Solar energy prices are continuing to fall rather rapidly around the world, but especially in the Middle East, as evidenced by a new deal that will see the Saudi Electric Company develop a 50 megawatt (MW) solar energy project that already has a power purchase agreement (PPA) secured for 0.1875 … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Solarcentury has teamed up with Colombian company Hybrytec to build the country’s largest solar PV roof system, atop Exito’s Barranquilla store. Solarcentury is one of the oldest solar companies in the world, and Hybrytec is a Colombian company leading the local solar energy market, with 7 years experience and … [continued]
July was CleanTechnica‘s third-best month in history in terms of traffic (only slightly trailing March & May of this year, which isn’t surprising given that it’s the summer). Coming out on the top of the story list is harder and harder, with more content, more big cleantech news in general, and … [continued]
China will lead the way for global installations of solar PV in 2015, according to GlobalData, with just over 17.6 GW. In a report published towards the beginning of June, global research and consulting firm GlobalData revealed the results of its latest Global Solar Power Market report, which provided analysis of … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. While I’m sure it does not match up to the glory of 8 on the luckiness index, the number 13 is considered quite lucky in China. In Mandarin, “13” is pronounced as “shisan,” which can mean “definitely vibrant” or “assured growth.” And vibrant is exactly … [continued]
Last week, Canada-based solar developer SkyPower marked the start of its business in India by securing 150 MW worth of solar power projects in the central state of Madhya Pradesh (MP). In doing so, the company also managed to rattle the market by bidding the lowest tariff India has ever … [continued]
Originally published on Kompulsa (some edits). NV Energy, a Berkshire Hathaway-owned utility company, has signed a PPA to purchase electricity from the 100 MW Playa Solar 2 power plant at a stunningly low price of $0.0387/kWh! CleanTechnica just reported on “the world’s cheapest solar” landing in Austin, Texas, with bids under 4 … [continued]
The Chinese solar company Suntech has roared back to life with a new silicon solar cell efficiency record, just two months after setting a previous record.
Another week has flown by, so it’s time to share another list of the most popular new CleanTechnica stories of the week. Here are the top 10: Largest Solar Plant On Planet Earth — Solar Star — Comes Online “Car Of The Century” Is Tesla Model S, Car & Driver Writes In … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. You may already have seen the announcement that Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) arrived safely in Hawaii on Friday, July 3. Now you can read all the stats in the latest news from Solar Impulse: The longest and most difficult leg of the round-the-world solar flight attempted since last March … [continued]
