Global clean energy leaders have called on the Australian Government to back funding for renewable energy projects, following suggestions on both sides of the political aisle that they will hamstring the Australian Renewable Energy Agency from funding future renewable energy projects. Both the Liberal and Labor parties in Australia have … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. One of the prices we have to pay for our ideological divide on renewable energy is that we have to read headlines like this, particularly in the Murdoch media: “Solar and wind power simply don’t work, not here, not anywhere”. It was written by the former chairman of a coal … [continued]
Trina Solar, SunPower, First Solar, Hanwha Q-cells, and Jinko Solar have been labelled the solar PV module supplier leaders, according to a new Scorecard report from IHS Markit. Published this week, global business analyst IHS Markit released its PV Module Supplier Scorecard, which labelled Trina Solar, SunPower, First Solar, Hanwha Q-cells, and … [continued]
The United States’ largest solar PV manufacturer reported better than expected sales and profit this week as it published its second quarter financial results. First Solar announced on Wednesday net sales of $934 million, an $86 million increase on the first quarter of 2016, and a $38,164 increase on the … [continued]
Originally published on Clean Techies. Leading thin-film solar module manufacturing company First Solar recently announced the launch of a major new product that it expects to significantly reduce project costs. At Intersolar, First Solar showcased the Series 5 thin-film solar module. The module will be launched in the market with … [continued]
The operations & maintenance sector for megawatt-scale solar PV is dominated by First Solar, SunEdison, and SunPower, accounting for 44% of the $300 million market. These are the underlying findings from a new report published by IHS Technology, which analyzed the leading non-residential solar PV system integrators and megawatt-scale operations … [continued]
The solar panels manufactured today will need to power a climate-changed world over the next 25 to 50 years. They will need to be engineered to continue to operate in a climate that will gradually become more extreme.
A consortium composed of Neoen SAS and First Solar has won the project bid for a new 47.5 megawatt utility-scale solar energy project to be built in Zambia. The contract for the new solar energy project was awarded to the Neoen SAS and First Solar consortium by Zambia’s Industrial Development … [continued]
The North American solar PV tracker market increased by 135% to 5.5 GW in 2015, led by California-based NEXTracker. According to IHS’ latest solar PV tracker rankings, the market grew by 135% year-over-year to see 5.5 GW shipped in 2015. This growth was led by NEXTracker, which saw its market … [continued]
Finally catching up on all the extra stories I’ve saved since the Tesla Model 3 unveiling, here’s a lot of big solar + wind energy project news, as well as a “solar article highlight” that is worth a read. Solar Article Highlight I Was Wrong About the Limits of Solar. PV … [continued]
