RenewEconomy
News and analysis for the clean energy economy
US solar giant Sungevity has dumped plans to become dominant player in the Australian market and has exited the country, an apparent victim of Abbott’s war on renewables. RoofJuice, the new owner, says it will focus on ‘smart solar’ to deal with rule changes, and battery storage.
Large scale solar is nearing parity in US, China, and India. Even in the US, utilities are giving up the fight against solar, says leading manufacturer.
SunPower has added a further 1.5 GW to its growing solar PV pipeline across the U.S.
Renewable energy finance vehicles, YieldCos, likely to rapidly outpace their fossil fuel rivals, and represent more than $1 trillion of investment in coming years. Another sign of the global investment shift to wind and solar, a trend that could bypass Abbott’s Australia.
A Nevada utility and a solar developer have struck a deal for solar electricity at a price cheaper than any other option for new electricity.
The invention of the YieldCo is a gamechanger that will enable spectacular growth of solar PV.
Warren Buffett agrees on purchase price for solar power from First Solar plant that might be cheapest electricity available anywhere in US.
Solar Impulse 2 lands in Hawaii after breaking world solar aviation records for distance and duration, and an absolute record for longest solo flight ever.
Why is Hanergy opening 1,500 retail stores in China to sell solar stuff? And why did the firm have a market cap of $38.64B?
Add another storage partnership to the list as Sunpower and Stem team up.
