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China’s Goldwind has revealed that it will commission its first solar plant in Australia, the 20 MW White Rock project, by late 2017.

Bangkok-based zinc producer Padaeng Industry (PDI) has revealed plans to invest t1.5 billion baht ($43.2 million) on the development of 13 MW of PV capacity, according to local reports.

When PV panels develop brown discoloration, it is hardly cause for investors to celebrate. pv magazine has investigated a new case of inferior component quality, in its ongoing series, in which overheating bypass diodes have lead to backsheet discoloration on around half of the 4,000 modules installed at a PV array in Germany.

A collaboration between Moroccan and German institutions will lead to the energy upgrade of 600 mosques in Morocco. The facilities will be equipped with with LED lighting, photovoltaic systems, and solar water heaters. While it has been a long time coming, signs are appearing that the Moroccan government will finally put in place regulations that will allow for a tariff to be paid for rooftop solar electricity fed into the grid.

This acquisition will double the yieldco’s solar holdings, as part of a previously announced expansion of solar and wind assets.

Leading figures in the Indian solar landscape debated at REI the funding and growth challenges facing the country’s market, need for continued foreign capital evident.

Leading figures in the Indian solar landscape debated at REI the funding and growth challenges facing the country’s market, need for continued foreign capital evident.

SMA’s Sunny Home Manager has added the prestigious brands of Bosch and Siemens to the list of appliances that it can easily integrate, adding to its ability to optimize power usage from a residential solar system and to continue costs electricity costs.

According to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor, a quarterly publication from GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association (ESA), the United States deployed 41.2 megawatts of energy storage in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 126% over the first quarter of the year. The nation is on track to deploy 287 megawatts of energy storage this year.

Australia’s large scale solar installed capacity is set to triple in 2017. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded 12 PV power plant projects, worth 482 MW, grant funding under its program to stimulate the market segment. It was announced today in Syndey that AU$91.7 million ($71 million) in grants will be provided to projects worth around AU$1.06 billion ($820 million).