India: 2.2 MW of rooftop PV comes online on three public buildings in northern India
Rooftop PV solutions are becoming more popular among Indian public entities, as the National Solar Mission moves forward.
Smart Energy Hackathon kicks off in Bangkok
More than 80 energy experts, coders and product designers from across Southeast Asia gathered in Bangkok today for the Smart Energy Hackathon, a 30-hour competition that aims to foster the development of new digital energy solutions such as public blockchains for the provision of PV generation data.
DNV GL: Renewables to account for 85% of global electricity by 2050
A new report from DNV GL forecasts a bright future for renewable energy, predicting that by 2050 electricity demand will increase 140% to become the largest form of energy consumed, and that 85% of this electricity will be generated from renewable sources.
EU excludes two more Chinese module makers from minimum price undertaking
The Chinese solar manufacturers AE Solar and Wuxi Saijing have violated the agreement on the minimum price for the import of their modules to Europe.
Sweden’s electricity certificate system sees share of solar increase
According to provisional figures, the amount of PV capacity operating in the Norwegian-Swedish electricity certificate market, mostly located in Sweden, has almost doubled in 2016.
Mexico’s Green Expo shows that a Gigawatt PV market is around the corner
The Mexican PV market is full of promise at this year’s Green Expo in Mexico City. Today is the last day of the three-day exhibition organized by EJ. Krause Mexico and CONIECO (Consejo Nacional de Industriales Ecologistas).
PV integrators set to become subcontractors as size of solar projects increases
Interview: in a conversation with pv magazine, the CEO of Italian PV integrator Enerray, Michele Scandellari, has described the trajectory of its company during the turbulent past years. According to Scandellari, solar integrators will be hired more often as subcontractors in the future, as large-scale projects are becoming gigantic.
Confidence is rising in the Brazilian PV market
The fifth Intersolar SA in Sao Paulo has shown that Brazil is becoming a mature solar market, despite its numerous challenges.
Increasing prices of imported PV modules may put at risk 3.2 GW of solar projects in India, ICRA
The Indian ratings agency estimates that prices of imported panels increased by 15% over the last three months, thus endangering PV projects planned to sell power below INR 3.5/kWh.
Report outlines potential for consumer storage in New Zealand
A report published by New Zealand national grid operator Transpower offers a mixed outlook for energy storage in the south pacific nation.
