The Canadian federal government has pledged to run all its operations on renewable energy by 2025, according to environment minister Catherine McKenna.
After it was uncovered that utilities were engaging in a misleading strategy to dupe consumers into believing Amendment 1 was pro-solar, solar advocates have requested the Supreme Court to embargo the results of the vote until a decision is made.
Whilst the US is destined for a tectonic shift in its energy landscape under either prospective president, new analysis from Lux Research suggests that Trump’s policies would leave emissions 16% higher after two terms than Clinton’s.
Leading CdTe thin-film producer First Solar has reacted to plummeting global PV module and PV power plant PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) prices by undertaking a major review of its production capacity requirements and planned migrations to its Series 5 and Series 6 modules.
Soltec, a manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers, is expected to provide 21MW of its SF Utility tracker equipment at two PV project locations in the Antofagasta region in Chile.
Leading microinverter producer Enphase Energy reported a 10% increase in shipments in the third quarter of 2016 as revenue reached US$88.7 million, just shy of the low-end of revenue guidance.
California-based Sunworks has established a formal partnership with fellow residential installer Elevation Solar to broaden the commercial solar reach of both companies.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JA Solar has agreed to settle a long-term ‘take or pay’ contract for the purchase of polysilicon from US-based polysilicon producer Hemlock Semiconductor.
New York utility ConEdison has proposed a pilot programme to provide rooftop solar to low-income customers, subject to approval by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC).
