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Commercial operation of 100MW Mustang solar power project announced by Recurrent Energy 2016-09-25

Canadian Solar has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy has reached commercial operation of the 100 MWac/134 MWp Mustang solar power project in Kings County, California. "The commercial operation of the Mustang solar project continues a historic year that will see Recurrent Energy complete more than one gigawatt of U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) projects," said Dr. Shaw...

European energy M&A market likely to be hit by Brexit impact, EY warns 2016-09-14

By Liam Stoker Until the UK’s energy po...

Canada talks up low-carbon ties with China 2016-09-09

Bilateral exchange across the Pacific in the area of clean energy could be a driver for a new global economic strategy, Canada's prime minister said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the Canada-China Business Council during his state visit to Shanghai. With an eye on climate change, the prime minister said, in sweeping terms, that both sides could show collaborative leadership. &nb...

The Debut of "Solar Photovoltaic Energy Station" in Shanghai Yangpu 2016-09-02

The picture shows an electric vehicles charging at "solar photovoltaic energy station", it needs 3.5 hours to get a full charge, which is similar to normal charging pile. The "solar photovoltaic energy station" for electric vehicle charging, recently appears in jiangwan wujiaochang traffic demonstration area，it is the debutance of this kind in Shanghai. This power station covers ...

Brazil committee approves extra 200MW annual solar procurement in Northeast 2016-08-25

By Tom Kenning Aug 23, 2016 12:11 PM BST A Brazilian House Committee has approved a bill allowing utilities in the Northeast of the country to procure an extra 200MW of solar PV each year for five years. The National Integration Commission, Regional Development and the Amazon House of Representatives approved the bill 612/15, which requests utilities to acquire this additional capacity through an ...

Decision by Australian Energy Regulator protects solar users against unfair costs 2016-08-17

A decision by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) will protect solar users in South Australia against discriminatory charges proposed by SA Power Networks. Clean Energy Council Policy Manager Darren Gladman said the AER decision was welcome news for solar customers and businesses in South Australia. "If the SA Power Networks proposal was successful, it would send a message that no matter what ac...

The German Energy Storage Market 2016-2021: The Next Energy Transition 2016-08-12

（by Brett Simon） With a high base of installed renewables, a supportive policy structure, and innovative local companies, Germany is well positioned to be a leader in the global energy storage market. Other storage markets can derive lessons from the German model, while the German market itself offers substantial opportunities for players across the energy storage valu...

GTM: Global solar installations to grow by 43% to 73GW in 2016 2016-08-05

By Danielle Ola Aug 04, 2016 12:06 PM BST 2016 is set to be another record year for solar globally, after 2015 which had a total demand of 55GW, 10GW more than the previous year. Source: Flickr/Stellar Energy Contractors Global solar installations are expected to grow 43% this year, to 73GW, according to GTM’s latest report, ‘Global Solar Demand Monitor, Q3 2016’. 2016 is set...