Sonnedix launches 1.25 MWh Aquion battery project in Puerto Rico
The independent power producer commissions grid-scale, 1.25 MWh Aquion Aqueous Hybrid Ion Battery to provide power to 16 MW solar plant in Puerto Rico.
Enel begins production at 79 MW Chile solar plant
Enel Green Power Chile completes and connects the 79 MW Pampa Norte solar plant in Chile’s Antofagasta Region. Project cost $150 million and has secured a PPA with local utility.
Fourth German solar tender draws 128 MW at average price of EUR 7.41 cents/kWh
Germany’s Federal Network Agency publishes results of the fourth solar PV project tender, which will deliver 128 MW solar capacity at a volume-weighted value of EUR 7.41 cents per kilowatt hour.
Indian energy minister threatens to file 16 solar cases against US with WTO
Warning shot fired by Piyush Goyal is latest in tit for tat dispute between India and the U.S. over the former’s domestic content requirements for solar. Comments draw ire from industry.
Turkey’s solar market heats up
A new manufacturing facility and increased activitiy from domestic as well as foreign players is boosting Turkey’s solar sector despite some regulatory obstacles.
IEA PVPS: Installed PV capacity at 227 GW worldwide
China remains the world’s biggest market, heading towards 15.3 GW, well ahead of the EU and the U.S. with more than 7 GW each. The IEA PVPS describes India, with 2 GW, as “the rising star in the PV sector.”
SMA acquires stake in US firm Tigo Energy
The leading German inverter manufacturer has purchased a 27% share in the California-based company with the aim of tapping into the smart module technology market.
SolarCity closes $150 million financing facility for commercial solar and battery storage
In addition to its new financing vehicle, which is aimed at solar projects for businesses, schools and government agencies, SolarCity has appointed former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff as its new chief policy officer.
Germany's Abakus Solar applies for preliminary insolvency
German PV company Abakus Solar AG on Thursday applied for the initiation of preliminary insolvency proceedings in a local court in the city of Essen.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
Tesla continued to shake up the auto industry this week with a new, more affordable model. In addition, a new forecast by BNEF sees solar capacity reaching stratospheric levels in the next 15 years while troubled SunEdison is eager to find a buyer for its solar assets in India, which it hopes to offload for $1 billion.
