Solar

SunEdison purchases 1.6 GW of turbines for First Wind projects

SunEdison announced it has acquired new wind turbines that will help build 1.6 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy projects qualifying for U.S. federal production...

SolarReserve-led consortium bags 100 MW solar project in S Africa

A consortium led by SolarReserve and International Company for Water and Power Projects (ACWA Power) has been selected as the preferred bidder for a 100 megawatt...

Russia to open 200 MW solar module manufacturing plant

Solar Systems are launching a new solar cell and PV module manufacturing unit in Russia to meet the budding demand for solar panels in...

First Wind to establish 100 MW of Idaho solar projects

US firm First Wind has secured regulatory clearance for 20-years of PPA agreement to construct 100 MW of five solar projects in Idaho. Idaho Public...

Terraform acquires 26MW solar plants from SunEdison for $47mn

SunEdison announced that Terraform has acquired 21 U.S. distributed generation (DG) solar power plants comprising 26 MW from SunEdison for $47 million. The portfolio has...

Pakistan gets ready to integrate solar into national power grid

Pakistan is preparing to connect solar energy to its power grid and implement net metering to encourage users to go solar, says a report...

Google invests in $188 million Utah solar project

Google is investing in Utah Red Hills Renewable Energy Park, which is touted as the largest solar power plant in Utah. The $188 million project...

Building Applied Photovoltaics market growing due to Feed-in-Tariff

Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) rates implemented across various regions, as well as the supportive government subsidy schemes, will spur the demand for Building Applied Photovoltaics (BAPV)...