solar PV
Solarplicity Set to Install Solar PV on 800,000 Low-Income Homes
Solarplicity has set out plans to install solar PV panels on the rooftops of up to 800,000 homes in the next five years, as part of a £1bn programme to help the poorest households across England and Wales save hundreds…
NREL Confirms Wind & Solar Have Cheapest Generation Costs
The United States Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has updated its analysis of electricity generation technology costs, and it’s good news again for wind and solar, which come out cheapest alongside natural gas. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)…
China Brings 13.5 Gigawatts of Solar PV Online in a Single Month
China has installed 24.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar PV in the first six months of 2017, including an extraordinary 13.5GW in the month of June alone, as developers rushed to complete installations to capitalise on a higher feed-in tariff that…
REN21: Solar PV ‘Star Performer’ in 2016
According to a new analysis of data, last year solar was the “star performer” in terms of new electricity generation, as renewables once again outstripped fossil fuels. The annual survey by REN21, the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st…
The Rising Price Of Chinese Modules Could Jeopardize New Indian Solar Plants
As top executives of some of the leading Indian and international project developers slugged it out for more than 24 hours at a stretch in May of this year to outbid one another in some the fiercest of competitive solar…
Global Solar Demand Will Exceed 80 GW In 2017; 9.6 GW Awarded In Q3 Alone
The latest comprehensive solar tracking data from GTM Research is good news across the board for the global solar industry, which is currently tracking 17.4 GW of solar PV tenders, predicts 9.6 GW will be awarded in the third quarter…
EDF Renewable Energy Acquires 179 Megawatts Of Solar Projects From First Solar
EDF Renewable Energy has this week announced its acquisition of the 179-megawatt Switch Station 1 and 2 solar projects from First Solar in late-June, a move which brings the US company closer to 10 gigawatts worth of renewable energy projects…