Intersolar: Opening press conference stresses importance of sustainable incentives
Markus Elsässer, Solar Promotion CEO, joined BSW MD Carsten Körnig in calling for wider adoption of self-consumption policies throughout the PV sector.
US to slap new tariffs on Chinese PV panels
The duties would be applied to both solar panels and cells and effectively close a loophole that allowed Chinese manufacturers to bypass import tariffs by using non-Chinese solar cells in their panels.
Sungevity, E.ON partner in Europe to expand solar energy business
To facilitate its European expansion, Sungevity has taken full ownership of its Dutch unit Zonline, soon to be rebranded as Sungevity Netherlands, which will serve as the company’s European headquarters.
First Solar to buy Germany's Skytron Energy
The U.S. thin film giant will acquire the Berlin-based provider of PV plant management systems and data monitoring technology from AEG Power Solutions for an unspecified sum.
IEA: World needs $48 trillion in investment to meet energy needs to 2035
Some $40 trillion of the cumulative sum is slated for energy supply, including $23 trillion for fossil fuel extraction, transport and refining. Almost $10 trillion will go to power generation, including $6 trillion for renewables.
Hanwha Q CELLS supplies 26.2 MW Sunny Fukushima PV plant
The Germany-based company’s Japanese unit is joining Sunny Health and JFE Engineering Corporation to build the solar power plant on abandoned golf course at the site of the 2011 earthquake.
RBI Solar buys Germany's Renusol
Insolvent Munich group Centrosolar will make some $3.5 million from the sale of the PV mounting systems subsidiary. All of Renusol’s employees will remain at the company.
Intersolar: Energy storage key theme on day one of conference
The conference proffers a taster of the themes and trends of the forthcoming Intersolar Europe Exhibition, which begins tomorrow.
Developing countries outpacing leading industrial nations in global renewable energy capacity
Of the 144 countries with renewable energy support policies and targets in place, 95 are developing nations. The rise of developing world support contrasts with declining incentives and growing uncertainty in Europe and the U.S., says REN21.
India: Motech claimed it had only one subsidiary
The Taiwanese manufacturer told Indian investigators it had only one subsidiary connected to its exports to India. Ministry of Commerce officials, however, uncovered other relevant units in Taiwan, China, the U.S. and Japan.
