Andalay Solar narrows annual loss, increases revenue
The California company’s fourth-quarter bottom line was affected by module shipment delays caused by a labor dispute that slowed operations at West Coast ports last year. The company reports good progress in executing its new strategy of licensing its frame technology to top tier solar manufacturers.
NRG bundles solar and water control system for California
Offering to be rolled out in regions ravaged by drought, bundling NRG Home’s solar system with the Rachio Iro water controller, which is designed to help homeowners preserve water.
Hanergy to build 10 MW GaAs thin film R&D fab in Wuhan
The project, which is receiving extensive support from the local government and backing from national, provincial and municipal funding, marks Hanergy’s first GaAs R&D project in China since acquiring U.S. company Alta Devices.
Borrego builds largest college solar array in New York
The installation, which will save Houghton College up to $4.3 million during the 25-year PPA contract period, will generate an estimated 3.15 million kilowatt hours of electricity in its first year of operation.
SunPower breaks ground on 86 MW solar plant in South Africa
The project, secured under a development deal with parent group Total and South African Mulilo Solar Enterprises, is expected to be fully operational next year.
Hanwha Q Cells signs 1.5 GW PV module deal with NextEra
The agreement will supply NextEra’s solar investments in the United States and make the South Korean panel maker the market share leader among global manufacturers in the U.S. and Japan — two of the three world’s largest solar markets.
ib vogt completes 132.4 MW of solar in UK
The German company and its British subsidiary connected eight solar farms in the United Kingdom in the first three months of the year and prior to the 1.4 ROC deadline.
Sumitomo taps RES, Toshiba for major US energy storage project
The Japanese conglomerate is investing in renewable energy infrastructure to help balance the electricity grid serving the northeastern United States. Sumitomo has commissioned RES to build the first independent large-scale battery power storage system for the frequency regulation market operated by
regional grid operator PJM.
First 100 MW solar plant points to missed opportunity in Australia
In a ceremony attended by the heads of AGL Energy and First Solar, and ministers from the NSW government, but not the federal government, the 1,366,380th and final solar panel was installed on the 102 MW Nyngan solar farm in western NSW on Friday.
Australia: "[Utility scale] solar can genuinely compete without subsidies within three to four years."
The final module was put in place on Australia’s largest PV power plant today. The 102 MW Nyngan Solar Plant was supplied and installed by First Solar. However the outlook for utility scale solar in Australia continues to appear cloudy. First Solar Asia-Pacific regional manager Jack Curtis spoke to pv magazine about what he makes of the future of big PV Down Under.
