Canadian Solar Inc. , one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced the appointment of Dr. Huifeng Chang, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 22, 2016. Michael G. Potter, currently Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the Company to pursue other interests but has […]
Solare Datensysteme and ADLER Solar form a Strategic Partnership
Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS) and ADLER Solar Services GmbH have formed a strategic partnership – both companies are known for their forward-thinking solutions in the solar industry. The goal is to continually expand the cooperation on the national and international level in order to offer plant owners monitoring, trouble-free operations and optimized yields – all […]
meteocontrol installs monitoring systems for 130 MWp PV power in Great Britain
meteocontrol GmbH has equipped six British solar parks belonging to BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH with its monitoring systems and put them into operation. 60 data loggers of the blue’Log X series help to ensure trouble-free operation and standards-compliant electricity feed-in. BayWa r.e. built the turnkey facilities with a total power capacity of around 130 […]
Daqo New Energy Announces Unaudited First Quarter 2016 Results
Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) (“Daqo New Energy”, the “Company” or “we”), a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2016. First Quarter 2016 Financial and Operating Highlights Polysilicon production volume of 3,405 MT in Q1 2016, compared to […]
JinkoSolar Signs Master Purchase Agreement with CivicSolar
JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. a global leader in the photovoltaic (PV) industry,recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc., has entered into a Master Purchase Agreement with CivicSolar, Inc. (“CivicSolar”), a leading national full service solar distributor in the U.S. Under the terms of the agreement, JinkoSolar has been selected by CivicSolar as […]
Gamesa inaugurates a prototype of its pioneering offgrid solution for the supply of power in remote areas without grid access
This morning, in La Muela (Aragon), Gamesa inaugurated a prototype of its offgrid system for the supply of power to remote areas without access to the grid, such as islands, mines and certain rural areas. The system is pioneering on account of its bundling of four sources of power – wind power, solar power, diesel-powered […]
Is Dubai about to set a new normal for solar tariffs?
It was another week of a record-shattering solar tariff, with Dubai getting a lowest bid of 2.99 US cents per kWh for an 800MW plant planned by its Electricity & Water Authority. That is 15% lower than the previous record set in Mexico last month by Enel Green Power for 1GW of cumulative capacity. Dubai’s […]
Cost of Adapting to Climate Change Could Hit $500 Billion per year by 2050
The cost of adapting to climate change in developing countries could rise to between $280 and $500 billion per year by 2050, a figure that is four to five times greater than previous estimates, according to a new United Nations Environment (UNEP) report.Released as nations sign the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, the report […]
Laser-based Production Process for High Efficiency Solar Cells Wins Award
Photovoltaics and wind energy are major building blocks in the energy transformation, which is one of the biggest challenges society faces in the coming decades. “The total amount of electric energy from photovoltaic sources is more than 250 terawatt hours, approximately equivalent to the amount produced by 30 nuclear power plants. In order to help […]
E.ON’s transformation making progress
E.ON’s first-quarter results were in line with expectations. EBITDA increased from €2.8 billion to €3.1 billion. Underlying net income also rose by €300 million to €1.3 billion. The earnings improvement is attributable to a nonrecurring positive effect resulting from the agreement with Gazprom to adjust the terms of long-term gas supply contracts. Without this effect, […]