South Korea planning heavy investments in renewable energies
The South Korean government has made a pledge to invest 42 trillion won (USD36.6 billion) into renewable energies by 2020, while relaxing regulations over the sale of solar energy generated by distributed systems.
Sonnen introduces new residential battery at up to 40% cost reduction
The new 4kWh sonnenBatterie eco compact retails at US$5,950 plus inverter but before installation.
Energy storage moves front and center under Californias SGIP
The incentive program has been restructured to supply 75% of the budget to energy storage and to move to a block grant incentive system, among other changes.
Intersolar Europe: day two sees the crowds converge as Europe embraces maturation
Europe’s post-boom solar markets delivering next-level services and technologies that look set to drive solar 2.0.
Ontario grid operator report shows impact of solar PV
The IESOs latest report finds that behind-the-meter solar is driving down summer peaks, and driving the peaks of net demand later in the day.
Intersolar Europe 2016 opens and it's got storage on the mind
The message at the opening press conference for the Intersolar Europe 2016 tradeshow was that growth is in the air in the solar industry, as prices experience a sharp decline. To take full advantage these developments, energy storage and intelligent grids need to be supported to compete the transition to a carbon-free future.
Inverters go big and go smart at Intersolar Europe
ABB, GPTech, Ingeteam, TMEIC and SolarEdge all unveil new inverter solutions for large-scale, commercial and the home on day one of the Intersolar show.
Risky business: Mercom Capital CEO Raj Prabhu on Tesla's proposal to buy SolarCity
In an interview with pv magazine, Mercom Capital CEO Raj Prabhu lays out his concerns about Tesla’s proposed acquisition of SolarCity, pointing out that at the end of the day shareholders have to be convinced.
Frequency response storage heating up in the UK
The UKs storage market had already been boosted by news of a 20 MW frequency response project and an ongoing tender for 200 MW of additional projects, now the debate has been pushed further along after the release of a UK parliamentary committee report on Friday.
PV innovations helping to push the French market forward
Philippe Malbranche, Directeur Général of the French solar research institute INES, explains why his organization is hosting a workshop on innovations from France. The varying innovations take part in the whole PV value chain, from oxygen measuring in the wafering process, to developing solar plants with integrated storage for French oversea territories.
