USAID, GIZ release PV guidelines for Thailand
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have jointly issued a set of recommendations to facilitate rooftop PV deployment in Thailand.
ACC inks rooftop PV deal with P&G in China
Asia Clean Capital (ACC) has agreed to install rooftop solar systems at facilities owned by Procter & Gamble (Guangzhou) Consumer Products.
Nidec nails EPC, battery deal in Corsica
Nidec Industrial Solutions (NIS) has agreed to supply a battery energy storage system (BESS) for a turnkey PV project in Corsica.
Kepco, LSIS finish 28 MW in northern Japan
Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco) and LS Industrial Systems (LSIS) have finished building a 28 MW solar project on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, backed by 13.7 MWh of storage capacity.
TransCanada to sell 76 MW in Ontario
TransCanada has agreed to sell 76 MW of solar capacity in the Canadian province of Ontario to Axium Infinity Solar LP for C$540 million ($419.09 million).
CP Clean Energy’s generation falls slightly in Jan-Sept period
China Power Clean Energy Development (CP Clean Energy) said its subsidiaries collectively generated about 7642.5 GWh of electricity in the nine months to the end of September, down just 0.97% from the first nine months of 2016.
BNEF shines light on China’s solar curtailment problem
Approximately 56.2 TWh of solar and wind generation was curtailed in China last year, underscoring how excessive investment and an oversupply of electricity pose an ongoing threat to renewables development, according to newly released research.
JinkoSolar claims new 22.78% PERC efficiency record
JinkoSolar has revealed that the Chinese Academy of Science Testing Laboratory has confirmed that it has achieved a conversion efficiency of 22.78% with its P-type monocrystalline passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) solar cells.
Meyer Burger scores 200 MW bifacial HJT supply deal in Italy
Meyer Burger has signed a deal to supply 200 MW of bifacial heterojunction (HJT) solar production equipment to an undisclosed Italian PV manufacturer, in a deal valued at roughly CHF 45 million ($45.4 million).
NTT Facilities finishes building 23 MW in eastern Japan
NTT Facilities has connected 23.37 MW of solar capacity to the grid in eastern Japan’s Fukushima prefecture.
