Solar Energy International News

More Then 20% Australian Homes Have Solar Rooftop Installed

With 2 million residents having rooftop solar projects across the nation, the combined generation of electricity amounts to 7.9 GW. With an overall 20.3 percent of Australian residents having a rooftop solar project installed, country’s solar industry is leading the way in the rooftop solar market globally. With 2 million residents having rooftop solar projects […]

Read more

Schletter Group Appoints Junichiro Furukawa as New MD for Japan

As of December, Junichiro Furukawa will be in charge of the company that exclusively markets the products of the Schletter Group in Japan. The solar mounting manufacturer Schletter Group has appointed Junichiro Furukawa as new Managing Director for its subsidiary Schletter Japan K.K. As of December, Junichiro Furukawa will be in charge of the company […]

Read more

AfDB Approves ZAR 3Bn for 100MW Solar Project in SA

The solar power project, which is located in the Humansrus Solar Park, Northern Cape Province of SA, is expected to generate 466 GWh/year. African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a senior loan of ZAR 3 billion to the 100 MW Redstone Concentrated Solar Project, which is expected to boost South Africa’s (SA’s) energy mix and hasten transition to renewable energy. […]

Read more

LONGi Solar Named Tier-1 Module Maker in Q4 BNEF Report

BNEF’s criteria require module manufacturers to have supplied own-brand, own-manufacture products to six different projects over 1.5MW that have been financed by six different banks in the past 2 years. One of the leading solar modules manufacturer LONGi Solar has been named tier-1 module manufacturer in the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) fourth quarter 2018 report. […]

Read more

JA Solar to Supply Mono PERC Modules for 257MW Project in Vietnam

The project is of great importance for the development of the renewable energy market in Vietnam as well as other Southeast Asian countries. Shanghai-based high-performance modules maker JA Solar Holdings has inked a pact with Shanxi Electric Power Engineering Co. (SEPEC) to supply high-efficiency mono PERC modules for a 257MW project in Phu Yen, Vietnam. The project is […]

Read more

AfDB Group Okays $18.17 Mn for Kopere Solar Project in Kenya

Moreover, the bank is also in the process of securing a USD 11.6 million concessional loan from the Climate Investment Fund’s Scaling-up Renewable Energy Program (SREP). The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a USD 18.17 million senior loan to 40 MWac (50MWp) Kopere Solar Power Project in Kenya. The Kopere project, which falls under Kenya’s Renewable Energy Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) […]

Read more

France Top Destination for Renewable Energy Investment in G20: Report

France gains the 1st position due to an overall favorable environment for renewables, leading the G20 in investment attractiveness of renewables. France has overtaken Germany as the most lucrative destination for renewable energy investment in the G20 bloc, Allianz Climate and Energy Monitor 2018 has found. “France gains the 1st position due to an overall […]

Read more

Freedom Solar Launches Commercial Solar Financing Vehicle in Texas

The company said in a statement that financing through it allows companies to finance up to 70 percent of the cost of an entire solar installation and ensures that an investment in solar is cash-flow positive from day one. Freedom Solar Financial Services, the first solar financial vehicle of its kind in Texas, has raised […]

Read more

European Union Plans to Become Carbon Neutral by 2050

The road to a climate neutral economy would require joint action in seven strategic areas: energy efficiency; deployment of renewables etc,. Committing to make Europe carbon neutral by 2050, European Union has adopted a long-term strategy to make EU the first major climate neutral economy. “The strategy shows how Europe can lead the way to […]

Read more
      SUBSCRIBE NEWS LETTER
Scroll