The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) headquarters in Manila is now meeting all of its energy needs from renewable sources, following a geothermal power supply agreement with AdventEnergy Inc., a licensed retail electricity supplier of Aboitiz Power. The headquarters is now powered by 100% renewable energy generated by geothermal plants in Tiwi in Albay province and Makiling-Banahaw in Laguna province, both of ...

JA Solar, a global leading manufacturer of high performance solar cells and modules, will launch its PERCIUM module and RIECIUM module in global exhibitions since February, 2014. The products have already been successfully launched in CleanTech Summit & Exhibition in Israel on 18 th  February and will show up in several upcoming exhibitions such as PV Expo in Japan on 26th February, Ecobuild in UK in Ma ...

As part of tapping the solar power generation in Tamil Nadu, solar energy service provider SunEdison has set up its first 18-MW solar park in Tirunelveli in state. The Newyork Stock Exchange-listed company, has set up the solar park to serve the commercial and industrial businesses, SunEdison President and Managing Director (AsiaOperations), Pashupathy Gopalan said. "We have several PPA (Power Purchase Agre ...

Chinese solar-panel maker ReneSola Ltd. gained a foothold in Japan this week, partnering with Japanese electronics trading company Vitec Co. Ltd. to open a plant there. U.S.-listed shares of ReneSola SOL +3.39%  rose 1%, one of the few PV-cell makers to be in the black on Thursday. The partnership is expected to start production in April under the name Vitec Global Solar, according to reports. Financial and ...

A ceremony was held on Monday launching the 35 megawatt Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plant of the local government of Marawi City and Lim Solar Philippines Venture, costing P4.7 billion.

The plant, will rise in Marawi City's sprawling 30-hectare newly-converted industrial land.

Various sectoral representatives attended the ground-breaking ceremony and laying of the time capsule, among them from officials and s ...

Solar Schools officially launched New Zealand’s first solar crowd funding initiative for schools today with the installation of a 60 panel Photovoltaic (PV) system at Henley School in Nelson. Solar Schools is a collaboration between the Nelson Environment Centre, SolarCity, and the Nelson Building Society (NBS). All schools around New Zealand can register with Solar Schools, whose team will tailor the best ...

‘Signature in the Skies’ is set to visit India in April 2015 Come early next year and Indians will witness a spectacle in the skies as world's first day and night flying solar-powered wide bodied aircraft will fly into India as part of its round the globe journey. Termed as ‘Signature in the Skies,’ the flying laboratory will provide Indian clean energy and aviation enthusiasts a lifetime experience. Switze ...

  Hanergy Holding Group, parent of leading thin-film module manufacturer Hanergy Solar, has signed a financing agreement with China's Minsheng Bank and the Asia Financial Cooperation Association, a regional organization made up of small and medium-sized banks and financial institutions. The strategic partnership, signed on Wednesday in Beijing, provides up to CNY 20 billion ($3.26 billion) over the nex ...

Goldpoly New Energy Holdings Limited ("Goldpoly" or "the Company," HK stock code: 686, whose largest shareholder is China Merchants New Energy Group "CMNE"), a leading solar power plant investor and operator in China, today announced that Goldpoly, together with its shareholder company Renewable Energy Trade Board Corporation ("EBOD", a renewable energy trading platform under CMNE), that the 180MW solar pow ...

Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand in 2014 will be dominated by the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, which will account for approximately 50% of all new solar PV demand next year. According to findings from the latest NPD Solarbuzz Asia Pacific PV Markets Quarterly report, almost 95% of new solar PV capacity in the APAC region in 2014 will come from just five countries: China, Japan, India, Australia, and Thailand. ...