Solar

Solar PV cumulative operating capacity crossed 135 GW in 2013

Global cumulative operating capacity of solar Photovoltaic (PV) installations crossed over 135 GW in 2013, according to the Global Solar Photovoltaic Installations, 2014, market...

Vikram Solar enters Ireland solar market

Vikram Solar, producer of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, has entered into the PV market in Ireland with the project completion of a roof-top installation...

Sierra Leone signs 6MW Freetown Solar Park project in West Africa

Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone, West Africa has signed a loan deal for 6MW Freetown solar...

PSEG Solar Source to acquire 13 MW DC facility from juwi solar

PSEG Solar Source has agreed to acquire a 13 MW DC solar energy facility from juwi solar (JSI) for $22 million. The acquisition will increase...

Ascent Solar selected for Vanguard’s NASA SBIR program

Ascent Solar Technologies has signed a contract with Vanguard Space Technologies for their NASA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. is designed to develop an...

Hitachi and NTT start solar plant operations in Ibaraki, Japan

NTT Facilities and Hitachi Capital have begun operations at separate solar power stations northeast of Tokyo, reported Bloomberg Businessweek. A 12.7 MW solar station started...

Qatar Solar Energy and Kazatomprom join hands for solar power projects

Qatar Solar Energy (QSE), the solar technology development and manufacturing facility in the MENA region, has signed a prime agreement with Kazatomprom, an energy...

First solarpowered robot for farmers unveiled in Australia

A new solar-powered robot has been designed in Australia to help farmers collect data on pests and plant disease, pick weeds, and even harvest crops...