Households to use solar plus storage to trade electricity with grid
A Canberra-based company is to introduce new technology that it says could help turn electricity markets on their head — by allowing households to buy and sell electricity on the market.
Hanergy to add 300 MW of flexible CIGS capacity in China
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group announced today that it intends to add 300 MW in flexible CIGS manufacturing capacity in Changde City, Hunan Province. The company has not announced which of its fleet of acquired CIGS technologies will be produced at the facility.
LDK directors resume control
Provisional liquidators’ powers expire as company expects to institute restructure next week. News follows signing of a 30.6 MW module supply deal in China.
Locus Energy nears 1 GW landmark
New Jersey solar monitoring company processing data from almost 1 GW of installations. Demand for SolarNOC software has led the way.
Solarion is insolventÂ… again
It was only 18 months ago that the district court in Leipzig, Germany lifted the creditor protection proceeding for the Leipzig-based PV manufacturer Solarion. This time the district court has directed the company into insolvency.
Africa's largest microgrid
Annobon Province project, at 5 MW, will be Africa’s largest. Project is being developed by three US companies on an island off Equatorial Guinea.
New Mexican utility proposes rooftop solar tax
PNM wants owners of new systems to pay $18-30 per month from 2016 onwards. Electric utility says solar projects have cost it $79m but rooftop systems have reduced its costs.
pv magazine weekly news digest
Especially for you: Hanwha trumps Chinese big beasts with mooted merger in bid for Christmas number one, its rooftops against communities in the bid for America’s solar soul and Steven Seagal rides to the rescue, kind of.
pv magazine weekly news roundup
Especially for you: Kylie and Jason knock Trina off the Christmas number one, it’s communities versus rooftops in the battle for America’s solar soul and Steven Seagal rides to the rescue, kind of.
Austin, Texas plans for at least 950 MW of solar PV by 2025
The city of Austin has ramped up the clean energy goals for its municipal utility, in an ambitious energy plan which includes procurement of energy storage and shutting down older fossil fuel plants.
