Industry urges European PV research sector to 'wake up'
Gathering of leading solar researchers and industry representatives at the Sophia research infrastructure symposium stokes passionate debate about future of European PV.
IEEE Smart Village promotes solar and microgrids in Himalayas
An IEEE solar array and smart grid project located in a village 11,000 feet above sea level in the Himalayas has been completed, to demonstrate the reliability and sustainability of the solution for offgrid communities in the region.
Australian solar market likely to grow in 2015
The resilient Australian solar market may well exceed 2014 results, on the back of the build out of the existing PV power plant pipeline. This is conclusion of Australian analysts SunWiz, which notes that rooftop system sizes are continuing to increase.
UK added 700 MW of FIT-driven PV in 2014, figures show
Data from the Department of Energy and Climate Change reveals some 125,000 homes added solar to their rooftops last year, triggering latest FIT reduction.
Chile heats up: SunPower and Enel add new power plants
Chile’s market for photovoltaic power plants is off to a hot start in 2015, with new 70 MW and 55 MW projects coming on line and the country’s energy regulator, Sistema Interconectado Central (SIC), estimating the addition of as much as 1.8 GW this year.
Investments in 'grid-edge' companies climb to $1.3 billion in 2014
According to GTM Research, investments in the field last year surpassed 2012 and 2013 but remained below the $1.4 billion the sector raised in 2011.
Top Chinese module suppliers sell out till Q2 while increasing market share
Representing 35% of global module capacity, IHS forecasts a 5.7 GW total effective capacity of Chinese tier-1 module suppliers in the first quarter of 2015.
China: Move to shore up manufacturers through new regulations
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China has released new regulations aimed at boosting equity in manufacturing expansions and encouraging consolidation amongst manufacturers in the country’s PV, battery and polysilicon industries.
UK: Grupotech to install 186 MW of PV in Q1
In the three years that Grupotec has been operating in the U.K., it has erected 32 PV parks with a total capacity of 220 MW, making it the No. 2 leading EPC company in the country last year.
Distributed generation drives 40 GW to 42 GW 2014 market
The global PV market reached between 40 GW and 42 GW in 2014, demonstrating moderate growth on 37 GW in 2013. This is according to figures released today by the PV Market Alliance.
