Figures released late October by solar PV deployment information group Wiki-Solar show that the global capacity of utility-scale PV generating capacity has now reached 30.3 GW, a growth of 8.8 GW since the beginning of the year, which marks the fifth consecutive record year for the sector. The growth of … [continued]
At a wind farm near Palm Springs yesterday, US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell presented the department’s long-awaited plans for both multi-energy renewables development and conservation within 22.5 million acres of the Mojave and other Southern California deserts. More than half the land lies within San Bernardino County. The … [continued]
The solar industry is dominated by statistics showcasing the Asia-Pacific Region’s dominance, thanks primarily to China’s massive output and demand. However, according to statistics published by Wiki-Solar on Tuesday show that the US overtook China as the world leader in utility-scale solar capacity. Utility-scale is just the industry’s shorthand for … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy China is looking to switch the emphasis of its booming domestic solar market towards the “distributed” market – essentially rooftop and small, local, plants – rather than large, utility-scale solar farms. China – for several years the largest exporter of solar modules – is widely expected … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The latest update of utility scale solar developments round the world shows that the US has just joined China as the second country to have installed more than 3 GW of “big solar,” and will soon be joined by Germany. But Australia still does not make … [continued]
A new update from analyst firm Wiki-Solar has concluded that by the end of February utility-scale solar farms will have reached 12.2 GW of capacity across 488 installations, a figure almost double that of 12 months ago.
The U.S. has a hodge-podge of utility, state and federal tax-based incentives. The Germans have a comprehensive feed-in tariff, providing CLEAN contracts (in the U.S. parlance) to anyone who wants to go solar (or wind, or biogas, etc). What does that mean for the price of solar?
[social_buttons] Solar energy giant First Solar closed a major deal to acquire NextLight Renewable Power, LLC for $297 million this week.
A new comprehensive study of the PV market in each US state and the US as a whole comes to some interesting and hopeful conclusions. One finding is that the US might surpass Germany as the leading PV market in the world within the next few years. The report finds … [continued]
Hudson Clean Energy Partners (HCEP) set a $1 billion target for its first fund, a new clean energy investment fund, and just announced this week that it has reached its target despite the difficult economic conditions worldwide. Led by two industry veterans with much individual success, HCEP is looking … [continued]
