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......[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 en......[More]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the state’s 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. ......[More]

Solar Frontier, a Japanese thin-film PV manufacturer, has teamed up with Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) in order to jointly establish an investment company which will provide funding for PV plants in Japan. The companies have signed a “basic” agreement which will see t......[More]

As part of Richard Bagdasarian Incorporated’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, President Nick Bozick recently “flipped the switch” on an advanced 300kW photovoltaic solar energy system at its packinghouse in Mecca, California. “Providing clean, reliable power is a ......[More]

Solar will play a central role in boosting the share of renewables in America’s energy mix between now and 2040, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration. The administration’s Annual Energy Outlook 2013 published yesterday forecasts that by 204......[More]