Americas

Zambia plans another 500MW of renewables auctions, NTPC installs robot cleaners, aleo and DC Solar install commercial system in US, GE Renewable Energy equips first US commercial solar-wind hybrid project and Soltage brings a 3.7MW solar project online in Massachusetts.

Xcel Energy has commissioned seven new community solar gardens, totalling 32MW in Minnesota.

California-based PV energy provider Vasari Energy is jumping on the new US solar hotspot Texas with plans to develop 500MW of solar by the end of the year.

This week's Movers & Shakers includes a celebration of clean energy with the #CleanEnergyJobs campaign revealing that the industry employs over 3 million Americans to date. The segment also includes NRG and ABB appointing new board members, Germany's KACO expanding into Asian markets and the SEIA hiring Dana Sleeper as its new head of external affairs.

Facebook has chosen New Mexico-based renewable energy firm Affordable Solar to build 30MW of solar PV for its ‘Facebook Data Center’ in Los Lunas.

Residential solar provider Vivint Solar announced Wednesday that it has surpassed more than 100,000 PV energy systems installed for residential solar customers.

SunLink Corporation announced Wednesday that it has been selected by Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE) to provide its GeoPro fixed tilt solution for a 165MW portfolio of three ground-mounted solar projects in Florida.

Tesla, Inc reported significantly lower than guided solar installations for the fourth quarter of 2016, after the first quarter of integration of acquired SolarCity.

Leading residential installer SolarCity is extending its solar services and 10-year loan programme into Northern Virginia.

Singapore’s Phoenix Solar has received a contract from IKEA Southeast Asia to design and develop a 1MW solar system on the roof of IKEA Tampines.