According to U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)’s Electric Power Monthly California has become the first state with more than 5% of its annual utility-scale electricity generation from utility-scale solar power.
The report, “Shining Cities, Harnessing the Benefits of Solar Energy in America” released last week by Environment America Research & Policy Center highlights the nation’s top cities for solar panels deployed within their borders.
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) released last week the third investment report titled Delivering UK Energy Investment: Low Carbon Energy highlighting the success in the low carbon energy sectors which has made the UK low carbon energy landscape attractive to investors from the UK and abroad.
Leading Australian utility AGL Energy’s (AGL) Nyngan Solar Plant began generating power in Australia’s western New South Wales this past Saturday with the first 25 MW of 100 percent renewable energy feeding into the National Electricity Market.
The solar industry is forecasted to continue its growth in 2015 with installations reaching approximately 54.5 GW according to the latest quarterly update announced last week from Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm.
Total global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is forecast to reach 498 gigawatts (GW) in 2019, which is 177 percent higher than 2014, according to IHS, the leading global source of critical information and insight. While total global solar PV demand is projected to grow steadily, the large number of discrete country markets at the gigawatt-level will help reduce demand volatility.
UK’s Solar Trade Association (STA), which speaks on behalf of the UK solar energy industry, have launched a new Scotland branch, which is set to become the leading voice for solar in Scotland, advising and developing policy with the Scottish Government and raising awareness of the benefits of solar.
A new law passed on March 19 by the French Parliament will require that rooftops on new buildings built in commercial areas across France are to be partially covered in vegetation or solar panels.
U.K. Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced yesterday that businesses can now take their solar panels with them when they relocate, allowing them to continue to reap the benefits of lower energy bills.
The City of Georgetown announced this week that it has signed a power purchase agreement with SunEdison to purchase 150-megawatts of solar power starting in 2016. SunEdison will provide electricity to Georgetown through 2041. The new renewable power contracts signed by Georgetown provide electricity at a lower overall cost than its previous wholesale power contracts.
Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, Masdar announced on Wednesday the partnership with Morocco’s Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable (National Electricity and Water Supply), ONEE, to design, supply and install 17,670 Solar Home Systems across 940 villages in the Kingdom of Morocco. When complete, the solar homes, along with broader electrification initiatives, will result in 99 percent of rural Morocco having access to energy by the end of 2017 – a critical resource that underpins economic development.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced on Sunday in a press conference held at Grand Hyatt hotel in Dubai, the start of DEWA’s first smart initiative, Shams Dubai, to regulate the generation of solar energy in buildings and their connection to DEWA’s grid.
