Enphase completes largest installation in South Australia, expands operations in Asia-Pacific
In addition to South Australia’s biggest microinverter installation, the company has signed an exclusive supply deal with EnergyAustralia that provides access to 10% of the country’s population while also expanding its engineering facility in New Zealand.
Despite record loss, E.ON reports 20% earnings increase for renewables
The German energy giant is shifting its focus entirely to renewables and spinning off its conventional energy business. It plans to announce details about the two new companies later this year.
Exosun completes first tracker installation in US for EDP Renewables
The 30 MW-ac Lone Valley solar park in California’s Mojave Desert is equipped with 262 of Exosun’s horizontal single-axis trackers and represents the first collaboration between the French company and EDP Renewables.
ABB inverters bear weathering heights
The grid-connected solar plant atop the Mont Blanc cable car station required inverters with specifications appropriate to a site at an altitude of 3,500 meters.
UK: Shift from large-scale to rooftop PV confirmed
The anticipated shift in the U.K. solar PV industry from large, utility-scale plants to rooftop projects has been confirmed by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Investors and developers will have to wait after the elections to get a clear view of the new policy landscape, however.
UK: Electric vehicles could drive 40% cut in oil imports by 2030
Motorists could save more than $1,500 on fuel costs annually provided the U.K. creates the required infrastructure to support electric vehicles, says new study.
Dutch authorities investigating possible PV module import violations
An importer in the Netherlands is suspected of shipping re-labled solar modules from China to Europe via Malaysia and Taiwan. According to Dutch press reports, modules from 22 different manufacturers are being held in several European ports as part of a wider investigation.
US solar installations up 30% to 6.2 GW in 2014
Solar accounted for 32% of new generating capacity in the U.S. last year, beating out both wind energy and coal for the second year in a row, according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Egypt on path to become 'renewable energy powerhouse'
The country is on track to expand its solar PV wind sectors to 2 to 3 GW cumulatively by 2020, according to Berlin-based consulting firm Apricum. Following a recent tender, a second procurement round to fill remaining renewable capacity is expected to be held sometime before July.
Trina, Vivint sign pact for Trinasmart modules in North America
Leading U.S. residential solar provider Vivint Solar will now offer Trina’s smart panels to homeowners. The Trinasmart technology includes power optimization and monitoring built into the module junction box.
