Solar in the Big Apple
NYC PV: New York City should be great for solar PV. But it isnt. Despite policy leadership from the state, local installers are facing crippling bureaucratic challenges, and many have chosen to build rooftop solar elsewhere.
The eyes have it
Conspicuous solar: Getting the public to embrace solar energy has never been a straightforward task, but as the technology moves past its awkward teen phase, some genuinely impressive and innovative adaptations of solar PV are beginning to turn heads.
Demand is strong; only the rules of the game change
Interview: JinkoSolars Chairman of the Board Xiande Li outlines the companys ambitions as it zeroes in on the module supplier global top spot, incremental cost reductions and further expansion into some of the worlds largest and fastest-growing solar markets.
Thin edge of a major wedge
Thin film production equipment: A Chinese manufacturer developing hundreds of megawatts of thin film manufacturing capacity is a big deal. This alone made the announcement from CNBM that it was placing large orders with European cadmium telluride (CdTe) and copper indium gallium selenium (CIGS) PV equipment suppliers at the 2016 SNEC trade show a significant one. But what do we know about the deal? pv magazine investigates.
I fought really hard for this We will observe storage becoming the driver, rather than PV
Array Changing Technologies Winner #1: The Nextracker NX Fusion has the potential to open up PV arrays smaller than 1 MW to tracking technology, increase yield and potentially reduce solars LCOE. This was the sentiment expressed at pv magazine s Array Changing Technologies feature and award jury meeting, the result of which was Nextracker being selected as the 2016 joint award winner. Alex Au, Nextracker cofounder and CTO, outlined how he feels the NX Fusions approach will change the face of tracking applications. Array Changing Technologies Award Winner #2: The jury commented that the SonnenCommunity represents completely out of the box thinking and a whole new business model. But will regulatory hurdles get in the way. Sonnens Chief Marketing and Sales Officer Philipp Schröder told pv magazine many markets are open, and others accessible via partnerships.
Trackers spread globally as designs improve
Tracker update: A new pv magazine survey of the top international tracker companies shows that more than five dozen countries now have installed PV tracker arrays totaling more than 14.8 GW of cumulative capacity.
A market in limbo
China PV: The Chinese government has set an ambitious annual PV installation target of 18.1 GW for 2016, but the deadline remains in limbo, writes Corrine Lin of EnergyTrend.
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On the road with pv magazine Where weve been: Intersolar Europe, Munich At the time of going to press, the hotly anticipated Intersolar Europe exhibition in Munich, Germany, is still a few days away, but by the time you read this the show will be a few weeks in the past. This years installment promised to […]
A PV pulse-take
IEEE PVSC: SPV Market Researchs Paula Mints was an engaged attendee at the recent IEEE PVSC conference in Portland, U.S., held at the beginning of June. Here is a snapshot of how the conference unfolded over the course of five days, and the main themes that were discussed.
Back in the spotlight
Mexico: With pricing set as the challenge, the solar sector is getting ready for Mexicos second electricity auction. The first tenders incredible $45/MWh average tariff could well set the precedent – and the handicap – for the next one in September. Meanwhile, the private PPA market is making little progress as high volume consumers deliberate over the best strategy to meet the clean energy requirements now in place.
