ReneSola's PV testing laboratory joins Intertek's global SATELLITE Program

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 11:44 (Solarserver)

ReneSola Ltd (Jiashan, China) on Augsut 27th, 2014 announced that the ReneSola Jiangsu Product Center Laboratory has joined SATELLITE, a global data acceptance program administered by Intertek, a leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide. As an accredited member, ReneSola can conduct testing at its in-house facilities and mark qualifying solar photovoltaic (PV) modules with Intertek's proprietary ETL certification. Read more

GlobalData: Investment in UK distributed power generation, PV to significantly drop by 2019

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 9:49 (Solarserver)

nvestment into the UK’s distributed power generation market, which comprises wind, solar photovoltaics (PV) and combined heat and power installed capacity, will witness a significant decline from almost USD 2.5 billion in 2013 to USD 939 million by 2019, says research and consulting firm GlobalData (London, UK). The company’s latest report states that investment, which will fluctuate annually between 2013 and 2015, will begin declining from 2016 until the end of the forecast period, as a result of various anticipated policy amendments. Read more

SunEdison closes USD 160 million fund for 40 U.S. PV projects with Barclays and Citi

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 8:51 (Solarserver)

SunEdison, Inc. (St. Peters, Missouri, U.S.), a leading provider of solar energy solutions and services, on August 21st,2014 announced that is has closed a USD 160 million fund for distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) generation projects in the United States with Barclays and Citi banks. The lease pass-through fund represents a unique structure that will provide the tax equity for 40 U.S. projects. The portfolio includes a mix of ground-mounted, rooftop and canopy PV systems with an average size of 1.1 megawatts per project. Read more

Aviva invests in residential solar portfolio

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 16:52 (Solarpowerportal)

Aviva Investors and Zouk Capital have completed the acquisition of an 11.36MW portfolio of residential solar PV from Zouk’s first infrastructure fund, Zouk Solar Opportunities Ltd (ZSOL). Read more

Solar Fred Marketing Tip: Being a Tariff-Free Solar Panel Ain’t Enough

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 16:01 (Renewable Energy World)

My, my, I’m getting all sorts of e-blasts and seeing ads from various solar companies telling me that they have tariff-free solar panels! Yay! …Or not. Yes, you have a temporary advantage over those tier one brands that do or will have tariffs imposed, but you’re not the only tariff-free brand on the block, and — wait! Looky-looky over there! Many Read more

E-Ton Solar sales continue decline on US anti-dumping decision

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 15:15 (PV-Tech)

Taiwan-based solar cell producer, E-Ton Solar Tech reported a second severe sequential decline in revenue for July, 2014. Read more

Trina Solar could surpass Yingli Green to market leadership in 2014

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 14:15 (PV-Tech)

PV market leader, Yingli Green could lose its number one industry ranking in 2014, after revising downward full-year shipment guidance. Read more

Yingli Green to supply 66MW of modules to UK solar projects

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 13:47 (PV-Tech)

Module manufacturer, Yingli Green Energy is to supply 66MW of its modules to large scale UK solar projects. Read more

Yingli Green to supply 66MW of modules to four large UK solar projects

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 13:44 (Solarpowerportal)

Yingli Green Energy is to supply 66MW of its modules to four large-scale UK solar projects. Read more

Vivint Solar IPO to go ahead with Goldman Sachs as lead book-runner

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 13:10 (PV-Tech)

US residential solar installer and leasing company Vivint Solar is preparing to make an initial public offering (IPO) of common stock, having made a filing with the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC). Read more

Hawaii to triple rooftop solar by 2030

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 12:52 (PV-Tech)

Hawaii’s electric companies declared on Tuesday that they would triple rooftop solar by 2030. Read more

Suntech eyes solar potential in Brazil, Mexico and Chile

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 12:04 (PV-Tech)

Suntech is targeting the South American markets and expects Brazil and Mexico to follow Chile’s lead on utility-scale solar. Read more

Hawaiian Electric Companies submit plans to triple distributed solar PV installations

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 11:51 (Solarserver)

Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. and Maui Electric Company, Limited on August 26th, 2014 proposed plans for Hawaii's energy future that will lower electric bills, give customers more service options and nearly triple the amount of distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) installations while achieving the highest level of renewable energy in the nation by 2030. Read more

Suniva to offer commercial-scale solar leases

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 11:29 (PV-Tech)

Suniva will offer leases and PPAs to community groups through the partnership with TCC. Read more

Big60Million project aims to bring solar benefits to ‘as many people as possible’

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 11:13 (Solarpowerportal)

Solar Power Portal spoke exclusively to Belectric UK’s managing director Toddington Harper about the company’s newly-launched Big60Million scheme. Read more

Hareon Solar, Nereus Capital partner on 150MW of PV Projects in India

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 9:43 (Solarserver)

Hareon Solar Technology Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China), on August 25th, 2014 announced that it will partner with alternative asset manager, Nereus Capital to develop over 150MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in India over the next two years. This partnership follows Hareon’s announcement earlier this month that it will establish a subsidiary in India to invest in PV projects in India. Read more

New York’s Governor Cuomo launches program to transform the state’s solar PV market into a self-sustaining industry

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 9:36 (Solarserver)

New York’s Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the state’s multiple solar photovoltaic (PV) programs are transitioning to the single, statewide NY-Sun Incentive Program. This effort is designed to support the State’s vibrant solar economy through the USD 1 billion NY-Sun initiative, which will significantly expand deployment of solar across the state, add more than 3,000 megawatts (MW) to the State’s solar capacity and ultimately transform New York’s solar market into a self-sustaining industry, reads the press release. Read more

Residential U.S. PV installer Vivint Solar files registration statement for IPO

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 9:29 (Solarserver)

Vivint Solar(Provo, Utah, US) on August 26th, 2014 announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined. Vivint Solar intends to apply to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "VSLR". Read more

Trina Solar increases PV module shipments by 69.1 percent in Q2, 2014, net revenues grew by 16.8%

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 8:56 (Solarserver)

Trina Solar Limited (Changzhou, China) on August 26th, 2014 announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2014. The company shipped solar photovoltaic (PV) modules totaling 943.3 MW during Q2, 2014, compared to 558.0 MW in the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 69.1%. Trina Solar reports an increase of net revenues by 16.8% from the first quarter of 2014 up to USD 519.4 million. Gross profit was USD 80.2 million, a decrease of 12.3% from the first quarter of 2014. Gross margin was 15.4%, compared to 20.6% in the first quarter of 2014. Read more

SPI Solar subsidiary announces preliminary approval to develop 10 MW PV Project in Shandong Province, China

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 8:48 (Solarserver)

SPI Solar (Roseville, Calif., US) on August 26th, 2014 announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Xinyu Xinwei New Energy Co., Ltd., has received preliminary approval from the local government of LiaoCheng City to develop a solar photovoltaic (PV) project totaling approximately 10 megawatts (MW), in Shandong Province, China. The project calls for the development of approximately 10 MW of distributed generation (DG) solar power for the Jia Ming Development Zone. Read more

UK distributed power investment to plummet creating ‘chaos in the UK solar PV market’

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 8:37 (Solarpowerportal)

Investment in the UK’s distributed power generation market will significantly decline by 2019, according to a report published by GlobalData. Read more

US Renewable Electrical Generation Hits 14.3 Percent

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 16:59 (Renewable Energy World)

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)'s latest "Electric Power Monthly" report, with data for the first six months of 2014, renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided 14.3 percent of net U.S. electrical generation. Conventional hydropower accounted for 7.0 percent, while non-hydro renewables provided an even larger share at 7.3 percent. Read more

Infrastructure Upgrades Mean Texas No Longer Wastes Wind Power

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 15:34 (Renewable Energy World)

According to a report by the Energy Information Administration, wind curtailments in Texas have dropped steadily and substantially since 2011 thanks mostly to the state’s completion of 3,500 miles of transmission lines as part of the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones program.  A curtailment refers to and event where a power plant is asked to slow Read more

skytron energy commissions 15.2MWp PV plant in Mauritius

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 19:15 (PV-Tech)

skytron energy has recently commissioned its park controller in the 15.2MWp PV power plant near Bambous, in the western Rivière Noire District of Mauritius. Read more

Yingli Green lowers 2014 shipment guidance on weaker China, US demand

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 17:50 (PV-Tech)

The PV industry’s largest manufacturer, Yingli Green Energy revised down full-year module shipment guidance due to weaker than expected demand in China and US as it cut third-party cell and module purchasing to keep in-house production at high utilisation rates. Read more

South Africa Seeks to Improve Process for Renewable Energy Deals

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 16:53 (Renewable Energy World)

South African Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said her department wants to address weaknesses in the process of commissioning renewable-power projects. Read more

Cracking the Code on the Business of Energy Management

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 15:57 (Renewable Energy World)

Energy management is one of the most important parts of our changing energy landscape. It is a market made up of part energy efficiency, part Big Data solution and part Internet of Things. Energy management will be a multi-trillion dollar industry that will reverberate across industrialized economies. The competitive advantage in virtually every economic sector will be redefined by companies’ ability to manage volatile energy prices. It will change how we consume energy. Significant reductions in energy use are an obvious outcome (with corresponding pressure on energy companies), but even more exciting are the social and economic benefits of being able to preform significantly Read more

GCL Poly secures US$490 million credit line

Wednesday, 8.27.2014 - 13:12 (PV-Tech)

GCL Poly has secured two new credit lines worth a total of US$490 million. Downstream affiliate GCL New Energy also confirmed it had secured a 95% interest in a project in Jiangsu Province. Read more