Results for: solar

May 8 2015

Wind Power Braced for Hit as Conservatives Win in U.K.

His election manifesto promised to “halt the spread of onshore wind farms” that it said are unable on their own to provide the kind of capacity needed by a stable energy system.

May 7 2015

Rooftop Solar in Brazil Can Reach 2 Gigawatts If Tax Is Dropped

The threshold is possible if all states in the country agree to drop a tax on power generated from solar panels and other distributed energy systems, the country’s energy regulator Aneel said Thursday in an e-mail.

May 7 2015

Kleinkraftwerk Birseck Raising $43 Million for Renewables

The company plans to obtain approval to raise the money through an issue of 4.44 million new shares at a price of 9 francs each, it said Thursday in an e-mailed statement.

May 7 2015

Enel Green Increases Bet on Renewable Power as Oil Slumps

Enel Green Power SpA, the publicly traded renewables unit of Enel SpA, plans to increase capital spending to 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion) and hold it near that level through 2017, up from 1.66 billion euros in 2014.

May 6 2015

Europe’s Hydro Fund Eyes $1.1 Billion of Investments on Opening

Aquila Capital Concepts GmbH plans to buy operational plants in Europe, including in Norway, Sweden and Turkey, according to co-head of hydro, Oldrik Verloop. It will invest in river-based operations, which use flowing water to turn turbines and generate electricity.

May 6 2015

Trina Building $160 Million Manufacturing Facility in Thailand

The facility will have the capacity to make 500 megawatts of modules and 700 megawatts of cells, Changzhou, China-based Trina Solar said Wednesday in a statement. Production will begin late this year or early next year.

May 4 2015

Southern Planning to Build Third Solar Project in Mississippi

Southern’s Mississippi unit will receive the electricity and renewable-energy credits from the solar farm in Sumrall, Atlanta-based Southern said in a statement Monday. Terms weren’t disclosed.

May 4 2015

Musk’s SolarCity First in Line for Tesla Batteries

(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur who unveiled his “Powerwall” home battery Thursday, is already offering them to SolarCity Corp. customers seeking backup supply when the grid goes down.

May 1 2015

Dominion Buys 20-Megawatt Solar Project in California From EON

The Alamo Solar project in San Bernardino County is expected to begin producing electricity this quarter, Richmond, Virginia-based Dominion said Friday in a statement. The power plant has a 20-year power-purchase agreement with an undisclosed buyer and is expected to qualify for the federal investment tax credit.

April 30 2015

First Solar, SunPower Yieldco Drives Losses at Top Panel Makers

SunPower Corp. and First Solar Inc. are planning to create a so-called yieldco, a move that dragged down revenue in the first quarter.