News

IFC to help Bangladesh find IPP for 35-50MW solar project

Development financiers are looking to lure in private players to deploy utility-scale solar in the world’s most densely populated country, hoping to combat land shortages for renewables.

Jan 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Asia, world bank, ifc, Bhutan

SunPower appoints new CFO to Maxeon spin-off’s leadership team

SunPower has appointed a new chief financial officer to the leadership team of its planned manufacturing spin-off, Maxeon Solar Technologies.

Jan 7, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, manufacturing, SunPower, North America, m&a, Maxeon, Joanne Solomon

JinkoSolar lands 150MW Cambodia solar supply deal

Leading module manufacturer JinkoSolar is to supply 150MW worth of its high-efficiency Cheetah solar panels for projects in Cambodia.

Jan 7, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, JinkoSolar, Asia, Cambodia, south east asia

Greenbacker acquires 110MW PV portfolio in New York from Hecate

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has signed the rights to an approximately 110MW portfolio of solar projects located in Greene and Albany counties, New York, from Hecate Energy.

Jan 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, New York, Charles Wheeler, North America, hecate, greenbacker, Chris Bullinger

RWE brings first Texas PV project online

RWE Renewables has reached commercial operation on its West of the Pecos PV project, located in Reeves County, Texas.

Jan 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, rwe renewables, Silvia Ortin

SolarEdge expands features on free commercial solar design tool

As part of its continued growth in the global commercial PV market, SolarEdge is introducing an extended feature set on its Designer tool that specifically supports commercial PV systems.

Jan 7, 2020 // Software, SolarEdge, Designer tool

First Solar to pay US$350 million to settle 2012 class action case

‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, First Solar has agreed to settle a 2012 class action lawsuit to the tune of US$350 million. The settlement is subject to approval by the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.

Jan 6, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Malaysia, Germany, SMSL, Europe, Asia, first solar inc, cdte thin-film modules

LONGi planning 40GW mono wafer expansion as 100GW capacity target looms

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co, the largest monocrystalline wafer producer, has signed a new agreement to build a new 20GW wafer plant in Chuxiong, Yunnan province with further plans to expand capacity to 40GW in the future.

Jan 6, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, c-si manufacturing, Asia, investment, monocrystalline wafer, longii

Canada’s Solar Provider Group enters Brazilian PV with US$250m push

Canada’s Solar Provider Group (SPG) is the latest foreign developer to enter the Brazilian PV market, with a plan to invest US$250 million over the next five years.

Jan 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, South america, Latin america, Brazil, Solar Provider Group, spg

Nano One Patents new Durable Cobalt-Free Battery Material

Nano One has been issued a Taiwanese patent relating to lithium nickel manganese oxide (LNMO) cathode material, that eliminates cobalt from the battery

Jan 6, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Japan, Canada, China, Asia, Korea, North America, Taiwan, EV, us, Battery Patent, Lithium ion, Nano One, Stephen Campbell

BHEL Tenders for Floatation Platform for 22 MW Solar Project

BHEL has tendered s for developing the complete floatation platform for the 22 MW floating solar plant at NTPC Kayamkulam in Kerala.

Jan 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, India, NTPC, floating PV, Asia, kerala, bhel

JRE Commission 44 MW Solar Energy Plant in Fukushima

JRE has commenced commercial operation of its 44 MW Nishinosato solar energy park in Fukushima

Jan 6, 2020 // Plants, Japan, Canadian Solar, Asia, Fukushima, JRE

Climate change hope for hydrogen fuel

A tiny spark in the UK’s hydrogen revolution has been lit – at a university campus near Stoke-on-Trent.

Jan 6, 2020 // Solar to Fuel, UK, Europe, hydrogen

ALTN purchases Netherlands-based 11.75MW solar farm

Unisun Energy has sold Zonepark Rilland together with its 11.75-megawatt photovoltaic station to Alternus Energy Inc. at the price of about $11.8mn.

Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Europe, Netherlands, Alternus Energy

Volkswagen plans to reach 1.5 million e-vehicle sales by 2025

Volkswagen is planning to make 1.5m of EVs in the year 2025. 1m of e-vehicles are expected to be sold before the end of 2023, which is 2 years ahead of the previously announced plan.

Jan 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Transport, VOLKSWAGEN, electric vehicle, Volkswagen Electric Vehicle

…

…

Solar Energy News.
List Solar is your exclusive solar information website. We keep you up-to-date with recent solar R&D as well as existing and forthcoming technologies. We provide the top solar news and publication as well as directory of solar companies around the globe.