Chinese-made panels have twice the carbon footprint of European ones, study finds
Research from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory finds that solar panels made in China have a higher overall carbon footprint during manufacturing stage.
Sofos completes first major PV project in Jamaica
Kingston-based Sofos Jamaica completed the 1.6 MW rooftop facility atop the Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Hotel last week, which has become the islands largest PV facility.
EPA announces coal power emissions rule
President Barack Obama’s long-awaited clean air rule would seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by an average 30% of 2005 levels by 2030. Coal-power plants are likely to be the most heavily hit.
IEA publishes new reports on PV performance and reliability
The agency’s first three published reports focus on PV performance and the impact of PV module failure of both crystalline silicon and thin-film technologies.
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.
