Efforts to force the government to reverse policy decisions that damaged the solar industry received a boost when the constitutional court in Rome accepted the legitimacy of the case.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has proposed reauthorizing a voluntary system including best practice standards for solar businesses, which is to be run by the Clean Energy Council (CEC) for five years.
Major PV energy provider (PVEP) SunPower has purchased the complete US PV power plant project pipeline of Australia-based renewable energy developer Infigen Energy.
Southern California Edison (SCE), one of California’s three investor-owned electric utilities, is making moves to procure nearly 105MW more solar generation capacity, some on a competitive basis.
India-based module manufacturer Rolta Power and China-based Zhenfa New Energy Science and Technology Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop 2GW of solar projects in India.
The Brazilian Government's Energy Research Agency (EPE) has registered 649 solar projects totalling 20.9GW capacity for the its second Reserve Energy Auction, scheduled for 13 November this year.
Canadian Solar Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has completed construction of the largest solar project in Canada, a 100MW PV plant in Ontario.
Massachusetts-based PV project developer Solect Energy announced that it has reached 20MW of solar power through over 150 finished commercial-scale projects — highlighting the company’s focus on delivering solar solutions to small and medium-sized businesses and groups across “The Bay State.”
By 2020, solar PV will be “cost-competitive with retail electricity prices in a significant portion of the world”, clean technology market consulting and research firm Navigant Research has found.
Sungrow Power Supply Co. and SUMEC New Energy Development have signed a cooperation agreement with the Lingbi People's Government for the construction of a 200MW solar power project in the Anhui province of China.
