Norwich Solar has received a Certificate of Public Good (CPG) from the Vermont Public Utility Commission for a 500-kWAC solar array in Newbury, Vermont. The ground-mounted system will generate enough renewable clean energy to power approximately 135 homes per year. This project highlights the opportunity...
Read MoreNextracker will supply its optimized bifacial solar trackers for NTPC Renewable Energy's 1.568 GWp PV project in the Indian state of Gujarat. The project, India’s largest contiguous solar power plant, is being implemented by Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy.Nextracker has signed a tracker supply deal with Sterling and...
Read MoreAvaada Group won a production-linked incentive of INR 961 crore ($116.78 million) for 3 GW of wafer-to-module capacity.Indian developer Avaada Group has been awarded 3 GW of wafer-to-module capacity under the second round of the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for high-efficiency solar PV modules. The...
Read MoreNew figures from China's General Administration of Customs show uninterrupted growth in global solar module demand. Chinese manufacturers exported 14.85 GW of panels in January and 14.82 GW in February.Chinese module manufacturers exported 29.67 GW of panels in the first two months of this year,...
Read MoreThe European Parliament and the Council have reached a provisional agreement to raise the EU’s binding renewable energy target for 2030 to a minimum of 42.5% of the overall energy mix. The bodies also agreed on a further 2.5% indicative target, which would set Europe...
Read MoreRenewable energy developer Swift Current Energy is ramping up construction this spring for its Double Black Diamond solar project in central Illinois, which is currently the largest PV project in the state. The company has contracted St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Companies as the engineering, procurement...
Read MoreOn March 23, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) issued final orders in its net metering “Smart $aver” docket. The Commission approved a three-year glide path for solar customers to transition from monthly credits to a more dynamic time-of-use rate structure that incentivizes the use...
Read MoreIsrael-based Airtouch Solar has signed a $4 million deal with Indian developer Acme for the supply and maintenance of PV panel cleaning robots.Airtouch Solar announced today that it had landed a $4 million contract with Indian developer Acme Group for the supply and maintenance of...
Read MoreGensol Engineering Ltd has acquired Pune-based Scorpius Trackers for INR 135 crore ($16.42 million). The acquisition allows Gensol Engineering to offer a comprehensive solar EPC package that includes Scorpius Trackers’ innovative solar tracking technology.Gensol Engineering Ltd has acquired Pune-based solar tracker specialist Scorpius Trackers for...
Read MoreSwiss PV manufacturer Meyer Burger hit its 321 MW production volume target last year, and its expansion into the gigawatt scale is already underway, as it recently completed two additional purchase agreements with major customers. It has also applied for hundreds of millions of funding...
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