Markets & Policy

This morning EUPVSEC kicked off at the International Conference Center in Munich. Some 6,500 authors and co-authors from 88 countries had submitted their abstracts for presentation at the week-long event. This year for the first time EUPVSEC is colocated with Intersolar.

Black sheep I: In a Bavarian solar farm, experts discovered overheated junction boxes after commissioning and, later, overheated plug connectors as well.

The Canadian province will launch version 4.0 of the program weeks earlier than scheduled, however installation levels are only a fraction of last year’s.

In its final ruling, U.S. trade authorities have stated that SolarCity’s heterojunction silicon solar cells are subject to duties on Chinese-made cells.

The alliance of market researchers predicts 20% growth over the next two years, with the 2017 market exceeding 70 GW.

Formerly the International PV Equipment Association (IPVEA), Solarunited has said it will transform into a Global PV Technology & Industry Association at the show.

The famous U.K. store has created a new M&S Energy Society, which has partnered with not-for-profit Energy4All to develop the crowdfunding solar scheme. The target is to raise GBP 1.23 million.

The Chinese solar firm will spend 80 million reais on the facility, which is to be located in Sao Paulo’s Sorocaba and boast an annual module production capacity of 350 MW.

In a week shaped by three pivotal reports that each forecast a bright future for solar, there was still a reminder of the industry’s unforgiving landscape for companies that fail to move with the times, and markets.

There is increasing solar PV activity in both countries, with the latest news concerning two flagship PV projects in Egypt and Jordan, each totaling 200 MW.