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New projects connected in Jordan Spanish project developers Energoya announced completion of construction on a 23 MW power plant in the town Ma’an, while 3G-ERES connected 3 commercial installations totalling 11.1 MW to boast the first solar powered 5 star hotels in the world.
Mark Hutchins
Feb 09, 2017
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First Solar to supply modules for 140 MW project in Australia The U.S. developer today announced it will supply its advanced thin film PV modules to the 140 MW Sun Metals Solar Farm. The project will supply electricity to the Sun Metals zinc refinery, owned by the Korea Zinc Group.
Mark Hutchins
Feb 09, 2017
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China’s 200% DG solar growth rooted in agriculture sector, finds AECEA Detailed examination of the National Energy Administration’s official solar PV statistics for China reveals a 200% year-on-year growth in distributed solar. Sector grew by 4.23 GW in 2016.
Ian Clover
Feb 07, 2017
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Australian outlook: solar’s impact felt across range of energy metrics, data shows Rooftop and large-scale solar contributed to estimated 1% reduction in total power consumption in 2016, prompting 1.3% fall in greenhouse gas emissions and rising share of renewables on the grid.
Ian Clover
Feb 07, 2017
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India’s installed renewable energy capacity surpasses 50 GW Data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy analyzed by Mercom Capital Group shows India’s renewable energy installations have crossed 50 GW, setting the country on course to meet its 2022 goal.
Ian Clover
Feb 07, 2017
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Brazil surpasses 60 MW of solar under net metering Installations are increasing under net metering. Last year 45 MW was added under the program.
Blanca Díaz López
Feb 07, 2017
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Tata Power Solar reaches 1 GW module shipment milestone The solar arm of the industrial giant becomes the first Indian company to surpass 1 GW of global PV module shipments, shipping 60% of that figure over the past five years.
Ian Clover
Feb 06, 2017
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ReneSola moves on 32 MW rooftop solar projects in China The Chinese vertically integrated solar power company will supply modules and provide EPC services for the distributed solar PV projects in China’s Shandong, Anhui and Zhejiang provinces.
Ian Clover
Feb 06, 2017
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European solar demand fell 20% in 2016, says SolarPower Europe While global solar power demand increased 50%, new European installations were down 20% compared to 2015, falling to 6.9 GW of new capacity on the continent.
Ian Clover
Feb 03, 2017
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