Solar

BMW to draw 20 pc power from solar farm at Chennai plant

German luxury carmaker BMW plans to establish a solar power project at its factory in Chennai, India, by 2016. The project would help the Munich-based...

SunEdison among prospects to build 86-MW solar plant in SA

American renewable energy developer SunEdison is a preferred bidder for an 86-megawatt DC solar photovoltaic project in South Africa. The project, Droogfontein 2, is to...

Punjab village gets satellite-controlled solar plant

Lalpur, a village in Hoshiarpur district of the Indian state Punjab, has completed a satellite-controlled solar power plant. It is being claimed to be...

Yingli delivers over 13-gigawatt of panels worldwide till Q2

Chinese solar panel manufacturer Yingli Green Energy surpassed delivery of 13 gigawatts of solar panels worldwide by the end of the first quarter of...

Report: US added 5.3 gigawatts of solar capacity in 2014

Washington-based Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) has released a report on the US solar power industry and utility rankings for 2014. According to the report,...

Priority status for solar power will aid smaller players

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently revised its priority sector lending (PSL) guidelines. Now medium enterprises, social infrastructure and renewable energy (RE) will...

Atlantic completes 250KW utility project in Canada

Atlantic Wind and Solar has completed construction of three utility-scale solar farms totaling 250 KW at Mississauga in Ontario, Canada. Atlantic Solar, the Canadian...

Royalty Exchange offers NC solar farm for investment

Online royalty marketplace Royalty Exchange has offered an investment opportunity in a North Carolina-based solar farm. The new 1.4-megawatt farm went into operation earlier this...