In a joint venture, Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation have announced that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC has started construction of the world’s largest 13.7 MW floating solar power plant on the Yamakura Dam reservoir, managed by the Public Enterprises Agency of Chiba Prefecture in Japan for industrial water services. Scheduled for launch in FY2018, the plant will be …

The nation’s mayors released a new survey report showing how cities are deploying solar electricity systems, LED lighting and low-energy buildings to meet their energy and climate goals. Released at the Conference’s 84th Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., the findings show mayors overwhelmingly identified these three technologies to be the “most promising” technologies for curbing climate emissions and reducing energy …

According to GTM Research, 59 gigawatts of solar PV were installed globally in 2015, a 34 percent increase over 2014’s total. The report finds that the U.S. share of expected global PV demand between 2015 and 2020 has increased from an average of 10 percent to 15 percent due to the extension. This is despite a substantial increase in demand …

Exel Solar, the largest independent distributor of PV products in Mexico, has announced a strategic partnership with Sunpreme Inc. to offer Smart Bi-facial PV Modules, the most technically advanced product available on the market. A Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE)-led team has been selected for a $3.5M Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar PV (SHINES) …

A new report, “LNG and Renewable Power: Risk and Opportunity in a Changing World,” by economists at global consulting firm The Brattle Group finds that competition between renewable power and gas-fired generation using liquefied natural gas (LNG) from North America is increasing in overseas markets as a result of declining renewable power costs. Sullivan Solar Power recently installed a solar …

China Sunergy has announced that it has successfully completed a 2.5MW solar module supply agreement with Stobart Group. The modules will be used for the construction of the solar farm located at London Southend Airport to satisfy around 20% of the airport’s annual electricity requirement. The solar array, which consists of over 9,500 individual solar panels and occupies 3.2 hectares of unused …

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) have announced USD 46 million in concessional loans for four renewable energy projects in developing countries. The loans will fund a wind and solar project in Antigua and Barbuda, a solar project in Burkina Faso, a solar and wind project in Cabo Verde and a solar …

Dyadic International, Inc. has announced that it repurchased and retired an aggregate of 2,136,752 shares of its common stock at $1.35 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $2,884,615 pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement entered into with Abengoa Bioenergy. The Company’s CEO, Mark Emalfarb, commented, “I am pleased that we have been able to repurchase this large block …

Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH has announced that it has signed and closed a share purchase agreement to sell a portfolio of three operating PV power plants in the United Kingdom. The projects were sold for a total amount of GBP 61.7 million (approximately US$90 million) plus working capital to the London listed NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited. Nashville-based renewable energy provider …

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. has announced the immediate international availability of its StorEdge solution. At the end of 2015, the company already completed a number of StorEdge installations in select locations around the world. Ormat Technologies, Inc. has announced today that its indirect, wholly owned subsidiary has commenced construction of the 35 MW Platanares geothermal project in Honduras. In 2013, Ormat …