First ever commercial solar project realized in Laos
The system was completed by Laos-based Sunlabob Renewable Energy, who has worked on various small-scale systems within the country, and who is in the process of expanding its off-grid electrification program.
German company signs PPA for 100 MW solar plant in Iran
As excitement builds around the potential PV market in Iran, German consultancy company Planet in Green agreed a 20 year power purchase agreement for a large-scale PV plant near to Tehran.
IBC Solar working on five projects in Turkey
The German company, who has expanded its business outlook to emerging PV markets, is expanding its position within Turkey, by performing the EPC role on the large-scale projects.
Energy storage market to grow to USD250 billion by 2040
This is the forecast in Bloomberg New Energy Finances New Energy Outlook 2016 report, which expects to see the price for energy storage systems significantly drop, as batteries will help to wean power dependency away from large-scale fossil fuel plants.
Major Swedish parties agree to 100% renewable goal by 2040
The five parties, including the coalition government, have agreed on a policy framework for long term future of the country’s power generation, which includes the ambitious target of being 100% renewable by 2040.
Solar to account for 30% of all generation capacity investment until 2040
A new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance on the future of energy not only points to solar as the technology that will have the most invested in it, but that costs will fall dramatically over the next 25 years, making it the cheapest energy source for most of the world by 2040.
North American solar investors concerned about H2 oversupply
Deutsche Bank released some market analysis, addressing the concerns of North American solar investors, who fear a potential PV oversupply is on the horizon, changes to net metering policies, and rising Chinese competition.
IBC Solar instals 2.4 MW rooftop self-consumption system in Holland
It is the largest self-consumption system ever installed by the German-company, to add to the growing network of large-scale rooftop PV systems in Holland.
Solar boat attempting to cross the Atlantic
The Solar Voyager, built by two friends in their spare time, is an autonomous boat that is attempting to be the very first to cross any ocean using solely solar power, as it travels slowly across the Atlantic Ocean.
SolarWorld donates 50 kW of PV modules for hospital in Haiti
This is now the fifth solar donation that SolarWorld has made to a hospital in Haiti, with the aim of reducing the hospitals energy reliance on expensive and unreliable diesel generators.
