Two solar projects to add 52 MW to Japan grid
Japan PV to be boosted by a 37 MW installation from Itochu Corp. and a 15 MW solar plant Takara Leben that will use Solar Frontier’s CIS thin-film modules.
Cleantech disruption to reduce annual utility revenues by up to $123 billion
The growth of distributed generation and energy efficiency is set to reduce utility revenues by up to $123 billion a year by 2025. This is the finding of a new report by consultants Accenture, in its Digitally Enabled Grid report, which advises that utilities will have to fundamentally transform their business models.
Flow batteries to create $190 million market by 2020
On the basis of superior cost dynamics, flow batteries are set to create a 360 MWh market by 2020, for stationary storage applications. Vanadium-based technology will be the predominate redox flow technology, according to research from Lux Research.
SolarCity invests again in Off Grid Electric; provider backs $16 million fundraising
SolarCity is one of a handful of investors that have joined together to invest $16m into manufacturer Off Grid Electric’s second round of funding.
JA Solar ships 100 MW of modules to Pakistan solar park
Modules to be installed on a 500-acre PV installation located in the country’s Bahawalpur region. Array will form part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Global DG market to double by 2023, says Navigant Research
The growth of distributed generation technologies is propelling DG energy to new heights, and could see the sector reach 165 GW by 2023.
UNSW researchers achieve 40.4% CPV cell result with outdoor testing
Researchers from Australian Center for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW))have achieved a conversion efficiency world record, for a cell testing in outdoor facilities. The 40.4% efficiency result was achieved using a triplejunction cell, onto which sunlight was concentrated using spectrum splitting CPV power tower.
Schmid receives order for three Multi Busbar Connector lines
German PV tool supplier Schmid Group has announced the supply of three Multi Busbar Connector lines to a well-known Asian premium manufacturer. The systems can allow manufacturers to assemble modules with between 8 to 15 thin busbars, instead of three wider ones.
Portugal’s net-metering law raises faint hopes
Approval of law could propel solar sector into the fast lane, where PV is still playing catch-up to a soaring wind industry.
Hanwha SolarOne to merge with Hanwha Q CELLS
Hanwha SolarOne will pay $1.2bn to acquire Germany’s Hanwha Q CELLS stock as ongoing disputes between China and the U.S. and EU force a strategic rethink.
