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SunPower CEO Applauds Congressional Voting for ITC

published: 2015-12-21 18:24
SunPower CEO Tim Werner applauded the congressional approval of the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) extension. He described 2015 as a breakthrough year for solar because the future market seems to go brighter. "With Congressiona...  more

Tri Global Energy: ITC Extension is a Game Changer

published: 2015-12-21 18:04
Tri Global Energy, a U.S.-based renewable energy developer, applauds the passage of legislation that includes long-term extensions of the solar and wind tax credits. "This is a game changer for our company and will finally al...  more

Brazil Launches ProGD to Prompt Distributed Generation

published: 2015-12-18 14:45
Brazil government launched a new incentive program “ProGD” to prompt distributed generation in the nation. Including tax incentive for renewable installations and credit establishments, the program aims to increase its dist...  more

UK Cuts FiT for Solar by 64%, Less than Expectation

published: 2015-12-18 14:25
The UK government announced the new Feed-in Tariff (FiT) rates on December 17, cutting the rates by 64% down to 4.39 pence/kWh with a total budget of￡150 million. The final reduction is less than previously expected 87%. The amend...  more

SunPower to Bring Solar for UC Santa Barbara

published: 2015-12-18 14:00
By partnering with SunPower, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) will install a total of 5.2MW PV systems for rooftops and parking lots on its campus. The electricity generated will be completely acquired by UCSB throug...  more

sonnen Starts Battery Volume Production in the US

published: 2015-12-18 13:31
Home-owners, through sonnen's nationwide network of more than 30 dealers, will have access to sonnen's products before Christmas this year. The sonnenBatterie units for the US market are manufactured in San Jose, Californi...  more

ReneSola Sells Two Japanese PV Projects

published: 2015-12-18 13:25
ReneSola has sold two projects in Japan. The projects, located in Tochigi Prefecture, are utility scale systems with capacity of 920 kW and 590 kW, respectively, and both are qualified for Japan's 32 Yen FiT scheme. The transactio...  more

China’s 2016 FiT Rates Lower than Expectation

published: 2015-12-17 18:37
China’s National Development and Reform Commission and National Energy Administration have passed and announced the revised Feed-in Tariff (FiT) rates for solar and wind energy for 2016. The rates for solar projects in all three r...  more

SB Energy Wins 350MW of Solar Bid in India

published: 2015-12-17 18:21
SB Energy, or SBG Cleantech, a joint venture formed between Softbank (Japan), Foxconn Technology Group (Taiwan) and Bharti Enterprises Limited (India), has won the NTPC bid to develop a 350MW solar power plant in the Ghani Sakunal...  more