Intersolar Europe: DNV GL unveils solar + storage service
Division created to meet industry needs, the independent energy advisory announced. Storage halls abuzz on day one of show.
Intersolar Europe: SolarWorld exits SolarPower Europe trade body
The industry body formerly known as EPIA had irked the German solar company with its opposition to EU trade duties, something SolarWorld had long lobbied for.
China's inverter market on the climb despite revenue contraction, says IHS
An 18% increase in shipments helped swell the Chinese inverter market to 13.3 GW, but revenues dropped 6% on the back of significant price declines, say the analysts.
Hanwha Q Cells reaches 53 MW in UK with latest completion
The 8.1 MW Tower Hill Solar Park in south England has taken the South Korean company’s U.K. PV portfolio to 53 MW. Project completed under ROC grace period.
Renewables outpace nuclear in 2014 European power generation
Last year was said to be a benchmark for renewable energy, with renewables producing more power in Europe than nuclear for the first time. In yet another glittering solar industry report, SolarPower Europe further calculates cumulative solar capacity could reach 540 GW, globally, by 2020, with a record 40 GW installed in 2014. China is set to “frame global growth.”
IRENA roadmap calls for 150 GW of battery storage by 2030
The International Renewable Energy Agency’s Remap 2030 program calls for renewable penetration to reach 45% by 2030, but can only do so if battery storage market enjoys equally prodigious expansion.
Sungrow to unveil 99% efficiency inverters at Intersolar
The Chinese inverter supplier to release series of high-efficiency string and central inverters at this week’s Intersolar Europe Exhibition in Munich, Germany.
US: Principal Solar to launch IPO, plans 500 MW of PV in Texas
Principal Solar Inc. is set to go public this week on the Nasdaq capital market. It is looking to raise up to US$26 million by selling up to 2.8 million shares. It plans to become the “world’s first distributed solar utility” and has identified targets, including SolarCity and TerraForm Power, which it could either partner with, or acquire. The U.S. solar company will also develop up to 500 MW of PV projects in Texas.
From the Mag: a selection of stories from the June issue
pv magazine’s June edition touches down in Israel to assess the solar mood on the ground, heads to a farm in Germany to inspect a latest technique in LED flashing, and examines how the mining industry is turning to PV in its many hours of need.
G7 leaders to aim for carbon-free economy by end of century
Leaders of G7 countries back global greenhouse gas reductions by between 40-70% by 2050, with full decarbonization of global economy by end of century.
