China’s feed-in tariff (FIT) rates for solar PV projects for 2017 has been officially announced by the National Development and Reform Commission. The rates for large-scale, ground-mounted projects in different regions will be ...
Tags: PV Systems, PV Installation
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has surpassed 1GWDC of photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity shipped to India, making it the first thin-film PV module manufacturer to achieve this ...
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Solar-generated electricity will become just as cheap as that produced by natural gas in most parts of the world by 2025, according to a new analyst report. Lux Research, which specializes in predicting the impact of emerging and ...
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Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has unveiled a new pipeline of 100 MW of solar PV projects in development in the United Kingdom. The company has shown tremendous success over the past few years as it has become a leading ...
One part power electronics and one part networking and communications technology, microinverters and DC optimizers (commonly referred to as module-level power electronics, or MLPEs) are playing an increasingly significant role in ...
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Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand in 2014 will be dominated by the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, which will account for approximately 50% of all new solar PV demand during the year. According to findings from Solarbuzz, almost 95% of new solar ...
British Solar Renewables confirms innovative joint venture with Santander to invest in the construction of 56.5MW of UK Solar PV projects at three sites across the UK. The sites are located in areas with high light levels in West ...
Tags: Solar, Solar Construction Investment, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Lux Research expects hybrid gas/solar technologies to mitigate intermittency of the renewable resource. Solar-generated electricity will become just as cheap as that produced by natural gas in most parts of the world by 2025, according to ...
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The pipeline of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects awaiting completion within the US has grown by 7% during the past 12 months, and now exceeds 43GW, which is enough to power more than six million US households, according to Solarbuzz. ...
China plans to raise its whole-year target of installed solar capacity to 12 gigawatts in 2014, up by 20 percent from the original target, becoming the latest stimulus for the country's sluggish solar industry. The new installation target ...
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July 4,2013-Ontario's clean energy economy continues to grow as the Ontario Power Authority(OPA)offers 951 new Small Feed-in Tariff(FIT)renewable energy contracts.These contracts represent 146.5MW of power,enough to power more than 21,000 ...
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Lightsource Renewable Energy Limited, the UK's largest solar energy developer has completed and commissioned over 133 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in the first quarter of 2013. The 133 MWp involved developing ...
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Global solar installations are forecast to exceed 35GW in 2013, equivalent to growth of 12%, according to IHS. Global solar installations in 2012 grew 14% on year to reach 31.4GW. Contrary to many other more pessimistic predictions for ...
Solar PV demand to hit 31GW in 2013 - analyst 13 Mar 2013 Another year of single-digit growth says NPD Solarbuzz; China, Japan, India to account for 36% of global demand. Sunny forecast: geographic breakdown of global PV demand in ...
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Panasonic Eco Solutions North America has signed an exclusive multi-year solar photovoltaic development agreement with alternative energy company Coronal Management. The two companies aim to develop, build and operate a portfolio of solar ...
Tags: Panasonic, solar photovoltaic development agreement, Coronal Management