Italy installed 323 MW of solar in first nine months of 2017
The Italian solar market has grown by 13% so far this year and by 6% in the third quarter. New additions for September reached 32.2 MW.
EDF partners with Elsewedy Electric on 100 MW of solar in Egypt
The renewable energy arm of the French utility and the Egyptian manufacturing company will build the PV facility at the Benban solar company.
pv magazine hosts eighth Quality Roundtable at PV Taiwan
In solar PV, while the world seems focused on quantity – how many megawatts installed, at what price – solar power manufacturers, installers, and operators know that quality is crucial to the successful delivery of clean and profitable power.
Singapore announces 50 MW rooftop PV tender
Singapore’s Housing and Development Board has launched its latest tender for 50 MW of new PV capacity under the SolarNova program. This will be largest tender so far in the SolarNova series, involving several new government agencies.
Yale researchers use Fossilized Diatoms to make organic PV more cost-efficient
Fossilized Diatoms, an algae that has the ability to manipulate light, are being used to solve a design problem that has long plagued the proliferation of organic solar cells. The diatoms can be found in all waters and in the bark of trees. They possess a skeleton made of nanostructured silica or glass.
Germany added 117 MW of new solar in September
Figures from Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) show that 117.185 MW of PV projects was added in September. Of this new capacity, around 11.38 MW was ground-mounted projects, and 238.4 kW was part of the country’s tenant electricity (Mieterstrom) scheme.
Tata Power commissions 30 MW in Maharashtra, India
Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has installed a 30 MW solar power plant at Palaswade, Maharashtra.
Scatec Solar issues $92 million in green bonds
Norwegian based project developer Scatec Solar has announced the successful placement of NOK 750 million ($92 million) in unsecured green bonds.
UK’s Green Investment enters the Indian market
Companies within Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets; Light source Renewable Energy and UK Climate Investments, part of the Green Investment fund enter into partnership platform to enter Indian Solar market for its development, acquisition and ownership of solar assets.
Czech solar association calls for policies to support industry growth
As Czech politicians negotiate to form a coalition government after the recent elections, the country’s solar association Solarni Asociace calls for stability, and warns incoming policymakers against the politicization of supporting for solar.
