27 bids with a total capacity of 163 MW won contracts in the tender, with the lowest bid as low as EUR 0.0626 per kWh. The tender was, however, largely oversubscribed. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
Despite some early setbacks, the combined companies are looking for 34 positions — out of an expected 1,400 jobs — to staff their new facility. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
Consolidation of top 10 suppliers continues as Chinese inverter firms Huawei and Sungrow top shipment chart, while SMA’s U.S. strength sees it cling on to top spot for revenue, report shows. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
French energy group ENGIE has selected Ecoppia to provide its state-of-the-art, water-free solar panel cleaning system to 168 MW of a 190 MW PV system, to reduce the LCOE and maintain peak energy production of the panels. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
The company has announced a major restructuring as it attempts to right-size and address the hole in its balance sheet. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
State-owned company Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has started a tender process for 500 MW of PV in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, according to Mercom Capital, with hopes that this tender will attract more interest than the recent undersubscribed TANGEDCO solar tender. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
A leaked memo on the Trump Administration’s Energy Plan focuses more on expanding fossil fuel infrastructure and stopping federal regulation of carbon, but also says that all energy subsidies should eventually be eliminated. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
The U.S. microinverter specialist confirms that SunSystem Technology will act as the company’s primary residential O&M service provider after selling its O&M field service division Next Phase Solar. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
The yieldco says that bidders must provide firm pricing by a defined date in January, as it allows the offer of an expedited takeover by Brookfield and Appaloosa to lapse. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
The German inverter specialist to build on its sizable presence in the growing Indian solar market with supply of 616 MW of its 1000CP XT central inverter to Indian solar power developer Greenko Energies. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
This week was filled with positive news for the global PV industry, including the signing of the world’s lowest-price PPA in Dubai Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
Since the company received only one bid for its more than 20,000 installed systems, the sale of them to Crius Energy is set to move forward Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
Physicists at the University of Oulu have developed a nano surface that mimics the structure of plant leaves and can, they claim, increase the output of solar cells by 17%. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
While solar’s share of net U.S. generation was only 1.4%, this is a 40% increase from a year ago. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com
Around 150 experts headed to Cologne for the 13th TÜV-Module workshop. The focus of the event was on topics related to increasing the lifetime of solar modules and the avoidance and identification of failures in PV systems. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: pv-magazine.com