Kazakhstan may peg green subsidies to US dollar
Oil-rich nation aiming for 10% renewables by 2030 is mulling a plan to peg the subsidies it provides for clean energy to the U.S. dollar in an effort to tempt foreign investors.
Wacker posts Q4 2015 polysilicon lows, begins production at US facility
Plunging prices in polysilicon trigger Q4 year-over-year sales drop of 8% despite overall increase in sales for 2015; German firm ramps up production at new U.S. polysilicon plant.
Teslas Musk confirms Powerwall 2.0 is on the way
Elon Musk has confirmed Tesla will bring out a new version of its Powerwall home energy storage battery system this summer. While “step changes” can be expected, he declined to elaborate on the new product.
NV Energy changes its tune on grandfathering of net metering customers in Nevada
The Nevada utilitys press statements had proposed allowing existing net metering customers to stay under the original up to 20 years, but the devil is in the details.
NV Energy changes its tune on grandfathering of net metering customers in Nevada
The Nevada utilitys press statements had proposed allowing existing net metering customers to stay under the original up to 20 years, but the devil is in the details.
Renewables to reach over 14% of U.S. electricity generation this year
The latest data from the U.S. Energy Department projects that utility-scale wind and solar will supply 5.2% and 0.8% of U.S. electricity in 2016, which will support an overall 9.5% growth in renewable generation.
EU confirms Trinas MIP exit
The European Commission has officially confirmed Trina Solars exit from the Minimum Import Price (MIP), announced in December. This now brings to seven, the total number of Chinese companies that have withdrawn from the undertaking.
Germany: Solar installs just 1.37 GW in 2015
2015 saw declining solar PV activity in Germany once again, with under 1.5 GW installed throughout the year. In December, the Federal Network Agency registered just under 145 MW of new capacity. Meanwhile, four ground-mounted systems have been realized to date under the countrys PV tender.
India: Domestic content compromise proposed, WTO ruling postponed
The Indian Government has proposed a compromise to end the dispute with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over its domestic content requirement (DCR) for solar modules. A final ruling from the WTO was expected on Friday, however an official has confirmed to pv magazine this was postponed.
Sonnen announces partnerships for a more full energy storage offering
Concurrent with the opening of the companys new U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles, battery storage integrator Sonnen has partnered with PetersenDean, SolarWorld and Spruce Finance.
