Israel: New 1GW PV tender on the horizon
It’s fair to say that, overall, renewable energy development has been disappointing in Israel, however, the tide appears to be shifting. To announce this new momentum, in the coming weeks a new wave of PV installations is expected to be announced.
Europe hits 100 GW of solar, but rocky road ahead says MEP
Claude Turmes, Member of the European Parliament for Luxembourg’s Green Party, issues rallying call to European solar industry at SolarPower Europe 100 GW event.
California bills to dramatically expand distributed energy storage
Four bills signed by California governor Brown will mandate a distributed energy storage procurement, fund incentives for behind-the-meter storage, and more.
HPQ's Purevap process for transforming quartz into solar grade metal exceeds expectation during first test
The innovative process that transforms quartz into solar grade metal in one-step is being developed by PyroGenesis Canada, and has achieved encouraging purity levels as high as 99.97% during the first series of testing.
The pv magazine weekly news digest:
A tough week of tariff cuts and bankruptcies for the solar industry, although a few success stories from California, India and the Middle East serve to lighten the mood. The strange story of a potential lifeline for SunEdison, as well Solars mention in the first U.S. Presidential debate, also make for interesting developments.
Google solar project wins UN climate solutions award
Project Sunroof, an initiative led by Google, has been announced as one of 13 winners of the United Nations ‘Momentum for Change’ climate change award, by enabling tens of millions of Americans to evaluate the solar potential of their home with just the click of a button, showing them both monetary savings and environmental impact.
Meyer Burger announce major restructuring
Swiss solar technology provider Meyer Burger today announced a company wide restructuring program. The program aims to reduce the companys overall operating costs by CHF 50 million.
Breaking: China looking to dramatically cut solar PV FIT
A recent document from China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) confirmed the rumor that China will continue to cut its FIT for renewable energy starting from 2017. It also indicated it may be a dramatic cut.
Some of lowest ever prices for rooftop solar entered in India bid
Prices went as low as Rs.3 (USD 0.0448) per kWh from bidders in the 500 MW solar rooftop auction in India, according to a list of the lowest prices in the auction released by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
4.8 TWh awarded to PV projects in Mexico auction
Acciona, X-Elio Energy, OPDE, Ienova, and Grenergy are among the winners of PV projects within the second clean energy tender in Mexico. Altogether 8.9 TWh of energy per year and 8.9 million Clean Energy Certificates were awarded to the different renewable energy projects in the auction, at an average price of USD 33.47 per MWh.
