The pv magazine weekly news digest
The U.S. Department of Commerce decision came as no surprise, there was good news in battery storage and equipment manufacture and SunEdison Chile wins the pv mag prize for best-named CEO.
Australia: Big energy retailers intensify attack on rooftop solar subsidies
Big Australian utilities such as Origin Energy and AGL Energy are maintaining their attack on subsidies for rooftop solar, joining forces with industry lobby groups to call for their removal just as they prepare to roll out solar leasing schemes of their own.
Germany sees price drop in solar power storage systems
Prices for solar power storage systems have fallen by 25% since spring. The German solar industry expects continued growth in demand for storage systems.
SunPower, Sunverge to offer solar with storage in US, Australia
“Over the next five years, we expect to see a disruptive shift in the energy market, with solar power, energy storage, smart devices, energy management technologies and electric vehicles being combined,” says SunPower CEO Tom Werner.
Construction begins on the largest solar PV project in Central America
At 61 MW, Gauss Energía’s Aura Solar II in Honduras will be much larger than any solar project built to date in the region.
Southern Company to develop 131 MW plant in Georgia
Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, will develop a 131 MW utility scale PV power plant in Georgia. The electricity from the plant will be sold to three Georgia electric corporations under a 25-year PPA.
Danica Pension, GreenGo Energy complete largest rooftop solar plant in Nordic region
Including the new City2 installation, GreenGo Energy has now completed PV systems for nine Danica Pension shopping centers — a total of more than 6 MW.
Capital Stage acquires largest solar park portfolio in its history
The $87 million deal includes five solar PV farms in southern France with a total capacity of 50.8 MW and expands the German group’s footprint in the French solar market from 90 MW to more than 140 MW.
EDF RS expands Canadian portfolio by 52% in 2014
The leading North American O&M services provider added a total of 27 renewable energy projects in Quebec and Ontario in 2014.
Asia-Pacific PV market to reach record level in fourth quarter
A year-end rush in China is driving the Asia-Pacific solar PV market to record levels in the final quarter of 2014, according to Solarbuzz, which predicts that PV demand in the region will continue strong growth in coming years despite challenges in some countries.
