Intersolar North America canceled for July
Solar Promotion and FMMI have sold off the event to Maine-based Diversified Communications, which plans to hold the next Intersolar North America and EES in San Diego in February 2020.
NextEra remains the world’s second-largest solar owner
State Power Investment Corporation maintains the highest spot as the U.S., China and India lead the charge to solar.
Tesla borrows $520m from China for Shanghai Gigafactory
The electric carmaker has signed 12-month credit agreements with three of China’s “Big Four” lenders as well as the development bank for Shanghai as it aims to get its lower-priced Model 3s rolling off the production line by the end of the year.
Wind+solar developer sells pipeline to National Grid for more than $100 million
National Grid has purchased the wind and solar energy developer Geronimo Energy for “at least $100 million”, and is negotiating to buy a 51% stake in 378 MW the group has already developed.
Rounding up solar O&M in the Lone Star State
PV Operations Dallas, April 16-17, will host a broad group of industry heavy weights to give you the ins and outs of solar power & energy storage O&M in Texas and the Southwest.
Silfab says it will bring metal wrap through solar to the United States
The company is doubling the output of the factory it bought from ITEK in Washington State.
LONGi, JinkoSolar, REC Group respond to Hanwha Q-Cells IP suit
All three companies say the patent infringement claim is without merit, and LONGi has provided technical details as to why its PERC isn’t based on Hanwha Q-Cells’ patent.
Stronger steel means less steel for solar power foundations
An analysis of solar farm foundations suggests that using grade 80 versus grade 50 steel can save $2,000-$10,000/MWdc by using less steel, while still resisting corrosion.
pvMB 3/7/19: PanelClaw Partners with Yotta, China plans a space-based solar station…and more!
Hey evrybody, the weekend is nearly here, but what’s already here is your Thursday edition of the pvMB. Today we’re taking a look at San Diego Gas and Electric’s time-of-use billing, Microsoft purchasing 74 MW of solar energy in North Carolina, HellermannTyton releasing First Solar module-specific wire hardware and everything else that matters today in solar.
Ten sunniest states added 1.8 GW of small-scale solar
Contractors in California, Arizona and Texas built almost 90% of this capacity. Policy groups in the 10 states aim for fair rates for solar customers, plus community solar. “Snapshot stories” included.
