Policy uncertainty paralyzes large-scale Down Under
While rooftop solar is powering ahead, large-scale projects are at a standstill in Australia. Less than 200 MW of large-scale renewable projects were approved this year.
pv magazine weekly news roundup: Nov 14-21
Impressive efficiency breakthroughs, big-ticket collaborations and encouraging PV development in India… welcome to the past seven days.
UK government refuses to intervene in solar farm plans
Secretary of state Eric Pickles refused to be drawn into the planning application for a 15-16 MW farm in Cumbria but is very much an interventionist when it comes to applications in the Tory heartlands in the south east of England.
Walmart to install up to 400 more solar PV systems over the next four years
Projects built under this latest announcement build on Walmart’s installation of 105 MW of solar PV to date in 260 locations. SunEdison and SolarCity will install the systems.
US installs only 31 MW of utility-scale solar in October
The latest figures from the U.S. government show a particularly slow month for solar PV in October, as part of lagging utility-scale PV market in 2014.
Renovate America and 400 Capital complete $129 million PACE securitization
This is the second securitization of residential PACE bonds by the two companies, for a total value of $233 million.
Daimler: Deutsche ACCUmotive to offer stationary PV storage
The German auto giant plans to offer batteries for industrial and stationary storage in addition to the batteries it uses for its electric and hybrid vehicles.
EIA: South orientation yields 11% more energy
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a study Wednesday showing that a south-oriented fixed-tilt PV system will yield 11% more annual energy than a flat fixed system. In contrast, the study showed that a dual-axis tracker would yield 48% more energy than a flat orientation.
Russian solar industry on verge of serious crisis
The Russian industry of solar energy is on the verge of serious crisis, due to economic crisis and devaluation of national currency ruble, caused by sanctions, imposed on Russia.
JinkoSolar posts third-quarter increases in sales, profit as it reviews sale of downstream biz
The company currently has 15 projects totaling 488.5 MW under construction. It is also planning to gradually increase its percentage of distributed generation project construction in 2015. For the full year, JinkoSolar expects total solar module shipments of between 2.9 GW and 3.2 GW.
