Power Plants

Renewable energy accounted for a record share of global energy consumption last year, but so too did coal, hitting its highest level since 1970.

PacifiCorp’s Utah utility, Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) has proposed a monthly charge for solar customers.

Independent power producer, Tenaska, has reached financial close on its 150MW Imperial Solar Energy Center West project in California.

Silicon solar cell and module manufacturer Suniva, Inc. is powering Florida’s first-ever solar powered water treatment plant.

The Chinese government has announced changes to tax rules for distributed PV as it looks to make up ground on its 8GW target for 2014.

SunEdison has signed a master services agreement with PV tracker systems firm, NEXTracker to supply 1.85GW of its tracker systems for PV power plant projects of a three year period.

Solar Frontier's Atushiko Hirano explains how the thin-film manufacturer's new factory in Japan will serve as a blueprint for expansion into other parts of the world.

Nearly 60% of commercial and residential consumers in India favour solar as a future power source, according to market analyst firm Mercom Capital.

The US government’s development finance institution, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is to provide US$230 million for a solar power project in Chile.

US residential solar company Sunrun has welcomed a piece of legislation in California that could help drive down soft costs, by streamlining the permitting and inspection process for new PV systems.