Other Industry News

Study: Grid parity likely for Indian solar projects in another 3 years

Declining capital costs, increase in efficiency, affinity with utility-scale projects and investment despite long-term RoI are all contributing to solar photovoltaic energy production at...

MNRE implementing 1-lakh solar pump program through NABARD

The ministry for new and renewable energy (MNRE) of India is implementing a program for the installation of 1 lakh solar-energy-powered pumps through National...

Study: CIGS, CPV top alternatives in solar PV technology

Besides crystalline silicon what? There are just a handful of alternatives among the thousands of soon-to-be-patented or patented solar photovoltaic technologies that fit the...

ABB marks quarter of slow, steady growth

Swiss multinational ABB Group has had a tough second quarter. The company has stated in its Q2, 2015, report that macroeconomic and geopolitical developments...

India publishes draft Renewable Energy Act for suggestions from stakeholders

India’s ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has published a draft Renewable Energy Act. It now awaits suggestions from the public before feasible...

BNEF revises figures in Q2, 2015 report

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has made corrections in parts of its report for Q2, 2015, which it had released on Friday. According to BNEF,...

Australia trips clean energy growth with ban on rooftop solar, wind projects

Australia has choked investment in rooftop solar and wind farms. The country’s government has directed Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), the national renewable energy investment...

Small-scale solar projects find encouraging patronage in Q2 2015

Global clean energy investment appears to have its bearings set for small-scale solar projects even as worldwide investment in clean energy has dipped. An analysis...