Grid integration: India looks to Germany
Joint Secretary of the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Alok Srivastava seeks German cooperation to bring grid integration technology to India.
China: Hefei government takes over LDK Solar subsidiary
An affiliate of the Hefei City government in China has agreed to purchase LDK Solar subsidiary, LDK Solar High-Tech (Hefei) Co., Ltd for around RMB 120 million (US$19.4 million, 14.7 million). Originally the subsidiary was to be sold to the Shanghai Qianjiang Group. LDK expects to occur a loss of $80 million to $90 million.
EU votes against carbon market rescue fix
The EU Parliament yesterday narrowly voted against a rescue plan created to help the debilitated carbon market, thus putting the emissions trading scheme it created in 2005 in order to help combat climate change, at risk.
IEA: Solar a leader, but clean energy progress has "stalled"
While the Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2013 report, released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in New Delhi today, commends the rapid uptake in solar and other renewables worldwide, it reports that clean energy progress has stalled. It further calls for more transparent and predictable policy support for renewables.
Saudi Arabia: 50 monitoring stations planned for solar
Saudi Arabia has turned to the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for training and expertise. Together with NREL and its partner Battelle, more than 50 monitoring station to gauge and predict solar radiation will be installed in the kingdom.
2012 global clean energy investments decline, as capacity grows
Despite an 11% decline in global clean energy investments in 2012, the industry showed resilience by adding 88 GW of generating capacity, according to a report released by U.S.-based The Pew Charitable Trusts.
US: 99% of installed PV systems in 2012 were net-metered projects
Net-metered projects continue to grow in the U.S., as annual capacity surpassed 2 GW for first time in 2012, according to a report on new trends and solar power connections by U.S. electric utilities released by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA).
Germanys PV storage incentive program will come into force on May 1
Germany will launch its support program for photovoltaic battery storage systems on May 1. Funding totaling 25 million will be available in the first year from German state bank KfW.
177W modules rolling off Solar Frontiers production lines
Japanese thin film producer Solar Frontier has announced a milestone module efficiency during Thin Film Week in Berlin. Speaking at the Thin Film Forum, head of product management, Ichiro Sugiyama, said that a champion module with 177W rolled off its production lines at its 900 MW Kunitomi plant.
Asia drives growth in global PV inverter market
Global inverter sales generated 5% growth, as Asia drove the global market in 2012, IMS Research reports. But European and U.S. suppliers still dominate this market segment.
