2016-06-30 10:31
Amid the ashes of the U.K.'s post-Brexit political landscape comes the reassurance that the government will adopt the fifth carbon budget, but solar sights appear to have been lowered once m… Read More
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2016-06-30 10:29
California is leading the way with inventive ways to deploy solar technology, as not only will San Francisco’s bus stops be lit up with solar lanterns, but the HERO program has hit ano… Read More
2016-06-30 09:35
Following discussions between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim, record loan of $1 billion agreed to help fund India’s bold aim to install 100 GW of… Read More
2016-06-30 09:01
India’s largest coal miner has reached an agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of India to develop the 200 MW PV project in Madhya Pradesh, as the mining giant continues to make str… Read More
2016-06-30 08:51
Last week Spanish inverter specialist Ingeteam purchased the solar division of Italian central inverter developer Bonfiglioi in a move that demonstrated the opportunities that still exist in… Read More
2016-06-29 17:06
Authorities have not given a new date for the auction scheduled for July 29, in which 9 GW of PV projects are participating. The sector attributes the postponement to the change in governmen… Read More
2016-06-29 14:27
Obama, Trudeau and Peña Nieto will be presenting the target, which will include nuclear and carbon capture and storage, at a summit of the three leaders Read More
2016-06-29 14:12
Commission finds that the Chinese solar firm breached the Minimum Import Price agreement by allegedly selling below the set MIP level Read More
2016-06-29 12:46
Video: Michael Shoemaker, Global Strategic Marketing Manager for The Dow Chemical Company, talks encapsulants with pv magazine's Ian Clover, highlighting what technological advancements Dow… Read More
2016-06-29 11:51
Days after the Abu Dhabi-based clean energy developer won a tender to develop 800 MW of solar in Dubai, the company has teamed with France's EDF to bid for a 350 MW plant in Abu Dhabi Read More
2016-06-29 11:43
Analysis by IHS reveals how the three solar firms captured almost half of the operations and maintenance market last year, which grew to more than $300 million Read More
2016-06-29 10:06
The troubled and bankrupt renewable energy firm announces the appointment of Philip Gund as its new chief financial officer a week after CEO Ahmad Chatila resigned Read More
2016-06-29 09:00
The Swiss power electronics firm will end manufacturing operations at the U.S. site, shifting an undisclosed number of jobs to Estonia and Italy later this year. Some sales and service staff… Read More
2016-06-29 07:48
The U.S. residential solar company has secured an additional $40 million in working capital from investors to support the expansion of its rooftop solar projects, especially the New York mar… Read More
2016-06-28 18:05
GTM Research and the U.S. solar trade group forecast that Texas will install 4.6 GW of solar PV over the next five years, nearly all of which will be utility-scale Read More
2016-06-28 14:20
pv magazine's Jonathan Gifford caught up with Coveme Division Manager Photovoltaic, Alessandro Anderlini, at Intersolar Europe to get an update on the Italian company's latest innovations an… Read More
2016-06-28 13:37
The world’s second-largest polysilicon maker will provide the kerfless wafer startup with a $15 million equity investment, a supply of polysilicon and technical assistance Read More
2016-06-28 13:21
The two German companies signed the cooperation agreement in a bid to become one of the world’s leading providers of diesel-PV hybrid systems Read More
2016-06-28 12:35
Solairedirect’s project is one of the few merchant solar projects to be built to date Read More
2016-06-28 09:34
Global private equity firm Denham Capital and African renewable energy investment company GreenWish announced a partnership to develop, build and finance a portfolio of 600 MW of renewable e… Read More
2016-06-28 09:06
The German-based development bank has agreed to build the projects as part of a study to assess the potential of floating parks within India, and to show the technical practicality of large… Read More
2016-06-28 07:27
The Shanghai-based PV solutions provider signed the two contracts for projects totaling 62 MW once they are completed, which adds to their growing reputation and presence in China Read More
2016-06-27 18:52
The company expects order for 500 MW of projects in the state during 2016, which will bring its total to over 1 GW this year Read More
2016-06-27 18:15
An international show, sited alongside the EU PVSEC delivering exposure to key technologists, and a fast-growing storage market were three of the key takeaways the pv magazine team took away… Read More
2016-06-27 17:55
The Providencia solar project by French developer Neoen is divided into two blocks, a 76 MW plant which was awarded in an auction and a block of 25 MW which will provide electricity to distr… Read More
2016-06-27 16:55
The incentive program has been restructured to supply 75% of the budget to energy storage and to move to a block grant incentive system, among other changes Read More
2016-06-27 13:27
The plant was funded by investments from the local community, who will now benefit from the site in West Sussex, which is not only a source of clean energy for the community, but promotes bi… Read More
2016-06-27 11:08
The state-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation plans to install floating solar panels atop the Koyna dam – a hydel power complex located in Maharashtra, India Read More
2016-06-27 11:07
US company SunPower achieved an efficiency of 24.1% for a module using silicon cells, which is just the latest in a number of efficiency records for solar technology, showing that the module… Read More
2016-06-27 10:24
The German company has now been granted the EPC license in the country, which it expects to receive in July, and will allow IBC Solar to build large-scale PV projects through its own corpora… Read More
2016-06-27 08:46
Hong Kong developer Asia Clean Capital and Chinese solar company Canadian Solar will co-develop the projects on Mainland China, as the market for both utility-scale PV and rooftop PV heats u… Read More
2016-06-27 08:18
The Abu Dhabi clean energy firm to partner with Spain's GranSolar and Saudi-owned Fotowatio Renewable Ventures to develop phase three of the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum PV plant Read More
2016-06-24 15:01
The United Kingdom of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland has voted in yesterday’s referendum to end its membership in the European Union. What does this mean for the country… Read More
2016-06-24 14:50
China's coastal province, Jiangsu, was hit by a heavy tornado and hail on Thursday, causing at least 98 deaths and 800 injuries, while also causing damage to Canadian Solar and GCL System In… Read More
2016-06-24 14:00
The IESO’s latest report finds that behind-the-meter solar is driving down summer peaks, and driving the peaks of net demand later in the day Read More
2016-06-23 19:22
The agreement between Bancomext, KfW and GIZ has a special focus on solar and on financing large solar PV projects Read More
2016-06-23 18:29
Rocky Mountain Institute says that this clears the way for a potential renewable energy market of up to 400 GW Read More
2016-06-23 16:15
The order from an un-named Chinese PV maker will support 700 MW of wafer and cell capacity Read More
2016-06-23 14:05
A new IRENA report states that PV capacity could grow 10-fold over the next fourteen years, driven by cost reductions Read More
2016-06-23 13:34
Europe's post-boom solar markets delivering next-level services and technologies that look set to drive solar 2.0 Read More
2016-06-23 13:25
The Chinese manufacturer of high-grade polysilicon has been given approval for the RMB500 million (USD76 million) credit line from Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank, and will use it to increas… Read More
2016-06-23 09:43
Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the solar-powered plane in Seville on Thursday morning, achieving one of the most iconic stretches on the journey, and getting one step closer to completi… Read More
2016-06-22 21:16
As of today, Chatila has been replaced as CEO of the bankrupt renewable energy developer by restructuring officer John S. Dubel Read More
2016-06-22 19:14
Developers had petitioned ANEEL to modify the timeline for projects awarded in the first national solar PV auction, which was held in 2014 Read More
2016-06-22 17:37
The power company intends to use the proceeds to acquire and finance utility-scale solar PV and wind, while residential solar continues to stall in the core of its utility service area Read More
2016-06-22 17:17
In an interview with pv magazine, Mercom Capital CEO Raj Prabhu lays out his concerns about Tesla's proposed acquisition of SolarCity, pointing out that at the end of the day shareholders ha… Read More
2016-06-22 15:28
The award this year was a consolidation of various awards from previous years, with five winners taking home prizes. A theme for the winners was the projects’ social impacts on the com… Read More
2016-06-22 15:03
ABB, GPTech, Ingeteam, TMEIC and SolarEdge all unveil new inverter solutions for large-scale, commercial and the home on day one of the Intersolar show Read More
2016-06-22 14:22
The companies plan to build a 100 MW-AC PV plant in Jalisco, and a 70 MW plant in Yucatan Read More
2016-06-22 14:22
The companies plan to build a 100 MW-AC PV plant in Jalisco, and a 70 MW plant in Yucatan Read More
2016-06-22 13:45
The German off-grid solar provider has now installed over 50,000 systems in East Africa, meaning that a quarter of a million people receive sustainable electricity from its solar solutions… Read More
2016-06-22 10:51
The message at the opening press conference for the Intersolar Europe 2016 tradeshow was that growth is in the air in the solar industry, as prices experience a sharp decline. To take full a… Read More
2016-06-22 04:00
pv magazine has named the SonnenCommunity and NEXTracker’s NX Fusion as winners of its 2016 Array Changing Technologies award. The award recognizes excellence in downstream products, a… Read More
2016-06-16 15:55
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 electr… Read More
2016-06-16 14:22
The CFO of the world’s largest solar PV maker has resigned “to pursue other personal interests” Read More
2016-06-16 12:08
The Italian smart energy company will be taking care of the EPC activities for the project that was awarded under the World Bank’s “Scaling Solar” program, which saw record… Read More
2016-06-16 10:56
The facility was developed by German company J. v. G. Thoma and its subsidiary J. v. G. Jaha Energy in Pristina, Kosovo, and will look to supply the growing solar market in the region Read More
2016-06-16 10:14
A report from the German Engineering Federation shows that incoming orders for PV manufacturing equipment have more than doubled in Germany since the same period last year, which has mainly… Read More
2016-06-16 10:10
New report suggests that PV inverters and module level power electronics will grow by an average annual rate of 11% between now and 2020, with central inverters set to relinquish market domi… Read More
2016-06-16 08:29
The Canada-based company announced the signing of a Letter of Intent with a “major Original Equipment Manufacturer” for delivery of its lithium-ion battery modules, as the market… Read More
2016-06-15 19:19
The auction will be completed in December. The solicitation plans for a 100 MW block for solar PV and 70 MW for wind Read More
2016-06-15 17:37
The new efficiency bests Solar Frontier’s thin film record set six months ago by 0.3% Read More
2016-06-15 16:52
A bankruptcy court has approved additional funding for SunEdison from existing lenders Read More
2016-06-15 14:11
Black sheep campaign: PV panel manufacturers selling plug connectors as MC4 compatible is nothing unusual. Two operators who have installed such modules are now struggling with lost insuranc… Read More
2016-06-15 08:18
The Kingdom is calling on international investors to back two 50 MW PV projects in an inaugural tender by the Saudi Electricity Co. Expressions of interest should be submitted by June 20 Read More
2016-06-15 07:50
Virtual power plant plan will see 300 New York homes fitted with solar panels and battery to create system designed to feed stored energy to grid managed by utility, Con Edison Read More
2016-06-15 07:22
New report from the International Renewable Energy Agency suggests that the average cost for electricity generated by solar PV could decrease by as much as 59% by 2025 compared to 2015 price… Read More
2016-06-14 17:41
The German-American PV maker has now reached 550 MW of annual module capacity at its facility near Portland, Oregon, and has additionally begun production of 5-busbar cells and monocrystalli… Read More
2016-06-14 15:13
As part of our pv magazine LIVE series, we bring you a new video report from SolarWorld’s 2016 Installer Summit in Portland Oregon, including commentary from SolarWorld Americas Presid… Read More
2016-06-14 14:36
First Solar, Enel, and Neoen won tenders to develop large-scale solar PV plants in Zambia under the World Bank’s "Scaling Solar" program, with electricity to be sold for as little as 6… Read More
2016-06-14 12:43
Black Sheep campaign: Some PV panels or batches of modules are susceptible to potential induced degradation (PID), while others are scarcely affected. Currently, many PV farm operators are e… Read More
2016-06-14 12:33
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 Read More
2016-06-14 11:57
Chinese module manufacturer increases revenue, module shipments and gross margin in first quarter of 2016 following concerted effort to supply higher cost markets Read More
2016-06-14 11:04
The 2.68 MWh storage system will be supplied by German commercial system manufacturer Tesvolt, and will be connected to a 3.3 MW PV plant as part of an agricultural project Read More
2016-06-14 10:14
The installation target, released late in the year, limits PV installations to 18.1 GW, however, there are various PV projects that are not included in the target, which could see total inst… Read More
2016-06-14 09:20
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 Read More
2016-06-13 18:30
This weekend the solar-powered plane landed in New York City, as the latest leg of its round-the-world tour Read More
2016-06-10 15:35
pv magazine’s ongoing Black Sheep campaign has uncovered a case in which a module supplier shipped modules that appear to have relabeled with a false module power rating. On further in… Read More
2016-06-10 13:57
Reports have emerged that electronics giant Apple is looking to sell solar electricity. Apple has formed the Apple Energy subsidiary, with an aim to trade electricity and potentially retail… Read More
2016-06-10 12:55
Switzerland's Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has used vacuum coating to deposit and grow a perovskite semiconductor layer, resulting in a 19.6% efficient cell… Read More
2016-06-10 12:10
A 7 MW utility scale battery has been coupled with a 4.2 MW PV array in the Village of Minister, Ohio, to provide a range of electricity supply services to the community. The array was commi… Read More
2016-06-09 15:52
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 generat… Read More
2016-06-09 15:52
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 generat… Read More
2016-06-09 14:30
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 a… Read More
2016-06-09 12:35
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 Read More
2016-06-09 10:51
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… Read More
2016-06-09 10:14
Chinese inverter supplier Sungrow reports that it has grown to become the leading Chinese inverter supplier to the Australian residential market, recording 50 MW of shipments to the small sc… Read More
2016-06-09 08:59
With production starting at the Tom Burke PV power plant, the Italian company now has nearly 160 MW of installed capacity in South Africa, as Enel’s groundbreaking year continues Read More
2016-06-09 04:01
The nation added 1.66 GW-DCof solar PV during the quarter, and GTM Research is forecasting a near doubling of the market over the full year to 14.5 GW Read More
2016-06-08 16:04
Trina Solar has passed the 1 GW milestone in its supply to India. Trina claims it now enjoys 20% market share in India, which is tipped to double in PV market size in 2016 Read More
2016-06-08 16:04
Trina Solar has passed the 1 GW milestone in its supply to India. Trina claims it now enjoys 20% market share in India, which is tipped to double in PV market size in 2016 Read More
2016-06-08 15:45
The German Federal Cabinet has approved a draft of the EEG, which will see a tender for PV projects larger than 750 kWp, with 600 MW of large scale solar capacity to be tendered annually. Th… Read More
2016-06-08 09:21
The 10.6 MW solar and 6 MW storage project at the DeGrussa mine site in remote Western Australia has reached full operation. The project has been heralded as an important proof-of-concept at… Read More
2016-06-08 09:06
Solar PV produced one third more electricity than coal in the UK during May. Data compiled by Carbon Brief reveals that solar arrays pumped 1,336 GWh of electricity in the UK's grid during l… Read More
2016-06-07 14:38
After first pushing backs its renewable goals, Saudi Arabia looks to have vastly reduced plans for PV and CSP deployment. Reports coming out of the country today say that the Energy Minister… Read More
2016-06-07 11:56
The Indian solar developer plans to build three large-scale PV plants in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Rajasthan, company confirms Read More
UK: Despite Record Growth, 'sudden And Severe' Policy Changes Harming Renewable Sector, Report Finds
2016-06-07 11:26
The Renewable Energy Association's report on the state of the British clean energy landscape warns that strong growth in recent years is threatened by repeated policy interventions by govern… Read More
2016-06-07 09:06
With the U.K. set to go to the polls on June 23rd to vote on an In/Out referendum on the country's EU membership, pv magazine caught up with James Watson, a Brit and the CEO of SolarPower Eu… Read More
2016-06-07 08:14
Report forecasts India to install around 5 GW of new solar capacity this year, and reveals a bulging solar pipeline that has surpassed 22 GW Read More
2016-06-03 15:06
GTM Research expects Latin America’s solar market to grow 55% over last year’s levels, as a breakout year for solar in Mexico and Brazil Read More
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