Minnesota Sets Ambitious Solar Power Standards
On May 23, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law a bill intended to boost the percentage of solar power used in the state. The governor's signature had been widely  [read more]
Fri, 24 May 2013 16:55:19 EDT
Martifer Solar To Build 30 MW PV Plant In Mexico
Martifer Solar is building a 30 MW photovoltaic plant in Baja California Sur, Mexico, for Gauss Energia, a development company. The Aura Solar I project will incorporate approximately 132,000 modules  [read more]
Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:15 EDT
PG&E, Energy Commission Unveil Battery Energy Storage Project
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission have unveiled a battery energy storage system pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The  [read more]
Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:53 EDT
aleo solar Meeting With Potential Buyers
aleo solar AG, a manufacturer of PV modules, has announced it is in discussions with potential investors with a goal of finding a new owner by the third quarter of  [read more]
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:14 EDT
Affordable Solar, Sunnova Offer Leasing Program In New Mexico
Affordable Solar has announced it is partnering with Sunnova Energy Corp. to offer a solar panel leasing program to residential customers in New Mexico. Affordable Solar will provide the installation  [read more]
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:11 EDT
Yingli To Supply Modules For 10.3 MW Solar Plant
Chinese photovoltaic equipment manufacturer Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. has announced its Singapore-based subsidiary will supply multicrystalline PV modules for a 10.269 MW solar power plant to be built  [read more]
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:06:09 EDT
Senators Introduce Energy Storage Bill To Encourage Renewables
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Susan Collins, R-Maine; Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.; and Angus King, I-Maine, have introduced the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2013 (STORAGE) to  [read more]
Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT
Lightsource Acquires New 6.3 MW Solar Farm In U.K.
Lightsource Renewable Energy, a U.K.-based operator of solar plants, has taken possession of the Chalcrost Farm 6.3 MW PV array from developer Solarcentury. The facility, located in West End, Southampton,  [read more]
Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT
L.A. Expanding Solar With Finalized FIT Program, New 8.5 MW Array
Los Angeles has made a number of strides toward what many hope is a bright energy future with a big new PV array and the finalization of its 150 MW  [read more]
Thu, 23 May 2013 17:22:16 EDT
New U.S. Energy Secretary Embraces Natural Gas, 'Bullish' On Solar
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz says in a new video that the nation should take advantage of the natural gas boom and use it as an opportunity  [read more]
Thu, 23 May 2013 17:18:00 EDT