Phoenix Solar and Asunim Turkey bring the country's largest solar plant online, SECI opens a tender for small-scale rooftop solar, Brazil regulators investigate the value of distributed generation and I&M brings its fourth solar plant this year online.
This week's Movers & Shakers features executive board shake-ups; with both new appointments and departures. PV Tech also reports on happenings in Chile's Renewable Energy Association, as the country emerges as a strong clean energy player in Latin America.
When renewables-novice and coal champion Donald Trump won the US presidential election yesterday, the global energy industry gawked in horror. Initial review of the Republican billionaire’s energy plans might leave the impression that the progress clean energy sources have achieved so far will be undone. A deeper look into Trump’s energy policy under adviser Kevin Cramer reveals a siege on existing regulation and a roll-back on spending.
Solar is on the upside in the Centennial State as Xcel Energy and the public utilities commission (PUC) have approved a settlement involving more solar, fewer grid fees and a community solar scheme.
Receiving almost three quarters of the votes, Nevada voters have passed a ballot measure that aims to break up NV Energy’s monopoly and liberalise the electricity market to more competition.
As the news sinks in about the newly-elected US president Donald Trump, who shocked the world by narrowly beating Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton, industry stakeholders are taking stock.
Yesterday, Florida voters succeeded in defeating the controversial Amendment 1 that would have prohibited third-party ownership of residential solar PV systems.
In a shock victory that took the world by surprise, Donald Trump was elected 45th president of the United States, leaving uncertainty to loom large over the US energy industry.
Island utility Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) has reported a significant uptick in its Customer Self Supply (CSS) solar programme that was one of two new measures introduced to replace retail net metering.
