PE-Backed Hareon Solar Plans To Add 150 MW Solar Power Capacity In India
China’s Hareon Solar is just one of many renewable energy companies looking to take advantage of Indian government support of solar power development.
Solar Power Plants
Hareon Solar Announces 3,350 MW Worth Of New Solar PV Projects
3,350 MW worth of new solar PV projects were recently announced by the China-based company Hareon Solar Technology. The projects, which have all now been signed off on, are set to be developed throughout China and Turkey. In accompaniment to these deals, Hareon has reportedly secured financing from two large … [continued]
Puerto Rico’s 1st Nissan LEAF (VIDEO)
News from San Juan, Puerto Rico, is that the first delivery of the all-electric Nissan LEAF (two of them, actually) makes history with their arrival on the island. The appreciative new owner is a family-owned business devoted to renewable energy projects. It follows naturally that this family begins the path into Puerto Rico … [continued]
Indian State Of Punjab Plans To Add 2,000 MW Solar Power Capacity
Responding to energy shortages produced by inadequate coal supplies, the Indian state of Punjab plans to build out 2000 MW of solar power capacity.
Politics Threatens World’s Largest Solar Power Project
A 4000 MW solar power project planned for eastern Rajasthan, India, could be scrapped because the wrong political party first came up with the project.
Indian Renewable Energy Company Welspun Plans $2.5 Billion Investment Over Next Three Years
Indian renewable energy company Welspun Energy has announced plans for investing $2.5 billion in solar and wind energy projects across the country.
Renewable Energy Momentum Has Passed The Tipping Point
Editor’s Note: This is a great summary piece on the renewable energy revolution from one of CleanTechnica’s daily readers. Unlike with many of the recent reader articles we’ve published, this one doesn’t come from a frequent commenter but from one of the many, many lurkers who read CleanTechnica daily and … [continued]
Off-Grid Solar Naive, Says SunPower CEO; Net Metering Needs To Go, Says Warren Buffet’s Energy…
Time for another solar news roundup. Enjoy! Drop other hot stories that we haven’t covered in the comments! SunPower’s CEO, Tom Werner, has voiced his opinion that off-grid solar is naive. Simply put: the grid is helpful and even needed. (Solar Love) California has hit a new solar output record. … [continued]
Bird Deaths From Solar Plant Exaggerated By Some Media Sources
Stories of gruesome bird deaths at the Ivanpah concentrating solar plant in California don’t have much evidence to back them up.
Rwanda Set To Commission Its First Utility-Scale Solar Power Project
With a sun on its flag & high levels of solar radiation, Rwanda seems like a natural location for solar power use. A utility-scale system is on the way.
