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GTM Predicts 27% Drop In Solar Prices By 2022
A new report from GTM Research has highlighted what is becoming an increasingly common refrain these days — solar prices simply continue to fall, and they’re not slowing down, either, with GTM predicting that average global solar project prices will…
US Wind & Solar Accounts For 10% Of March Electricity For 1st Time
For the first time ever, US wind and solar electricity generation exceeded 10% of the monthly total in March, according to figures published by the country’s Energy Information Agency this week. The EIA published a short update on its website…
NextEnergy Invests in ‘Subsidy-Free’ UK Solar Projects
In what could prove to be a major turning point for the UK’s embattled solar market, NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd (NESF) has this week announced it has acquired a portfolio of projects it intends to develop “without subsidies”. The company…
In Germany, Solar Panels are Transforming Home Life and Offering Energy Independence
In Germany, something of an energy transition is taking place. In 2016, renewables made up 29 percent of gross electricity generation, with wind power, biomass and solar photovoltaics leading the way. Now, a number of German households are looking to…
Indian State of Tamil Nadu Plans 1.5 Gigawatt Solar Tender
The power utility of India’s Tamil Nadu state will yet again try its luck at auctioning large-scale solar power projects after it failed to draw interest miserably in the last two auctions. Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) it…
Indian State-Owned Hydro Company Seeks Partner for 500 Megawatt Solar Venture
SJVN Limited is looking for a partner to set up a solar power capacity of 500 megawatts. The state-owned company plans a joint venture which will participate in the auctions organized by other public sector companies. In the proposed joint…
Marubeni & JinkoSolar Begin Construction on Largest Solar Project in the Middle East
Marubeni and JinkoSolar have initiated construction at the largest solar project in the Middle East. The 1.17 gigawatt solar power project will be located in Abu Dhabi and is one of the cheapest solar power projects in the world. The…