Another week, another wave of solar PPAs
Unsubsidized solar keeps moving forward in Germany, the US, Egypt, the Philippines, and South Africa.
South African startup raises $3M for crowd-funding solar project finance with a crypto bitcoin twist
Since financing and developing a commercial solar project wasn’t enough of a challenge, SunExchange adds crowdfunding and cryptocurrency to the mix.
Morning Brief: Google’s airborne wind turbine ‘moonshot’ closes, SEIA on Black History Month, solar under storm
Also in the morning brief: Maine’s renewable procurement, Scatec Solar’s big South African solar plant, Silfab Solar’s manufacturing expansion in Washington, plus the NABCEP conference is next month.
IEA explores paths to PV and wind integration
The International Energy Agency has released a manual for policy makers on the issues involved in the large scale integration of solar and wind power into power grids.
IdeemaTec Wins Tracker Projects in U.S. Southeast
IdeemaTec, the Wallerfing, Germany-based tracker manufacturer, announced at SPI that it has won new projects in Georgia and Tennessee following the opening of its first U.S. office in Charlotte, in July.
SMA to close Denver factory, lay off 280
The world’s largest inverter maker says the move is “unavoidable”, and is maintaining its sales and service operations in California.
