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JinkoSolar Announces Withdrawal from EU PV Price Undertaking
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) on September 8th, 2016 announced its withdrawal from the European Union photovoltaic (PV) price undertaking (UT) agreement. Under the terms of the UT agreement that JinkoSolar was party too, Chinese companies selling solar cells…
Historic Day for Australian Solar: 12 new PV Plants Totaling 482 MW Get USD 92 Million Support
Twelve new large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) plants are set to be constructed across Australia, tripling the amount of energy produced from utility-scale solar. The 12 PV projects totaling 482 MW have been chosen as part of the Australian Renewable Energy…
Meyer Burger Supplies High-Performance PV Modules for a Fully Integrated and Colorful Solar Facade
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (Thun, Switzerland) supplied SWISS KRONO, a major player in the manufacturing and finishing of wood based products based in Menznau (Switzerland), with innovative and high-performance glass-glass solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. In total, 406 solar PV modules…
New Solar-Powered Massachusetts College Center Is as Green as a Building Can Be
Hampshire College’s new R.W. Kern Center is about as sustainable as a building can be. The 17,000-square-foot center, designed by Bruner/Cott & Associates, is designed “to be entirely self-sustaining and meet the Living Status of the Living Building Challenge.” To…
Brazilian Federal Court Suspends Operating License for 11.2-GW Belo Monte Hydropower Plant
A Brazilian federal court has suspended an operating license for the 11.2-GW Belo Monte hydroelectric plant, stating that its developers have failed to provide water and sewage services to areas near the project. The decision, issued earlier this week by…
Nigerian Environment Minister in Morocco to Visit NOOR Solar Project and Discuss Morocco-Nigeria Cooperation Ahead of COP22
Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Foreign Affairs and COP22 President held a meeting with Minister Mohammed on August 23, during which he reiterated the importance of the two countries on the African continent and expressed “the will of Morocco to work…
US Firm in Battle for East African Multimillion Dollar Wind Power Project
A sustained seven-year effort by U.S. wind power firm Cordisons International Ltd. to put up a multimillion dollar 90-MW wind farm in Kenya may have come to an end after the country’s land custodian National Land Commission (NLC) declined to…