NREL: Economic potential of renewable power rising fast
“In just four years, thanks to falling renewable energy technology costs, economic potential has more than tripled,” the National Renewable Energy Laboratory says.
Forum Solarpraxis: It's all political for Europe's big two solar powers
Contrasting fortunes for the German and U.K. solar PV markets in 2016 will suppress the European solar landscape as policy changes take effect.
Jordan signs 50 MW PPA agreement
Deal struck between Spain’s Fotowatio Renewable Ventures and Jordan’s National Electric Power Company for a 50 MW solar plant to be located some 80km north of Amman.
World Bank plans $16bn fund to fight African climate change
World Bank will push for investment from development organizations, private partners and governments, while footing $5.7 billion itself to help stem the causes of climate change in Africa.
Sky Solar reaches 242 MW of shovel-ready projects
Hong Kong-based solar firm releases solid third quarter financial report revealing a 1 GW solar park pipeline and year-over-year revenue increase of 17.3%.
India: Punjab state reaches 1.5 GW of allocated solar PV
Punjab’s New and Renewable Energy Minister Bikram Singh Majithia confirms that the state now has projects amounting to 1,550 MW at various stages of development; a 172-fold increase in just three years.
Swiss team develops low-temperature deposition for transparent perovskite
Researchers have developed a method to produce perovskite PV cells at low temperature, which does not result in a device exhibiting hysteretic current-voltage behavior. The technique employs a semi-transparent indium oxide rear electrode and when incorporated into a CIGS tandem device has achieved 20.5% conversion efficiency.
Ireland's solar landscape could reach 3.7 GW by 2030, says report
Report produced by KPMG and commissioned by the Irish Solar Energy Association foresees a potential nationwide solar sector reaching 3.7 GW by 2030 with just EUR 670 million of support.
Low utilization at Yingli results in $581 million Q3 write down
Chinas Yingli Green Energy continues to be plagued by low utilization rates and will book a RMB3,694.2 million (US$581.3 million) “non-cash impairment charge on long lived assets” in Q3.
Sonnenbatterie launches solar+storage community platform
German specialized solar battery manufacturer Sonnenbatteries has unveiled its new concept of a virtual network that can pool solar+storage arrays and trade surplus energy on the wholesale market. The goal is to build a virtual community of solar+storage owners and to participate in peer-to-peer energy exchange and trading.
