Solar

8point3 raises $420 million from IPO

8point3, the yieldco formed by First Solar and SunPower, has raised $420 million in an initial public offering on Nasdaq. Bloomberg reports that 8point3 sold...

SunPower breaks ground for 102-MW solar plant in California

SunPower has announced the beginning of construction of a 102-megawatt (AC) Henrietta solar photovoltaic (PV) project at Kings County in California. The Oasis Power Plant...

Waaree commissions 10-MW solar project in Maharashtra

Waaree Energies, an Indian solar-technology company, has commissioned a 10-MW solar power station at Latur in Nanded, Maharashtra. The project has been developed for...

Solar rooftop plant set up at Delhi Metro station

Solar power solutions provider Rays Power Experts on Friday said it has successfully installed a 10 kWp (kilowatts peak) solar power system at Delhi...

ABB wins order to build substation for grid integrating solar power

ABB has won a $20-million substation expansion order from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). The project is part of DEWA’s drive to double...

REC Solar acquires Stellar Energy for undisclosed sum

American clean energy company REC Solar, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has acquired Stellar Energy, a solar power developer in western US. The companies...

Canadian Solar completes module supply for 42.9-MW Japanese project

Canadian Solar has delivered orders for 168,240 photovoltaic modules meant for installation at the 42.9-MW Takataya Hibiki plant in Kitakyushu, Japan. The company has stated...

India approves raising solar power generation to 100,000 MW

In a major decision to boost use of clean energy in India, the union cabinet on Wednesday decided to quintuple solar energy capacity under...