The U.S. solar market continued its years-long expansion in the second quarter of 2017 as the industry installed 2,387 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaics (PV), the largest total in a second quarter...

Solar power continues to grow in Massachusetts and around the country, but new data shows the source of new installations is changing. Nationally, the industry installed 2,387 megawatts of solar capacity in the...

The San Ignacio Solar Energy Park, which will generate electricity to sell to the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), will start operating in June 2018, said Manuel Mendizábal, legal representative of Solar Energy...

The Navajo Nation’s first utility-scale solar energy project is now generating enough electricity to provide for the needs of around 13,000 area homes, according to recent reports. The solar photovoltaic energy installation —...

The government will end the decade-long restriction on households and commercial buildings selling power generated by their solar rooftops to state utilities in the fourth quarter of the year. Deregulation will open the...

Government agency JTC Corporation has called a tender for installation of solar panels on a 3.9-hectare vacant plot of land on Jurong Island - in a first-of-its kind project in Singapore. Solar panels...

TuNur Ltd filed a request in the Tunisian Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energy for the authorisation of a 4.5GW solar energy export project destined to fuel Europe. The mega-solar project is...

In an attempt to expedite the implementation of large-scale solar power parks across the country, India has issued a clarification exempting these projects from obtaining environmental clearances. The Ministry of New & Renewable...

The Government’s long-awaited move to incentivise the scaling-up of solar energy development in Ireland should not exclude individuals and small businesses who wish to avail of an opportunity to reduce their energy...

An Indian Parliament committee has given recommendations for making major changes in the National Solar Mission which, it believes, are essential to achieve the 100 gigawatts of operational capacity target by March...

The buildings for City Hall, Fire Department, WIC and YMCA are looking at making a change to solar energy, and the Soledad City Council approved further research into projects on Aug. 2. “There...

If the United States wants to kick its coal habit, it will need to install a lot more solar power. That raises an important question: Where should all those panels reside? They could...

A partnership between the Colorado Energy Office, GRID Alternatives, and the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association will work to develop the United States’ largest low-income community solar project aimed at lowering the...

India has auctioned the largest capacity of rooftop solar power projects in history and the results are extremely promising and could provide a much-needed boost to the rooftop solar power market. The Solar...

Increased hydro power generation and a newly commissioned solar power project have reduced the overall cost of electricity in El Salvador, the power regulator of the country, Siget, recently stated. Siget recently announced...

India’s second largest steel maker, Tata Steel, recently commissioned the country’s first solar power project located at an iron ore mine. Tata Steel has commissioned a 3 megawatt solar power project at an...