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]

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]

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]

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 the joint i...... [More]

As part of Richrd Bagdasarian Incorporateds 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 key component...... [More]

Solar will play a central role in boosting the share of renewables in Americas energy mix between now and 2040, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration.The administrations Annual Energy Outlook 2013 published yesterday forecats that by 2040 renewable...... [More]