The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is to hold an auction for solar energy in August this year requiring a total investment of more than BRL1 billion (US$253 million), according to the state's government.
The extension of solar investment tax credits (ITC) will support steady growth in US PV deployment, according to a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
According to a new Fitch Ratings report, fixed-price power purchase agreements and public incentives have proven to help shield renewable energy from pricing risk.
PV industry leader JinkoSolar announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc., will begin providing residential PV financing to consumers through the GreenSky programme in the US.
The “extraordinary amount” of money Germany has spent transitioning away from fossil fuels and nuclear is looking increasingly like an investment in the country’s future competitiveness, according to the chief economist of the US Underwriters’ Laboratory.
Canada-based renewables firm SkyPower has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the Indian state of Telangana for four PV projects totaling 200MW combined.
