Both yieldco subsidiaries of bankrupt renewables firm SunEdison have said they were seeking mergers or sales of their entire businesses after it became increasingly possible that SunEdison would not emerge from bankruptcy proceedings.
Fraunhofer ISE said it was spearheading the largest research project (APV-Resola) in Germany to establish whether the dual use of land for the production of electricity using photovoltaic (PV) modules can be commercially viable with a range of crops grown on the same land.
US car maker General Motors to add 30MW of solar arrays in China, as it commits to 100% renewable energy by 2050 across its global operations in 59 countries.
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) US residential solar installations are expected to increase by 21% in 2016, yet growth in 2017 is expected to be a tepid 0.3%.
Idealab company Edisun Microgrids launched a new rooftop tracker for commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftops that could achieve significant savings, at this year’s Solar Power International (SPI) convention.
US-based solar PV installer Sunworks said it had selected SolarEdge Technologies has its preferred inverter supplier on the back of expected residential market growth in the fourth quarter of 2016 onwards.
With competition in the tracker marketplace becoming extremely fierce, rival companies are adding new features all the time aimed at minimising installation and operation costs, and enhancing durability. Here we profile some of the single-axis trackers currently available on the market and the innovative design features they offer.
Germany-based PV firm IBC solar has signed an EPC contract with Indian conglomerate LN Bangur Group for a 22.5MW solar PV system in near Phalodi in Rajasthan, India.
Oriana Energy, a subsidiary of Sonnedix Group, and Miami-headquartered solar firm Yarotek have started producing energy from a 58MW (45MWac) solar plant in Puerto Rico.
Despite US solar rapidly transitioning from an alternative energy source into a leading energy solution in recent years, barriers in regulation, communication and technology still prevent the industry from taking off into the mainstream arena, according to a panel of experts at Solar Power International (SPI) 2016.
