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Indian state will get finance to expand its transmission network. Rajasthan wants to generate 8 GW from solar and wind by 2018.

The Chinese PV cell maker credits “proprietary light trapping and surface passivation technologies” for its world record cell. NPD Solarbuzz says this is part of a breakthrough into higher efficiencies for multicrystalline silicon PV.

The 858 kW installation uses Solarcentury’s dual-mode technology and will sit atop a carport at the new Garden City Mall in Nairobi, Kenya.

The European Photovoltaic Industry Association says it supports free trade of all solar products, and urges quick conclusion of WTO solar trade dispute.

Solar households in Austin can sell, but not consume, the PV power they generate while having to buy electricity from the utility. The scheme also increases costs for homeowners, say critics.

Built and owned by Sunpower, the project is designed to generate 33 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year, compared to total campus electricity use of 228 million kilowatt hours in 2013-14.

Despite the self-congratulatory mood, critics attack gathering of 120 world leaders for failing to rise to the challenge of climate change.

Impacts to utility shareholder earnings and return on equity can vary greatly but can also be mitigated through a range of measures, according to analysts.

CEO interview: Bill Watkins, CEO of Imergy Power Systems, speaks exclusively with pv magazine about the company’s vanadium-based flow battery energy storage products and why they make sense for PV developers. Imergy is headquartered in Fremont, California, and has operations in Gurgaon, India.

The company will supply solar power at US$0.18 per kW hour to the grid, with completion expected early 2015.