Results for: solar

October 28 2014

Climatescope 2014 – English version

A landmark report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF): Climatescope 2014 is now published and available online for free. The data is the clearest picture yet on what clean energy investment looks like in 55 developing countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Multilateral Investment Fund and […]

October 28 2014

Climatescope 2014 – Global study shows clean energy activity surges in developing world

China, Brazil and South Africa show wide diversity of clean energy investment opportunities London, Washington D.C., 28 October 2014 – Developing nations represent a large and rapidly growing share of the world’s clean energy investment, according to Climatescope 2014, a landmark study released today. The results suggest renewable technologies can be just as cost-competitive in […]

October 28 2014

Poor Countries Tap Renewables at Twice the Pace of Rich

A study of 55 nations -- including China, Brazil, South Africa, Uruguay and Kenya -- found that they’ve installed a combined 142 gigawatts from 2008 to 2013. The 143 percent growth in renewables in those markets compares with an 84 percent rate in wealthier nations, which installed 213 megawatts, according to a report released today by Climatescope.

October 24 2014

Wuxi Suntech Back From Dead Eyeing 1.5 Gigawatt Shipments

“A lot of rumors said, ’Suntech is dead.’ But we were here,” Chief Executive Officer Eric Luo said today in a telephone interview.

October 23 2014

Southern Buying California Project From First Solar

The Solar Gen 2 project will be the largest Southern owns, capable of generating enough electricity for about 60,000 homes, the Atlanta-based company said today in a statement. First Solar, a panel maker, will buy back a minority stake in the project, which it acquired last year from a group including a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. affiliate.

October 23 2014

Solar Power Inc., Guodian to Develop 1.5 Gigawatts in China

As part of the agreement, Solar Power will buy 160 megawatts of photovoltaic capacity from affiliates of Guodian Technology’s GD Solar unit for 1.575 billion yuan ($257 million), according to a statement today.

October 23 2014

SunEdison Closes Financing on 26-Megawatt California Project

The Vega solar farm in Merced County is expected to begin generating power by the first quarter of next year, St. Peters, Missouri-based SunEdison said today in a statement. Terms of the financing underwritten by Deutsche Bank AG weren’t disclosed. The plant will generate enough electricity for more than 3,500 homes.

October 22 2014

China Greatwall to Spend Over $87 Million on Solar Projects

The Shenzhen-based company is building projects totaling 60 megawatts of capacity in Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces, according to a statement today.

October 22 2014

SunEdison Wins Order to Supply California Projects

Construction on the mix of rooftop, canopy and ground-mounted systems will begin by year-end and be complete by the end of 2015, St. Peters, Missouri-based SunEdison said today in a statement. Financial terms weren’t disclosed for the order, which involves working with nine agencies in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Mateo counties.

October 21 2014

Hanwha Supplying 17 Megawatts for North Carolina Solar Projects

The modules will be used in O2 Energies’ Cirrus, Chocowinity and Rockwell solar plants, the Qidong, China-based unit said today in a statement. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.