Seven Japanese companies have been celebrating the ground breaking of their solar and wind power project at a ceremony held today at the project site in Midorigahama, Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture in Japan.
A third New Zealand-funded PV system has been completed in Tokelau which means that the New Zealand-owned territory now has the capabilities to be powered by 100% solar energy, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully said.
Law firm Metaxas & Associates has submitted an action for annulment on behalf of several unnamed Greek and foreign PV investors to the Greek Council of State. The action of annulment calls for a u-turn on the council’s decision to suspend the submission of new PV project applications for grid connection.
French CPV manufacturer Soitec has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with South Africa’s public utility Eskom for its planned 44MWp Touwsrivier power plant.
Algerian state-owned utility Sonelgaz is planning to build 4.2GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 in a move designed to meet future domestic demand and establish an export market for electricity.
A report conducted by Clean Power Research for the Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (MSEIA) and the Pennsylvania Solar Energy Industries Association (PASEIA) notes that New Jersey and Pennsylvania deliver cost friendly solar power to consumers.
