Canadian Solar subsidiary completes 60 MW California project.
Canadian Solar announced two big wins this week for its California based subsidiary Recurrent Energy. The company announced commercial operation on its 78 MWp Barren Ridge Project, as well as the signing of a new PPA with community program MCE.
Lyon partners with Mitsubishi for 1 GW solar + battery storage plan
While the political storm rages over this weeks state-wide South Australian power outage, the Lyon Group has announced a partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation which it says will seek to roll out 1GW of solar + 500MWh of battery storage by 2020.
Inconsistent tax policy for commercial solar owners in the UK
The U.K.’s Valuation Office Agency (VOA) released its draft business tax rates for businesses that own solar arrays, dropping tax rates for ‘mainly exports,’ but spiking tax for self-consumers, in another unexpected attack on the solar industry within the country.
Israel: New 1GW PV tender on the horizon
It’s fair to say that, overall, renewable energy development has been disappointing in Israel, however, the tide appears to be shifting. To announce this new momentum, in the coming weeks a new wave of PV installations is expected to be announced.
California bills to dramatically expand distributed energy storage
Four bills signed by California governor Brown will mandate a distributed energy storage procurement, fund incentives for behind-the-meter storage, and more.
The pv magazine weekly news digest:
A tough week of tariff cuts and bankruptcies for the solar industry, although a few success stories from California, India and the Middle East serve to lighten the mood. The strange story of a potential lifeline for SunEdison, as well Solars mention in the first U.S. Presidential debate, also make for interesting developments.
San Diego schools solar splurge
News on commercial scale deployments across two of San Diegos school districts shows a strong commitment to the industry. Two contracts alone expect to save $1.6 million over 10 years and $21 million over 25 years.
4.8 TWh awarded to PV projects in Mexico auction
Acciona, X-Elio Energy, OPDE, Ienova, and Grenergy are among the winners of PV projects within the second clean energy tender in Mexico. Altogether 8.9 TWh of energy per year and 8.9 million Clean Energy Certificates were awarded to the different renewable energy projects in the auction, at an average price of USD 33.47 per MWh.
ARENA funding for Canadian Solar
Canadian Solar has secured US$3.5 million funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for two large-scale solar projects in Queensland Australia, totaling 47MWp.
NREL: U.S. utility-scale solar falls below $1.50 per watt
The latest report by NREL shows an ongoing decline in costs across sectors, with soft costs remaining stubbornly high for residential installations.
