PV, onshore wind new-builds already the most competitive option for two-thirds of global population, BNEF review finds as lockdown dynamics unlock surge of cheap clean power.
Tax breaks, digitalised processes and the trimming of red tape are all part of wishlist of 320-plus firms polled by the Global Solar Council, which set out to check the worldwide pulse of industry.
US solar residential player facing layoffs and 2020 uncertainty appoints Tom vonReichbauer as CFO, enlisting individual with past senior roles at Ford, Tesla, Nest and Google.
Leading monocrystalline wafer producer and ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member LONGi Green Energy Technology (LONGi Group) set new record revenue, profitability and product shipments levels in 2019, while continuing growth through the challenging first quarter of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Power purchase agreements (PPAs) have been signed between First Solar and two community energy utility groups for energy from a 100MW solar power plant with 50MWh of energy storage in California’s Kern County.
A round-up of recent news from the US market, as a VPPA-backed project in North Carolina secures financing and Kansas’ largest utility-scale solar farm comes onstream.
The slowdown of the global economy in 2020 is ultimately going to impact the guidance and forecasting offered by all PV manufacturers during the first couple of months of the year, prior to the effects of COVID-19.
Firm says green energy ‘mission’ will steer actions at time of COVID-19 uncertainty, as shareholders back US$500m raise to fund US$1.8bn plan to deploy solar and wind in Chile and Colombia.
