Intersolar Europe: Hanwha SolarOne signs MoU for 5 MW Turkish PV project
The deal between local EPC company Halk Enerji and Hanwha SolarOne is the first to take advantage of Turkey’s new licensing landscape.
Ecosummit Berlin: Exeger to scale dye-sensitised PV via consumer electronics
Swedish dye-sensitised solar startup Exeger pursues its strategy to reach scale with its organic PV technology through the consumer electronics market and in particular the fast-growing wearables sector.
Sofos completes first major PV project in Jamaica
Kingston-based Sofos Jamaica completed the 1.6 MW rooftop facility atop the Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Hotel last week, which has become the islands largest PV facility.
Europe on course to install just 10 GW of PV in 2014, finds NPD Solarbuzz
Figure represents an annual decline of 7% compared to last year, and sees Europe’s share of global PV demand fall to 22%.
US residential installations outstrip commercial for first time ever, finds SEIA
Reports from the first quarter of the year show that 1.33 GW of PV capacity was installed in the US, with the residential sector outperforming commercial.
Manufacturers will be quids-in from July
IHS says a record level of solar installations in the fourth quarter will start to benefit manufacturers from July onwards. The UK is predicted to overtake Germany and become the world’s fourth largest solar market in 2014.
Majority of Americans favor energy system overhaul, study finds
Survey in advance of next week’s EPA carbon regulations shows that 66% of Americans believe that power system modernization is a good idea.
Xcel Energy and SunPower plan 50 MW Colorado PV plant
The solar park will be located at a 320-acre site in San Luis Valley, with construction to commence in early 2015.
Yingli mulls bid for 100 MW solar plant in Dubai
Chinese solar giants reveal their ambitions to be part of the UAEs solar renaissance, says regional MD.
First Solar offloads 250 MW Nevada PV project to NextEra Energy
The U.S. solar company has sold its Silver State South solar plant to NextEra as planned, and will remain as EPC service provider.
