the clean energy industrialist called for public education to counter the enormous power of the fossil fuel industries.
NRG Home Solar to partner with Sunrun and Spruce as part of larger restructuring
NRG will shift Home Solar to an origination and sales model, while shifting multiple renewable energy businesses around inside the company.
SolarCity to offer utility-scale solar and grid services for utilities
The largest distributed solar provider in the United States has moved into utility-scale, and is now offering grid services as well through battery storage and its software platform.
SunPower reports operational successes but posts a loss in Q1
The California-based PV maker is running factories at full capacity and rolling out new products, but still reported a significant loss on a per-share basis.
IHS announces 100 GW of solar installed in Europe
Europe has reached 100 GW of grid-connected PV. SolarPower Europe calls for a market design reform to pave the way for the 200 GW benchmark.
9 GW of solar projects registered for July auction in Brazil
The auction will take place on July 29 and is the first of two national solicitations for solar PV to be held this year in Brazil. 295 PV projects have obtained technical accreditation to participate.
US: DOE grants $25m to aid grid integration of solar energy
Department of Energy pledges $25 million in funding as part of the extended Enabling Extreme Real-Time Grid Integration of Solar Energy program, part of the Grid Modernization Initative.
United States reaches 1 million solar installations
SEIA and George Washington University report predicts that the United States will reach 2 million solar installations in 2018, and that 1 million PV systems will be installed annually starting in 2025.
