The 150-MW EDF Renewables Slate Creek Wind Farm in Kansas the 150-MW Pattern Operations Fowler Ridge IV Wind Farm in Indiana are tied for the largest renewable energy projects that went online in North America in January 2016. Seven other solar wind projects went live i......[More]

How easy is it to go solar in your state? A new “report card” by theInterstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) Vote Solar grades all 50 U.S. states on two important criteria for solar development: interconnection stards net-metering policies. Now in its 9th year, the re......[More]

Last week we published our second look at GTM Squared""s Annual Survey Report: The Future of Global Electricity Systems. As we prepare to publish the 80-page report for Squared members, we are offering sneak peeks of trends we""ve spotted. Calculating the value of custo......[More]

Indian solar module component manufacturer RenewSys India Pvt. Ltd (RIPL) has this week placed an order with a "reputed European manufacturer" for the delivery of a 100 MW solar cell line. According to the RIPL press release, the new line will be delivered in the second......[More]

This is the first dedicated fund for commercial industrial solar in Africa. The company plans to finance the deployment of over $25 million in African PV over the next 18 months. With a combination of excellent solar radiation, growing power needs unreliable grids, much......[More]

The African Union, an alliance of 54 countries, announced a plan to mobilize $20 billion to develop at least 10 GW of renewable energy on the continent by the end of the decade. The African Renewable Energy Initiative was announced Tuesday at the United Nations climate ......[More]