The United States solar industry now boasts the largest pipeline of utility-scale solar projects in history with a record 37.9 gigawatts (GW) of contracted solar, according to the latest figures from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association.
The US solar industry installed 2,031 megawatts in the third quarter of 2017 in its eighth consecutive quarter in excess of 2 gigawatts but its smallest quarter for two years as political uncertainty and increasing prices shuttered the industry’s recent success.
The US solar industry had its largest second quarter ever this year, adding 2.4 gigawatts worth of new solar capacity, but it was a lackluster quarter for the country’s residential segment, which grew only 1% over the first quarter and declined year-over-year.
The United States Energy Department has announced it will provide up to $107 million in new projects and planned research and development funding through the country’s SunShot Initiative. Announced on Wednesday, the US Department of Energy (DOE) stated it would fund 40 projects with a total of $42 million through … [continued]
The United States’ solar industry has installed 2.051 GW of new solar PV capacity in the second quarter of 2016, growing 43% year-over-year, according to new figures published by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association. In the new U.S. Solar Market Insight report published by GTM Research and the Solar Energy … [continued]
First Solar announced that it is to construct four solar power plants that will be able to generate a combined 20 MW of AC power for PNM Resources Incorporated. They will be able to power up to 6,700 homes. These new solar projects are in addition to five projects … [continued]
Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) market installations reached a record high in 2011 — 27.4 gigawatts (GW), an increase of 40% year over year — according to the 2012 Marketbuzz report released Monday by NPD Solarbuzz. This is a report filled with numbers, as this article will also be. So, … [continued]
