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SunPower Breaks Ground in Oregon
SunPower Corp has started construction of the 56MW Gala solar plant in Crook County, Oregon. The company has appointed Moss as the general contractor for the construction work. The project is expected to be complete by the end of 2017,…
World Bank Mandates 500 MW of New Solar Capacity for Zambia
Southern African nation Zambia has this week received the greenlight from the World Bank to receive funding and support for the development of 500 MW of new solar PV capacity. Having last year partnered with the World Bank’s Scaling Solar…
Couple Converts 16-Year-Old Van into a Compact Solar Home on Wheels
An increasing number of digital nomads are replacing their conventional houses with practical, mobile homes powered by renewable energy technologies. Freelancer photographer Norbert Juhász and his fiancée Dora, a writer, have joined the fray with a 16-year-old van they transformed…
Solar Panels Get a Face-Lift with Custom Designs
Residential solar power is on a sharp rise in the United States as photovoltaic systems become cheaper and more powerful for homeowners. A 2012 study by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) predicts that solar could reach 1 million to…
This Danish School Has Installed The World’s Largest Solar Facade
A new building in Copenhagen is covered by 12,000 colourful solar tiles, making it one of the largest building-integrated solar power plants in Denmark. The tiles completely cover the building and will provide it with 300 MWh of electricity per…
SunPower Shines in France
SunPower is to supply E-Series solar panels totalling 64.4MW for seven photovoltaic plants to be developed by La Compagnie du Vent in France. A large portion of the panels will be manufactured at SunPower’s facilities in France, the company said.…
More than 70 Per Cent of Councils Lack ‘Solar Strategy’
Hundreds of local councils across the country have no official strategy for solar deployment and do not plan to add any new solar power to their portfolio in the next five years, a series of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests…