Japan backs solar+storage project in Egypt with $89m loan
Government-backed loan of 10 billion yen will support the development of a 20 MW solar plant with 30 MW storage facility close to Egyptian city of Hurghada.
Germany's solar+storage subsidy extended to 2018
The German battery storage subsidy, for households adding a battery system to their PV array, has received funding through to 2018. The scheme has been allocated around EUR 30 million by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy. The program commences March 1.
LichtBlick expands distributed energy optimization globally
LichtBlick’s international customers include utilities, grid operators and energy service companies. The company will next target private households, which will soon be able to market their energy via its IT platform.
Energy storage is now: New video interviews with Sonnen USA
As part of our pv magazine LIVE series, we have published two new video interviews with Sonnen USA CEO Boris von Bormann looking at the companys new Eco plug-and-play battery storage offering for the U.S. market as well as Sonnens trajectory as a company.
IHS tips 30,000 Australian households to deploy battery storage by 2018
The Australian electricity storage market “is on the rise,” tips IHS, in a release today. The analyst group says that the number of units installed annually will increase ten-fold in 2016, seeing the market in the top five for energy storage.
SolarCitys Kauai solar plus storage project to use Tesla batteries
The battery system will meet evening peak demand on the island, which has already hit very high levels of solar penetration.
Sonnen ships its 10,000 solar battery
Germanys Sonnen has shipped its 10,000 solar battery. To celebrate the milestone Sonnen (formerly Sonnenbatterie) increased the capacity of the battery system for the 10,000th customer by 2 kWh and provided the household with free membership to its sonnenCommunity platform.
Germany: SMA teams with grid operator Tenne T to provide real-time solar data
Collaboration marks greater effort of solar industry to work with grids on gaining greater understanding and control of solar’s intermittency; partnership can digitalize electricity supply, SMA says.
Tesla Energy delivers positive growth margin in Q4, company-wide losses predicted to end in 2016
Tesla has reported that its Energy business unit achieved a positive gross margin in Q4 2015, while the company has delivered its 11th quarterly net loss. Tesla pointed to its Energy segment as a key lead generator for the firm, with its Powerwall and Powerpack products delivering more than double the amount of potential Tesla customer inquiries than its automotive business.
US Clean Power Plan blocked by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has put President Barack Obamas Clean Power Plan on hold until it determines the plans legal merits, expected this summer. Despite the surprise, many are confident the decision wont affect coals continued decline in the States amid a burgeoning renewable industry.
