The US Army has signed a contract for its biggest renewable-energy project yet, picking Apex Clean Energy Inc. to provide 65 MW of solar and wind energy at Fort Hood in Texas. The Defense Logistics Agency signed a 30-year contract with Charlottesville, Va. based Apex for 15 MW of solar Read more
Four renewable energy projects in developing countries have secured vital funding loans totalling $46 million. The money comes from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), and was announced on the eve of the launch of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The loans will Read more
Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar power companies, has announced that it has won a 63 MWp solar power project in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Canadian Solar will develop and build the solar power plant. Once connected to the grid, the electricity generated will be sold to Read more
The Government of Caribbean islands Antigua and Barbuda together with the UK-based clean energy provider PV Energy Limited officially inaugurated the 3 MWp solar power plant at the V C Bird International Airport of Antigua. The sun2live solar plant installation at the V C Bird International Airport, Antigua, developed and Read more
The Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency (KREDA) has been implementing various renewable energy programmes in Kargil. One of the programmes is the solar thermal scheme. The scheme has been launched especially to accelerate widespread use of solar thermal systems for heating, cooking, and steam generating applications, as well as to Read more
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in association with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, organized a two-day training programme (third in the series) on ‘Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar PV Systems’ for the State Nodal Agencies, DISCOMs, and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions from May 5–6, 2016 Read more
I n one of the most ambitious rural electrification projects in Africa that has tapped the use of solar energy, the Kenyan government has completed connecting some 4,100 primary schools to power using solar PV systems. The schools have been electrified as part of a determined digital learning programme that Read more
Gujarat Refinery (GR) has successfully commissioned a 400 kW grid-tied solar power plant on the rooftop of South Block Control Room in its premises. The refinery had previously commissioned 250 kW solar power plants for reducing the carbon footprint and moving towards the sustainable operations. With its third solar power Read more
A floating solar power plant pilot of 10 kW peak (kWp) has been commissioned at Dhanas lake in Chandigarh amid efforts by the government to develop the Union Territory as a solar city. It has been designed to supply power to fountains at the lake for aeration. The Unique Selling Read more
France has opened what it claims to be the world’s first solar panel road, in a Normandy village. A 1 km (0.6-mile) route in the small village of Tourouvre-au-Perche covered with 2,800 sq m of electricitygenerating panels, was inaugurated on Thursday by the ecology minister, Ségolène Royal. It cost €5m Read more