Solar electricity News for October 2014

Solar electricity News Archive

DoE initiative supports further development of solar power infrastructure

US Energy Department announces $15 million to integrate affordable solar power into nation’s electrical grid.

2014 Clean Energy Venture Awards presented at NREL ‘Industry Growth Forum’

Renewable energy firms recognized for innovative ideas and concepts.

MGM Resorts, NRG announce completion of massive rooftop array in Las Vegas MGM Resorts, NRG announce completion of massive rooftop array in Las Vegas

6.2MW solar system atop the Mandalay Bay Resort Convention Center ranks among the largest rooftop PV installations in the world.

Alevo to transform energy storage by combining battery tech with smart data analysis Alevo to transform energy storage by combining battery tech with smart data analysis

Alevo Group plans to transform the world of grid-scale energy storage, with the opening of a large, new manufacturing plant in Concord, North Carolina. Alevo is using a combination of innovative battery technology and smart data analytics to significantly reduce losses caused by inefficiencies in grid transmission.

DNV GL releases 'Global Trends in Solar Finance'

New paper identifies what is needed to ensure technical risks in solar projects are properly assessed.

Swinerton Renewable Energy partners with Locus Energy

Top-ranked US commercial solar contractor chooses Locus Energy as its exclusive solar monitoring provider.

US Department of Energy allocates $53 mllion to drive solar power Innovation

Funding supports 40 innovative research and development projects that aim to drive down the cost of solar energy.

General Motors installs solar array at its Lordstown, Ohio, Complex

2.2 MW solar PV project is the automotive manufacturer's largest in Western Hemisphere

Enphase Energy introduces new energy management system

Innovation aims to accelerate mainstream solar energy adoption.

Grupo Clavijo completes Chilean solar installation

40MW solar array installed in 'record time'

DIF selects Radian Generation to manage portfolio of solar projects

Radian Generation to provide solar asset management services for Canadian solar projects totalling 65MW.

ET Solar constructs a new solar farm in Somerset, UK

8.7 MWp ground-mounted solar farm project developed by Lightsource Renewable Energy.

UK low-carbon competition now open for entries

Shell Springboard offers £350,000 to country's most innovative low-carbon entrepreneurs.

Ecotricity, Skanska form joint onshore wind power venture

Goal of ‘Skylark’ initiative is to rollout new wind farm projects in Britain.

HEINEKEN UK installs 4,000 solar panels on the roof of its Tadcaster brewery HEINEKEN UK installs 4,000 solar panels on the roof of its Tadcaster brewery

Solar plant expected to generate approximately 876 MWh each year -- enough to power 185 homes.

Renewable Energy Association to formally end affiliation with Solar Trade Association on 1 January 2015

Despite the scheduled split, both associations will remain open to collaboration on areas of mutual interest in the future.

AllEarth Renewables, Claire Solar Partners complete 2.2MW solar tracker farm in Vermont

South Burlington PV farm is claimed to be the largest in North America to utilize distributed inverters and dual-axis trackers to maximize production.

US Energy Department to fund CSP research US Energy Department to fund CSP research

DoE allocates $25 Million to support research and development of concentrating solar power.

Samsung, Pattern Development team up for Canadian wind power project

Partners sign 20-year PPA for 100 MW wind project in Ontario

SunEdison announces $50 million, 23.8MW solar power plant in the Middle East

Solar technology manufacturer partners with EBRD and OPIC for one of the largest solar power plants in Jordan.

£300 million budget to launch UK auctions for renewables

Initiative to support low-carbon electricity projects that aim to deliver new capacity much more cheaply than through the previous arrangements.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance releases Q3 renewable energy investment report

Figures for the third quarter show another year-on-year rise, with a solar boom in China the biggest single contributor.

Latin America and Caribbean region primed for solar development

Hot markets on track to install 9 GW solar PV within five years, according to NPD Solarbuzz report.

DSM inaugurates Solar Technologies demonstration center in India

State-of-the-art facility aims to showcase the benefits of current and future solar technologies.