Intersolar Europe: Storage technology in the spotlight
Interview: Markus Elsässer, CEO of Intersolar Europe organizer Solar Promotion, discusses the expected trends and highlights at this year’s event.
Failed export strategy killed Indian manufacturers
Solar manufacturers facing the imposition of AD duties on their goods in India claim Indian manufacturers were saddled with huge costs after investing in capacity for an export market that never materialized.
Solar power storage system sales set to soar in Germany
A “quiet revolution” is taking place in the country’s PV industry: a number of factors are coming together that will result in a boom in PV energy storage solutions, according to Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI).
Europe on course to install just 10 GW of PV in 2014, finds NPD Solarbuzz
Figure represents an annual decline of 7% compared to last year, and sees Europe’s share of global PV demand fall to 22%.
US residential installations outstrip commercial for first time ever, finds SEIA
Reports from the first quarter of the year show that 1.33 GW of PV capacity was installed in the US, with the residential sector outperforming commercial.
Manufacturers will be quids-in from July
IHS says a record level of solar installations in the fourth quarter will start to benefit manufacturers from July onwards. The UK is predicted to overtake Germany and become the world’s fourth largest solar market in 2014.
Majority of Americans favor energy system overhaul, study finds
Survey in advance of next week’s EPA carbon regulations shows that 66% of Americans believe that power system modernization is a good idea.
SunEdison announces IPO filing for TerraForm Power unit
The filing for an initial public offering is to raise up to $50 million to invest in newer and cheaper ways to finance new PV plants.
ReneSola targets household sales
The Chinese OEM manufacturer is switching focus to small-scale own-brand sales direct to the consumer. The strategy saw the company burn through $134m in three months.
India's coal and renewables under one minister
The Indian government ministries of power, coal and renewables could make uneasy bedfellows. New PM Modi will unite all three departments under one minister.
