Solar

Facebook working on solar operated drones that beam internet access to Earth

Facebook is experimenting on unmanned drones operating on solar energy, to provide internet access to people across the globe. Named Aquila, the drones will take...

Grid Alternatives to start Colorado solar community program for low income citizens

GRID Alternatives has announced a partnership with Grand Valley Power (GVP) to produce a community solar garden for low-income groups in Grand Junction, Colorado. The...

SunEdison to buy 100 MWh batteries for micro-grids in India

SunEdison plans to purchase vanadium flow batteries of more than 100 MWh to power rural electrification and micro-grid projects in India. The US renewable energy...

JinkoSolar wins 104 MW solar project in Utah

JinkoSolar will be supplying 104 MW dc of PV solar panels for the Utah Red Hills Renewable Park project. JinkoSolar will deliver over 340,000 of...

Nellis Air Force Base to install 15 MW solar plant

NV Energy has won a contract to build 15 MW of solar plant at the Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas of US...

EDF signs PPA to buy clean energy from Primrose Solar plants in UK

EDF Renewable has entered into a 15 year PPA with Primrose Solar for purchasing energy produced across 104 MW of solar farms in UK. The...

Soventix planning 50 MW solar plant in Chile’s Atacama region

The Chilean arm of the German PV systems integrator Soventix is planning a 50MW project, Cochayuyo, in the Atacama region. The $73 million project will...

SPI signs EPC pact with Jingzhaolai PV in Inner Mongolia

Solar power project developer Solar Power Inc (SPI) is to provide engineering, procurement and development (EPC) services to Jingzhaolai PV Power Co on a...