Floating solar is “the new solar” these days. Everyone wants blue panels on top of water reservoirs. If you have been following our posts regularly, you would have seen both India and Japan stake claims at building the world’s largest floating solar power plants. Back in July, India’s National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) … [continued]
For the solar obsessed, here’s some more good solar news and views from around the interwebs. 1. The US Could Generate 100 Times Its Electricity From Solar Power 2. Nearly 6,000 Homes To Get Solar Power In San Diego Area 3. SolarCity & NREL Team Up In Hawaii 4. Does Solar Power Make Sense for … [continued]
First Solar is in the process of adding 120 new employee positions at its Perrysburg, Ohio, fabrication facility. The new employees at the US-based thin-film solar producer and project developer are a “necessity,” owing to the company’s plans to increase output at the Ohio facility by around 100 MW. The … [continued]
JinkoSolar’s US subsidiary recently agreed to and signed a $20 million, two-year credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank. According to the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Charlie Cao, the new deal improves and strengthens the company’s financial position not just in the US market, but across the world as well. It demonstrates, … [continued]
Continuing the trend of solar manufacturers showing slight growth over the last half of 2014, JinkoSolar announced its third quarter earnings this week, reporting record-high module shipments, and a slight increase in revenue. However, the big news was the company’s expectation to ship over 1 GW of modules in the … [continued]
Here are some more great solar stories from around the interwebs, to complement our own solar stories: For Consumers 1. Going Solar Made Easier By Online Shopping Site and Staples Gift Cards 2. New Financing Models to Drive Demand for Commercial Solar 3. Crowdfunding Solar Power for the World’s Poorest People 4. This Social … [continued]
The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 71 MW c-Si solar panel manufacturing facility in the San Juan province of Argentina recently too place there. The ceremony saw the first foundation stone of the manufacturing facility symbolically laid down — thereby seeking the stage for the facility’s development, and the … [continued]
When Farm & Ranch Guide starts pitching low cost solar energy to Midwest farmers and ranchers, the war over renewable energy in the US is all but over.
Chinese solar photovoltaic module manufacturers are facing anti-dumping investigations from almost all major solar power markets from Australia to the US. As a result, many manufacturers are looking for alternatives that would allow them to escape possible anti-dumping duties. Encouraged by the “Make In India” campaign launched by Indian Prime … [continued]
Canadian Solar, one of the world’s leading solar power companies, announced its third quarter earnings Wednesday, with figures beating all expectations and the company’s own guidance for the quarter. However, despite strong growth over the quarter, tentative guidance for the fourth quarter based on the US trade case has seen the company’s … [continued]
