Solar electricity News for February 2016

Solar electricity News Archive

SoloPower Systems technology selected by Direct Group Africa for 54 MW sustainable housing project

Direct Group Africa has executed a letter of intent to integrate SoloPower’s lightweight solar PV technology into the manufacture of up to 15,000 low income and student housing units in South Africa.

SMA Solar Technology AG establishes new PV subsidiary in Brazil

SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) is furthering its support of the Latin American solar market with a new PV subsidiary in Brazil.

Construction to begin on East Africa’s largest solar project Construction to begin on East Africa’s largest solar project

Access Energy Group and EREN RE have announced that construction of the largest solar project in East Africa will begin next month.

European solar market grows 15% in 2015 European solar market grows 15% in 2015

In 2015, European countries connected around 8 GW of solar power systems to electrical networks, according to estimates by SolarPower Europe.

Morocco unveils first phase of world’s largest solar plant Morocco unveils first phase of world’s largest solar plant

Yesterday saw the inauguration of the first section of the thermosolar plant NOORo in Ouarzazate.

Enerray wins Enel Green Power bid for solar farm in Brazil

Enerray has won the Enel Green Power bid for what the company hopes will the biggest solar farm in the country.

Global revenue from solar PV installations to total $1.2 trillion by 2024 according to Navigant Research Global revenue from solar PV installations to total $1.2 trillion by 2024 according to Navigant Research

According to a recent report from Navigant Research, global revenue from solar PV installations is expected to total more than $1.2 trillion from 2015 to 2024.