A solar farm connected to a huge battery will be built on the Hawaiian island of Kauai to use solar in the evenings to meet peak demand, under a 20-year contract between SolarCity and an electric utility co-operative.
OEM giant Flextronic’s acquisition of tracking manufacturer NEXTracker could help it take advantage of an expected boom in utility-scale solar installations in the US ahead of the drop in the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) at the end of 2016, according to a leading industry analyst.
Brazil must establish a “specific industrial policy” for domestic PV manufacturing so it can produce the 2GW of solar equipment necessary to operate 61 solar plants planned for 2017, according to the Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy (Absolar).
Two regions have dominated the energy storage market in the US for more than two years, but falling costs and better market design could see deployments spread across the country in future, an analyst with GTM Research has said.
US pressure group the Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) is mounting a nationwide campaign to persuade Congress to maintain the investment tax credit beyond its planned sunset at the end of 2016.
Major PV manufacturer JinkoSolar’s US subsidiary has teamed with Ygrene Energy Fund to support the financing of residential and commercial PV systems in the US.
Community solar in the US could be eligible for the federal investment tax credit (ITC), according to an advocacy group which has sought a private ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Clean energy company NextEra Energy — along with Hawaiian Electric Company, Hawaii Electric Light Company and Maui Electric Company Limited — announced new details for NextEra’s merger with the three companies, which includes a collection of 85 commitments that will help spur Hawaii’s drive towards a 100% renewable energy future by 2045.
Italian-based developer Enel Green Power (EGP) was the big winner in the latest solar-dedicated auction in Brazil while average prices per MWh fell below US$85.
