SunPower plans to grow its annual module capacity to 4 gigawatts over the next few years.
One of world’s biggest utilities says battery storage will be end of new peaking gas plants
Energy storage just got a big vote of confidence from one of the world’s largest utilities.
1GW solar plant – the world’s largest – planned for Omani oil field
It’s a gigawatt of concentrated solar power for enhanced oil production.
Solar Star, largest PV power plant in the world, now operational
579 megawatts on-line in Antelope Valley, built by SunPower and now owned by BHE Renewables
First Solar CEO: ‘By 2017, we’ll be under $1/watt fully installed’
CEO of First Solar cites 3 big trends in solar power whilst speaking at the recent Edison Electric Institute meeting in New Orleans.
Tesla boosts output for Powerwall battery storage from 2kW to 5kW
Elon Musk responds to criticism by boosting output of Powerwall battery storage devices, and addresses concerns about Vegan seat covers.
The mystery of Hanergy’s thin film market surge and crash
Why is Hanergy opening 1,500 retail stores in China to sell solar stuff? And why did the firm have a market cap of $38.64B?
Tesla to unveil 5kW home storage, 200kW commercial storage systems
Tesla’s big battery storage announcement is likely to focus on a 5-kilowatt home unit and a 200-kilowatt commercial-scale battery.
SolarCity to finance ‘microgrids as a service’ to communities
US solar giant to combine solar, storage, and software to offer micro-grids as new energy service. It has already built a microgrid “at an undisclosed island location.”
NZ waste-to-energy startup LanzaTech tops $112m funding round
Waste-to-energy startup LanzaTech, whose largest shareholder is Khosla Ventures, closes oversubscribed $112m funding round with $60m from NZ Super Fund.