GCL increases shipments of E-KwBe batteries to Australian market
The Chinese solar and clean energy specialist is to ship a further 1,000 of its E-KwBe energy storage units Down Under in order to meet growing demand for scalable home storage in the country.
Kaco seals 50 MW inverter supply deal in Turkey
The German inverter specialist is to ship 50 MW of its 50 kW three-phase string inverters in two batches to Turkish solar project developer Aldo Grup. The first batch will be shipped by March next year.
sPower raises USD786 million for nine solar projects
This combination of tax equity and debt financing will support 339 MW of solar capacity in Southern California, for a total of USD2.32 per watt.
Clean Energy Live: UK energy minister gives no clues where UK energy is heading
The U.K.’s energy minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe disappointed yesterday when addressing the Clean Energy Live show that is taking place in Birmingham, England. Apart from the usual political jargon, her speech offered no clues of ways that the British government plans to help solar industry growth in the time of zero subsidies.
Energy storage on the rise: New videos from pv magazine LIVE
We bring you interviews with Sonnen, Enphase and Ideal Power from the SPI 2016 trade show
ADB extends loan for India solar rooftops to $500m
The Asian Development Bank will lead on the extension of the funds, which are to be steered towards developing India’s largely fledgling solar rooftop sector.
UK: Moixa launches affordable home solar+storage kit
The British battery company announces GBP 5,000 package comprising 2 kWh smart battery and 2 kW solar panel bundle for homeowners, landlords and housing associations in the U.K.
REC achieves +20% efficiency for mass production of multicrystalline solar cells
The Norwegian solar developer has developed a formula to mass-produce its multicrystalline cells at average efficiencies of 20.21%, becoming the first known manufacturer to achieve such numbers.
ABB to build solar-powered microgrid at its largest Indian fab
The Swiss-based power electronics company will install a 600 kW rooftop solar array at its production facility in Vadodara, and a PowerStore Battery grid that will manage the plants energy.
Over 10 GW of utility-scale solar is under construction in the United States
Eight states have more than 400 MW-DC of projects under construction each, showing increasing market diversification.
