The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) held a public hearing yesterday to discuss the state’s proposed amendment to existing net metering policy – namely, to cut existing financial incentives for new and existing users.
India’s installed cell and module manufacturing capacity has reached 1,468MW and 5,848MW respectively as of 30 June 2016, according to figures released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
Leading US residential installer SolarCity announced yesterday that it has partnered with Credit Suisse to finance more than US$300 million in solar projects.
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on Friday officially launched an operations and maintenance (O&M) working group that will be open to the entire association’s membership for the purposes of “standardising O&M contracts and set service expectations”.
Ranger Solar and the Loring Development Authority announced that a new lease has been agreed to that will pave the way for the largest PV installation in New England.
Former China-based integrated PV manufacturer LDK Solar, which entered liquidation proceedings in the Cayman Islands and bankruptcy in mainland China has resulted in major creditor losses and its wafer and cell production operations being acquired.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed up to AU$18 million in funding to build the first phase of a AU$120 million solar-wind-storage project by Windlab and Eurus that will deliver renewable energy on demand.
Financiers Connor, Clark & Lund Infrastructure and Samsung Renewable Energy have closed a CA$633 million solar bond financing for the 100MW Kingston Solar project in Canada.
