Solar

SmartTrak solar tracker eyes IPO, to double headcount

​Hyderabad-based SmartTrak Solar Systems, a provider of sun tracking technology in India, announced plans to raise funds through IPO to support rigorous expansion in...

Duke Energy plans heavy investments in solar projects

Duke Energy is making a $500 million commitment to solar power in North Carolina that helps it meet North Carolina’s Renewable Energy and Energy...

India to boost up solar target fivefold to 15 GW

India is planning to boost its solar energy target to 15 GW by 2019, more than five times current capacity, according to latest official...

Earth Infra plans Rs 600-cr solar investment in tie-up with Japan

The realty firm Earth Infrastructures will enter solar energy market in association with Japanese firms with an initial investment of Rs 600 crore. As part...

Tamil Nadu sets new tariff to rejuvenate solar policy

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has introduced a price for solar-power producers as it was unsuccessful to bring in investments for last...

Verizon to invest $ 13 m for 3 new solar projects in New Jersey

Verizon is planning to invest more than $13 million to install 3.5 megawatts of new solar power systems at facilities in Carteret, Freehold and...

Suntech, Greenfield deal with youmex for UK plant financing

Shunfeng Photovoltaic and Greenfield Solar have entered into an alliance with youmex, based in Germany to finance and sell their solar farm projects pipeline...

Japan replaces metal solar PV racks with thinned wood

Several firms in Japan have started replacing aluminum and steel PV racks with wooden ones made of thinned cypress or cedar trees for solar...