Utah Municipal Power Agency (UMPA) has signed off on an agreement with sPower to provide renewable energy to six cities within the state by way of an 80MW PV installation.
PPA unveiled alongside 160MW wind deal with Duke Energy set to help US telecoms giant save 10 times more greenhouse gas than its operations emit by 2025.
Q CELLS launches "largest solar factory in western hemisphere," Sungrow touts new product line in India, Arctech and Risen announce deals in Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
Pressure from buoyant Greens and climate strikes sees Merkel-led coalition axe measure but PV reps warn lack of expansion targets will complicate filling gaps from fossil fuel phase-outs.
Deal to procure 1.6GW of renewables worldwide will see Silicon Valley giant purchase 720MW of PV in the US, 160MW in Denmark and 125MW from Chilean solar-plus-wind hybrid.
Traditionally wind-leaning Nordic state could witness PV surge from 998MW in 2018 to 5GW in 2030 and 7.3GW by 2040 via mix of auction and free-market approach, government stats show.
Baltimore firm will sell power from under-construction PV plant to Johns Hopkins University, retail giant TJX Companies and food group McCormick & Company.
