New UK funding scheme will hit solar hard, says industry
DECC’s first round of spending in the Allocation Framework for Contracts for Difference is unlikely to benefit the solar sector, argues the STA and REA.
China to top 100 GW PV capacity by 2018, says NPD Solarbuzz analyst
By 2018, the world will boast at least nine countries with more than 5 GW PV capacity installed, led by China with more than 100 GW.
Fluor puts online the 170 MW-AC Centinela Solar project in Southern California
Fluor has completed the massive plant in only 20 months time, as the latest utility-scale PV project to go online in Southern California’s Imperial Valley. The plant may also be one of the last mega-projects in the area, as California increasingly moves to smaller utility-scale solar.
Australias largest operating solar farm comes online
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has inaugurated Australias largest operating solar farm, the 24 MW Royall Solar Farm, 23 kilometers (14 miles) outside of the countrys capital city of Canberra. While there are larger PV power plants under construction, at present it is largest operating solar farm Down Under.
Utility scale projects boosting Japan's domestic solar sector
Figures from the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association show local shipments rose to almost 1.9 GW for first quarter of the financial year.
HelioSage Energy sells 60 MW-AC North Carolina PV portfolio
U.S. utility scale developer has offloaded 12 ground-mount, development-stage solar projects via a round of PPAs with local power agencies.
Scatec Solar and Norfund partner on PV projects in developing countries
The Norwegian solar company will jointly invest in solar power projects to be developed in all countries where Norfund has a mandate for action.
India's ideal solar roadmap could add 145 GW of PV within decade, says report
Bridge to India and Tata Power Solar’s joint report suggests that the best-case scenario for India’s solar sector could boost PV capacity by more than 140 GW.
Bear Republic inaugurates its solar beer operations
Bear Republic Brewing, a Northern California beer brewery known for its leading approach to sustainable water use has now adopted a rooftop PV system that will zero out its utility use of electricity. We didnt do this for marketing, but rather as the right thing to do; we also want to show other breweries that it is a good thing to do, says CEO Richard Norgrove, in Cloverdale, CA.
US fund backs $480m Myanmar solar project
ACO Investment Group will collaborate with Myanmar’s Ministry of Electric Power to construct two 150 MW solar plants by 2016.
