Solar industry and environmental groups in Colorado have united to oppose proposals by utility company Xcel Energy they say could restrict the growth of rooftop PV in the state.
The European Commission (EC) has been accused of using biased information from Europressedienst, the German-based market and media consultancy that provided statistics for the EU/China dumping dispute.
Three in four California residential rooftop PV plants are now leased, as opposed to purchased and installed by the resident, according to a study by global think-tank Climate Policy Initiative (CPI).
Yieldcos like the one launched by NRG Energy last week could transform access to capital particularly for distributed solar generation, said a leading renewable energy adviser
Plans to build a fully integrated PV supply chain within Saudi Arabia are continuing slowly with reports that Idea Polysilicon Company (IPC) has received four bids to build its proposed 10,000MT polysilicon plant and ingot/wafer operations.
Specialist bank Investec is investing ZAR8 billion (US$813 million) in South Africa’s renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme (REIPPPP).
A 30-year Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) has been offered by Uruguay’s state-owned power company to Netherlands-based solar developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, following a tender process which opened on 27 May this year.
A landmark case in the Indian state of Gujarat is wasting the solar sector’s resources and creating unnecessary uncertainty, according to the managing director of SunBorne Energy.
Taiwan-based research firm, EnergyTrend, has said that Taiwan-based solar cell producers shipped 3.2GW of cells in the first half of 2013 on the back of anti-dumping duties against China in the US and EU.
