Major photovoltaics energy provider (PVEP) SunPower has created a new executive position with the appointment of renewables energy veteran Eduardo Medina as its executive vice president of power plants.
The former VP of Solar Grid Storage has predicted average Balance of Systems (BoS) costs for energy storage will drop from around US$670 to less than US$400 per kilowatt in the next five years.
Silicon Module Super League (SMSL) member and major PVEP (Photovoltaics Energy Provider) Canadian Solar is to raise US$100 million from the issue of common shares.
Solar PV module cleaning systems firm Ecoppia said its autonomous, waterless cleaning technology had been certified for use on First Solar’s thin-film modules.
A round-up of solar news from throughout the holiday period including SunEdison deals, Qatar's next solar steps and the verdict in Heraeus' patent case.
US Residential solar PV installer SolarCity has stopped operating in the US state of Nevada after the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a plan that will restrict net metering credits and boost charges against solar users in the state.
Renewable energy firm SolarCity was responsible for 34% of residential solar PV installations in the first three quarters of 2015, according to GTM Research’s ‘US PV Leaderboard: Q4 2015’.
