PV

Africa renewable energy fund awards $1.6m to Azuri distributor in Zambia

Thursday, 09 August 2018 Robin Whitlock

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has awarded Kazang Solar $1.6 million of funding to help deliver solar home lighting products to off-grid customers in rural Zambia.

Solar technology could help to boost income for businesses

Tuesday, 07 August 2018 Robin Whitlock

Nearly three-quarters of businesses with Yorkshire-based employees are missing out on tens of thousands by not using solar panels according a poll carried out by YES Energy Solutions.

Soltec Supplies Bifacial Solar Trackers to Projects in Israel

Monday, 06 August 2018 Dan McCue Soltec has supplied complete tracker equipment to two solar PV power plants in Israel. One of them is in the Bnei Shimon regional council while the second one is being constructed in the Merhavim regional ...

Engie to Build Eight Solar Power Plants in Gabon

Monday, 06 August 2018 REM Engie has signed an agreement with CDC, the Gabonese financial institution Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, to deploy eight hybrid solar power plants in Gabon, Central Africa, representing a combined ...

Subsidy-Free Solar Plant Inaugurated in Portugal

Friday, 03 August 2018 Dan McCue The inauguration of WElink Energy’s solar plant located in Ourique, southern Portugal, was held on Thursday 26th July 2018. The plant, which began construction in July 2017 and has been in operation ...

Australia

New report from Array Technologies draws attention to solar technology risks and financial impacts

Thursday, 02 August 2018 Robin Whitlock Array Technologies has released a regional report focusing on the Australian solar PV market and highlighting the impacts of solar tracker reliability on PV power plant viability and long-term asset value. ...

Construction Begins on FPL's Four Newest Solar Power Plants

Thursday, 02 August 2018 Dan McCue

Construction has begun on Florida Power & Light Company’s four newest solar power plants.

Envision Solar announces patent pending on UAV ARC

Wednesday, 01 August 2018 Robin Whitlock Envision Solar has announced that its UAV ARC product, which forms part of a broader network which fuels drones and gathers and shares information about their health and flight plans as part of the Internet ...

Sunpin Solar recognized as a 2018 top five solar developer in the US

Tuesday, 31 July 2018 Robin Whitlock Sunpin Solar has been recognized by Solar Power World magazine for its contributions to the solar industry, ranking at number four out of 450 solar companies on the magazine's 2018 Top Solar Developers ...

Ditrolic Solar Receives Solar Power Company of the Year Award

Monday, 30 July 2018 REM

Ditrolic Solar has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2018 Malaysia Solar Power Company of the Year, recognizing the company’s outstanding achievement in the Solar Photovoltaic industry in Malaysia.