Alliant Energy is seeking to expand its renewable energy generation with solar power, and its Iowa utility is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for new solar projects that could increase its system-wide solar generation by 50%... more
Skylar Resource, an energy marketing organization focused on term structured renewables transaction, has acquired 100% interest in the option rights from KOWEPO Americas to develop the 180MW Townsite PV project in Boulder City, Ne... more
European tech firm, TomTom (TOM2), announced its support of the Delft University of Technology-based team in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. TomTom will be providing the 15 students with its flagship products to... more
To meet strong demand in the Netherlands’ residential rooftop solar market, Solar Frontier signed to deliver 2MW of CIS modules to Home-NRG in addition to the pre-delivered 8MW modules. The CIS modules will be utilized for 92 Dutc... more
SolarCity has unveiled rooftop solar panels with the world’s highest conversion efficiency and will manufacture them in America. The solar panels with efficiency over 22% generate more power per foot and harvests more energy over ... more
Canadian Solar has closed on the purchase of three operating solar projects totaling 59.8 MWac from KKR. The total approximate enterprise value of this transaction is C$270 Million (USD$203.7 Million). In conjunction with this acq... more
Panasonic Eco Solutions Canada and Royalpark Homes signed to build homes with its Residential Energy Storage Solution as part of new home construction in the premiere community of Simcoe Shores in Barrie, Ontario. The Simco... more
SkyPower, a utility-scale solar PV project developer, has announced gigawatts of solar PV projects in three countries. The company targets to develop up to 2.35GW of solar projects in Bangladesh, Djibouti, and the Indian State of ... more
IBM Research is providing advanced solar forecasting technology to help the University of Michigan (UM) team power its solar car in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, an 1,800-mile (3,000-kilometer) race across the Aust... more
Dominion Virginia Power filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) for certificates of public convenience and necessity for three separate large-scale solar projects with a total capacity of 56MW. The projects woul... more
