Q4/17 Orders Dropped For German PV Tool Producers German PV Production Equipment Makers Busy Even Though Order Intake Suffered 41% Sequential Decline In Q4/2017 East Asia remains the bread and butter for German PV equipment suppliers. While its contribution to total sales declined compared to the previous quarter, it was still up year ... »
50 MW PV For Walt Disney Parks Walt Disney Contracts Origis Energy USA For 50 MW Solar Power Project To Power 2 Of Its Theme Parks In Florida Big US corporates are increasingly opting for solar energy to power their daily operations. Walt Disney is on the list that includes the likes of Amazon, Apple, Google, MGM, ... »
100 MW For MGM In Las Vegas Invenergy To Develop 100 MW Solar Array To Power 13 Properties Of MGM Resorts International In Nevada Chicago based renewable energy company Invenergy LLC will be developing a 100 MW solar array in Las Vegas. Entertainment company MGM Resorts International will purchase the ... »
SunPower Acquires SolarWorld Americas US-based SunPower Eyes Home Production With Trade Tariffs In the Way And Announces Acquisition Of SolarWorld Americas With the acquisition of SolarWorld Americas, SunPower will add to its portfolio SolarWorld's Hilsboro production capacity of 430 MW for cells and 550 MW for modules. (Photo ... »
IRENA Asks To Speed Up RE Deployment 6x New IRENA Report Suggests Increased Global Renewable Energy Investment To $120 Trillion By 2050, With Solar And Wind To Become Backbone of Power Systems IRENA’s report estimates that increasing cumulative energy system investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency by 30% to 2050 could by far offset job losses in the ... »
Wind/Solar Auction in Brazil Brazilian Power Company CEMIG To Hold Auction For Large-Scale Wind And Solar Power Technologies In May One of the largest power companies in Brazil, Compañía Energética de Minas Gerais S.A. (CEMIG), has announced it will hold a renewables auction on May 16, 2018. (source: Heibe ... »
Engie Acquires US PV Developer SoCore American PV And Battery Storage Installer SoCore Energy Formally Becomes Part Of French Power Group Engie SoCore has been offering solar solutions to commercial and industrial customers and has also installed energy storage projects in the US. Now it is part of French energy ... »
SPV Report: PV Shipments Hit 91.9 GW In 2017 New SPV Report on Photovoltaic Manufacturer Shipments: Capacity, Price and Revenues Sees 91.9 GW Of PV Shipments In 2017, With 376 GW Since 1975. Shipment forecast for 2018 between 105.5 and 116 GW According to SPV Market Research’s annual report for 2017, cumulative cell and module shipments to the first buyer increased 32% from 2016 to 2017. For 2018, SPV guides 2 ... »
Fortum Wins 10 MW Rooftop Project in Finland Finnish Retail Company S Group Selects Fortum To Develop 10 MW Rooftop Solar Capacity For Its Buildings Caption: S Group currently covers 60% of its total electricity needs using renewables, most of which comes from wind power. It now aims to take that up to 80% by 2025. The 10 ... »
World Bank Support For Off-Grid PV In Yemen Yemen's 1.4 million Unelectrified Citizens Targeted To Get Access To Electricity Through World Bank Funded Off-Grid Solar Systems Project The World Bank is trying to rope in the private sector by providing financing for off-grid solar under the Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project. This would help create ... »
