Varta prepares EUR 200 million IPO
The Germans battery maker plans to raise that amount from the sale of shares in the company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as it seeks to grow into the energy storage market.
Enphase grows Q3 revenue 12%, shipments 10%, but net losses continue
The U.S. microinverters specialist stems recent downward trend, posting solid Q3 revenue of $88.7 million and increasing microinverter shipments to 869,000. AC Battery rollout boosts performance.
Leclanché to undertake first energy storage project in the US
The Swiss energy storage solutions company has been selected by Swiss Green Electricity Management Group to act as EPC contractor and energy storage provider for the 20 MW Marengo Energy Storage Plant in Chicago, as part of a new strategic partnership between the pair to supply grid-scale battery solutions.
E.ON begins construction on 10 MW battery storage project in Arizona
The Iron Horse is the first energy storage project for E.ON North America, and accompanies a 2 MW PV system.
Panasonic's H1 sales fall on Japan PV weakness
The Osaka-based group’s net sales fell roughly 7% on the year to YEN 3,495.5 billion ($33.3 billion) in the first half of fiscal 2017, partly due to a year-on-year decline in sales of residential PV systems in Japan.
Younicos to install 2 MWh storage system at Panasonic US operations hub
The German energy storage company signs agreement with Panasonic and Xcel Energy for installation of four Y.Cube storage-in-a-box solutions for installation at Denver operations hub.
Tesla breaks into the black in Q3 results
The EV and battery maker maintains that its battery gigafactory will be ready to support Model 3 rollout in H2 2017, three weeks before a shareholder vote on the acquisition of SolarCity.
Australia: Network lobby proposes special tariff to keep households on grid
Australia’s main network lobby is proposing a new tariff for stand-alone power systems that it says will encourage more than one million households with large amounts of solar and battery storage to stay connected to the main networks, rather than lead an exodus.
Leclanché ups 2017 revenue guidance to 75% growth
Swiss-headquartered energy storage specialist reveals contract backlog of 85 MWh and ongoing negotiations equating to more than 300 MWh of new storage capacity over coming years.
Sungrow connects 20 MW solar+storage microgrid plant in China
At a combined 20 MW, the microgrid plant in Shuanghu is the largest of its kind in the world, comprising 13 MW of solar PV and 7 MW of energy storage.
