Photovoltaics (PV) News for August 2014

Photovoltaics (PV) News Archive

Seminole Financial Services, LLC surpasses $500 million mark in renewable energy financing

Niche renewable energy project financing company facilitates solar and wind projects across the US.

Verizon plans major expansion of Its on-site 'Green Energy Program'

New 2014 solar investment to increase Verizon green energy to 25 MW.

REC Group wins 85 MW solar panel supply contract

Deal represents REC Group's largest US utility-scale solar panel order to date.

WEEE comes into force for PV modules in France

End-of-life management becomes a legal obligation for French PV industry.

SolarMax partners with Wagner Renewables

Wagner Renewables adds SolarMax’s domestic P series and the three-phase commercial MT range to product offering.

Sustainable Energy Association of Australia names new CEO

Dermot Costello brings years of experience across various renewable energy fields.

UK Prime Minister responds to industry group’s call for critical Government support for solar

David Cameron assures Solar Trade Association that Government and industry will continue to work together on laying the foundations for the successful future of solar in the UK.

Solectria Renewables to power 45MW entropy solar projects in North Carolina

Seven solar projects anticipated to generate 1.1 billion kWh, enough to power up to 130,000 homes.

Nominations now open for Regen SW's Green Energy Awards 2014

Awards programme celebrates the projects, companies and innovators behind the sustainable energy revolution in the south west of England.

Boston Properties, Healthy Planet Partners and Solaire Generation team up for milestone solar project

840 kW solar array claimed to be Northeast’s largest garage-mounted canopy.

Advanced Energy signs UK distribution agreement with Sibert Solar

Sibert Solar’s product portfolio wil expand to include Advanced Energy's single- and three-phase inverters.

Installed solar PV capacity in the UK reaches 5GW, NPD Solarbuzz says

90 per cent of solar PV capacity has been installed in the past three years alone.

ABB to host automation and communication training prior to first PAC World Americas conference

Free pre-event educational seminar and Smart Grid Center of Excellence tour set for 22 September in Raleigh, North Carolina.

WIRCON GmbH creates WIRSOL Energy Ltd off-shoot

New division created to develop and build commercial rooftop and ground-mount solar PV projects in the UK.

Windiga Energy to develop first solar power plant in Burkina Faso, Africa

20 MW photovoltaic plant, which will be located in Zina, in the Mouhoun province, will be the largest photovoltaic power station in Sub-Saharan Africa, Windiga claims.

Vikram Solar opens US sales office

Move designed to support launch of Vikram solar modules in North and South America.

First Solar and XSOL ink distribution deal

Agreement calls for XSOL to supply First Solar's cadmium telluride thin-film modules in Japan.