Centrosolar believes antidumping measures will likely "change the game"
Photovoltaic integrated systems and components manufacturer Centrosolar released its reviewed half-year interim report for 2013. Despite the company still being in the red, it believes that its restructuring will be successful, and that the antidumping measures adopted will alleviate price pressures.
Azerbaijan to map out its solar and wind capacity
Azerbaijan is set to ramp up its renewable energy capacities. The government has instructed the Institute of Geography (IG) at the National Academy of Sciences to draw up the countrys solar and wind power maps by July next year.
Japan: Grid capacity may limit solar growth
New analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has concluded that southern Japanese utilities could have less that 1 GW of grid capacity remaining for new solar and wind projects.
Tritec activates 5.21 MW rooftop plant
The Swiss solar energy company Tritec has connected to the grid a 5.21 MW roof solar plant. Tritec says this is the largest solar power plant in Switzerland.
Renewable energy support schemes now present in 127 countries, report finds
The Worldwatch Institute — an independent research organization based in Washington D.C. — reports that 127 countries worldwide have now enacted support schemes for renewable energy.
JinkoSolar, Sentinel Solar raise 2.3 MW rooftop array in Ontario
Ontario’s feed-in tariff continues to attract solar projects. Greenhouse operator Vine Fresh Produce’s new 2.3 MW rooftop installation, constructed by Sentinel Solar, employed more than 9,000 high-efficiency JinkoSolar modules.
EU energy commissioner calls for reform of German RE law
EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger called for a fundamental reform of Germany’s renewable energy law during a speech in Berlin.
Western US renewables could become cost competitive by 2025
The NREL — the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary laboratory for renewable energy research — predicts that solar power generation in western U.S. will be cost-competitive by 2025.
Interview: certification and quality
Jan Willem Vos, the international account manager for Solar Insurance and Finance, discusses whether the certification of photovoltaic components is sufficient to ensure quality for project investors.
Germany: More solar power directly marketed
More and more electricity generated via renewable sources are finding its way directly to the electricity power exchange.
