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JinkoSolar Signs Three PPAs for 188MW Projects in Mexico

published: 2016-07-29 17:19

JinkoSolar signed three power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission (Comision Federal de Electricidad or "CFE") for the three projects totaling 188MWac that was awarded in April 2016 under the Mex... more

Duke Energy Renewables Operates 3,500MW of Wind and Solar in US

published: 2016-07-29 17:07

Duke Energy Renewables announced on July 28 that its control center now serves more than 3,500 megawatts of wind and solar energy plants across the U.S. since it opened in its new location in 2015. As a result of this rapid growth... more

Solar Panels Burned at Taipei Water Department Highlights Importance of System Maintenance

published: 2016-07-29 15:50

Roof-top solar panels were burned at the Taipei Water Department at 2pm on July 27th. It was an autoignition. Temperatures in Taipei reached 38.5 degrees Celsius that day. The preliminary cause of the fire was overheating of the e... more

Partners Group Invests US$200 Million in Solar Development in Taiwan

published: 2016-07-29 14:59

Taiwan’s solar market is now noticeable to the world! Partners Group, Switzerland-based private markets investment manager, is going to invest over US$200 million to control the majority stake in a Taiwanese solar power dev... more

China’s 2016 PV Grid Connection Can Reach Up to 30GW, Target for Thirteen Five-Year Plan May Be Revised Downward

published: 2016-07-28 18:40

China’s PV industry has given a feedback result of more than 20GW of grid connection in the first half of 2016; however, this is a good sign as much as it may be a warning sign. It’s a good sign being that the overall state... more

Hemlock Judges US$793.5 Million Damages from SolarWorld

published: 2016-07-28 17:37

U.S.-based polysilicon manufacturer Hemlock Semiconductor claimed up to US$793.5 million in damages from SolarWorld’s contract violation. SolarWorld therefore is in crisis of filing Chapter 11. Hemlock sued Deutsche Solar, a wafer... more

Alliant Energy to Invest US$1 billion in Wind Energy

published: 2016-07-28 16:40

Iowans will soon see a significant increase in clean, economical wind generation from Alliant Energy. On July 27, Alliant Energy CEO Patricia Kampling and Gov. Terry Branstad announced the utility will invest approximately US$1 bi... more

NV Energy Requests Net Metering Grandfathering for Rooftop Solar

published: 2016-07-28 16:38

NV Energy made a filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) that seeks approval to grandfather eligible private rooftop solar customers on July 27. In its filing, NV Energy requests that customers who had install... more

Qualcomm and Lear Corporation Sign Commercial Wireless EV Charging License Agreement

published: 2016-07-28 16:25

Qualcomm Incorporated and Lear Corporation, a global supplier of automotive seating and electrical systems, have entered into a Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) license agreement. Lear will be including Qualcomm Ha... more

Yingli Solar’s PID Resistant Modules Certificated

published: 2016-07-28 16:19

Yingli Green Energy (Yingli Solar) announced that its TwinMax 60 cell dual glass modules (including standard and bifacial series) have passed the IEC61215/61730 tests. These standards ensure the performance and safety of the modul... more

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