New Generation Power (NGP) and local company Motir Seaspire have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nigeria’s government to build 1.2GW of solar PV projects. The partners estimate total investment will exceed $2bn, with construction of the first project to begin soon. Once completed, the Nigerian Solar Project’s components are expected to deliver … Continue reading Solar energy in Nigeria: New Generation Power inks 1.2 GW photovoltaic deal
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Canadian Solar Supplies Modules for Major Solar Power Project in Georgia
Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company”, or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced that its modules will power a series of projects in Georgia totaling 5.1 MW with Atlanta-based solar developer and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) provider SolAmerica Energy, LLC. As the sole provider of photovoltaic (PV) … Continue reading Canadian Solar Supplies Modules for Major Solar Power Project in Georgia
Continue readingFraunhofer CSE Completes Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) successfully completed the first public installation and interconnection of its Plug and Play PV Systems, a novel residential rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system, at its Plug and Play Demo Day. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initative, the Plug and Play System is a holistic approach … Continue reading Fraunhofer CSE Completes Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
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Trina Solar wins solar power contract in Jordan for 10-MW photovoltaic plant
Trina Solar Limited has signed a contract with Shamsuna Power Company for the development of a 10-megawatt (MW) solar farm, Shamsuna Solar Project, in Aqaba, Jordan. Per the agreement, the company will initially provide design and construction support for the project. Upon completion, Trina Solar will also operate and maintain the solar farm under a … Continue reading Trina Solar wins solar power contract in Jordan for 10-MW photovoltaic plant
Continue readingSunnnova gets $250 million funding to expand its solar power business
US solar company Sunnova Energy has secured $250m in fresh funding to fuel continued growth. This round of financing was the largest amount ever raised by a private residential solar service company in America. Sunnova’s total funding now stands at approximately $500m. The company will use the money to continue its rapid growth and expand its … Continue reading Sunnnova gets $250 million funding to expand its solar power business
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America could power itself 100 times over with solar energy, Concentrated Solar Power and Photovoltaic
In a new report, the Environment America Research and Policy Center seeks to visualize and quantify this potential as it pertains to the United States. The report argues that the U.S. “has the potential to produce more than 100 times as much electricity from solar PV and concentrating solar power (CSP) installations as the nation … Continue reading America could power itself 100 times over with solar energy, Concentrated Solar Power and Photovoltaic
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Antonio Luque, photovoltaic solar pioneer in Spain, to receive $60,000 B?er award
Antonio Luque, professor and director of the Institute of Solar Energy at the Technical University of Madrid, Spain, will receive the Karl W. B?er Solar Energy Medal of Merit at a ceremony to be held at the University of Delaware on March 13, 2015. The medal and a cash award of $60,000, funded by the … Continue reading Antonio Luque, photovoltaic solar pioneer in Spain, to receive $60,000 B?er award
Continue readingAmerican Firm plans 1200 MW solar power plant in Nigeria
A consortium of American investors in renewable energy has pledged to deliver in two years, 1,200 megawatts (MW) of solar-powered electricity in Nigeria.Nigeria’s Thisday newspaper report on Tuesday said that the consortium, operating under the auspices of MOTIR SEASPIRE and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo in … Continue reading American Firm plans 1200 MW solar power plant in Nigeria
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India plans to install 100,000 MW of solar energy, photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power, by 2022
India is working at revising the solar power target to 100,000 MW for 2022 from the current 20,000 MW. “We have reset the targets of renewable energy. The earlier target for solar energy was 20,000 MW till 2022, which we are trying to reset to 100,000 MW,” he said at an event here organised … Continue reading India plans to install 100,000 MW of solar energy, photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power, by 2022
Continue readingTrina Solar sets new efficiency record for photovoltaic silicon cells
Trina Solar said Monday that it had set new world records for high efficiency p-type and n-type silicon solar cells. Trina researchers achieved the results at the company’s State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology in Changzhou. The p-type mono-crystalline silicon solar cell on an industrial Cz wafer, which integrates advanced technologies including back … Continue reading Trina Solar sets new efficiency record for photovoltaic silicon cells
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New solar power plant in Serbia
Renewable energy sources account for 21 percent of Serbia’s power production at the moment and that share will have to go up to 27 percent by 2020. Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic opened in Kladovo on Saturday the largest solar power plant in Serbia, owned by a Serbian company that invested EUR … Continue reading New solar power plant in Serbia
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New battery could propel renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
One of the largest obstacles to the viability of renewable energy, like wind energy and solar power, is the process of storing and transporting the power once the energy’s been converted to electricity. That obstacle has shrunk in recent years, as technology has improved. Now, a bigger, cleaner and more powerful battery is hitting the … Continue reading New battery could propel renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
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Dutch test SolaRoad solar photovoltaic panels on bike path
A project dubbed “SolaRoad” gets underway in the Netherlands this week, testing roadways as a potential canvas to collect solar energy. Fittingly for the cycle-crazy Dutch, the first SolaRoad is a bike path not far from Amsterdam. The path is built of massive, Lego-like modules of solar panels embedded in concrete, each with heavy-duty glass … Continue reading Dutch test SolaRoad solar photovoltaic panels on bike path
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Residential Solar Energy Storage Market to Grow by Factor of 10 from 2014 to 2018
The global market for grid-connected residential photovoltaic (PV) solar installations coupled with energy storage is predicted to grow tenfold to reach more than 900 megawatts (MW) in 2018, up from just 90 MW in 2014, according to new analysis from IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS). This expanding opportunity for PV companies and battery manufacturers largely will … Continue reading Residential Solar Energy Storage Market to Grow by Factor of 10 from 2014 to 2018
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343 MW Solar Power Plants Under Construction in Algeria
Several photovoltaic solar power plant projects with a total capacity of 343 megawatts (MW) are underway in Algeria, the representative of the electricity and renewable energy company (SKTM, a Sonelgaz group’s subsidiary) said Tuesday at a seminar in Algiers. Those projects are being carried out especially in the provinces of the High Plateaux and … Continue reading 343 MW Solar Power Plants Under Construction in Algeria
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Peru aims to cover rural electrical gap with solar photovoltaic panels by 2020
Peru plans to nearly close its gap in electrical coverage in rural regions by the end of the decade with a recently-awarded $28.5 million solar-energy contract, the government said on Wednesday. Ergon Peru S.A.C., which beat one other bidder on the contract awarded on Friday, will install 500,000 solar panels across Peru and guarantee their … Continue reading Peru aims to cover rural electrical gap with solar photovoltaic panels by 2020
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I Spanish Solar Forum
This November will take place in Madrid the “I Spanish Solar Forum: Challenges of the PV Energy without Public Economic Support” organized by the Spanish Photovoltaic Union (UNEF). The first edition of this Forum, seeks to provide a yearly meeting point and a place for debate for the Photovoltaic Solar Industry in Spain, which has … Continue reading I Spanish Solar Forum
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Bolivia’s first solar power plant
Yingli Green Energy subsidiary Yingli Spain has supplied more than 5 MW of solar panels for Bolivia’s first solar power plant. Isotron, a subsidiary of Spanish energy company Isastur and a global PV project developer and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services provider, installed more than 17,000 solar panels for the plant — Bolvia’s largest … Continue reading Bolivia’s first solar power plant
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Largest African Solar Energy Plant Comes Online In South Africa
96 megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) project helps power the South African electric grid with renewable energy, creates jobs, and investment. SolarReserve, a leading global developer of utility-scale solar power projects and advanced solar thermal technology, today announced that the 96 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) Jasper solar power project completed construction and is fully operational, … Continue reading Largest African Solar Energy Plant Comes Online In South Africa
Continue readingSunPower acquires Photovoltaic (PV) developer SolarBridge
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) today expanded its product portfolio for its residential customers with the acquisition of SolarBridge Technologies, Inc., a leader in integrated microinverter technologies for the solar industry. SunPower will utilize this technology, which converts direct current (DC) generated by a single solar photovoltaic panel into alternating current (AC), to develop next generation … Continue reading SunPower acquires Photovoltaic (PV) developer SolarBridge
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