The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has proposed reforms which will enable certain small-scale power generation projects including solar to qualify for a faster interconnection process.The reforms relate to Order No.2006 which became effective in 2005 to establi...... [More]

Weaker than expected demand in key markets of Italy and Germany in the fourth quarter has led PV inverter supplier Power-One to lower revenue guidance to between US$190 million to US$195 million, down from a range of US$210 million to US$230 million.The company cited reduced f...... [More]

Trina Solar has announced that it has supplied PV modules totaling 61MW for the Green Tower project in the German state of Brandenburg.Over 252,000 multi-crystalline Trina Solar modules, each with an average output of more than 240Wp, have been installed on the former Preschen ...... [More]

Revenues from solar energy storage are to grow to US$2 billion by 2018, new research predicts.A report from analysts NanoMarkets says that the decline in feed-in tariffs in many parts of the world means PV users will have an additional incentive to storage the solar energy the...... [More]

China has announced its intention to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).Despite ongoing trade wars between China and both the US and European Union, it will become the 161st member of the body, which is lobbying to double the share of renewable energy world...... [More]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the states NY-Sun solar initiative will receive an additional US$150 million in funding every year for the next 10 years.Launched in 2012, NY-Sun seeks to quadruple the solar capacity in the state of New York in 2013. The initi...... [More]