Power Plants

Nine of Europe’s biggest energy companies have called for reforms to Europe’s energy system that would see subsidies for established renewable forms such as solar scaled back.

The Mexican Environment Ministry has confirmed it is in talks to sign a power purchase agreement (PPA) that would support a new 30MW power plant.

Inverter manufacturer Solectrica’s SGI 500XT’s transformer inverters have been selected by Argrand Energy Solutions for a 2.3MW project in North Carolina.

Commercial and industrial customers of US energy and energy services retailer Direct Energy will soon be able to utilise solar power at ‘little or no upfront cost’, following an agreement the company has signed with PV energy services provider SolarCity.

Taking advantage of a general run-up in solar sector shares on both the NASDAQ and NYSE, several leading companies are planning to sell new tranches of stock, including Yingli Green, SunEdison and GT Advanced Technologies.

German consumers are not given enough information about storage options when it comes to purchasing and comparing solar power systems, according to a report published by EUPD Research.

A surge in PV demand across the Americas is likely but it will require policy changes to support it, according to a report by NPD SolarBuzz.

California's state Senate yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of fiercely contested residential rate reforms.

Projects being developed by Panasonic Eco Solutions North America will use 3.4MW of ReneSola’s multicrystalline modules, the first time its modules have been selected by Panasonic.

After months of negotiations, the Netherlands government has reached an agreement on energy policy reforms.