PV in Italy 'still a good investment'
Interview: pv magazine speaks with Luca Zingale, scientific director of Solarexpo-The Innovation Cloud, about the current state of Italy’s PV sector and the upcoming Solarexpo in Milan, which runs April 8-10.
Germany sees price drop in solar power storage systems
Prices for solar power storage systems have fallen by 25% since spring. The German solar industry expects continued growth in demand for storage systems.
SunPower, Sunverge to offer solar with storage in US, Australia
“Over the next five years, we expect to see a disruptive shift in the energy market, with solar power, energy storage, smart devices, energy management technologies and electric vehicles being combined,” says SunPower CEO Tom Werner.
US trade authorities increase tariffs on solar imports from China in final ruling
The U.S. Department of Commerce has raised duty rates on Chinese PV makers in its final ruling, but lowered rates for Taiwanese companies. Tariffs must still be confirmed in another ruling in January.
REC Silicon's outlook in China increasingly murky as trade war intensifies
The Norwegian-U.S. polysilicon producer continues to skirt import tariff in China thanks to Process in Trade regulations, but that could soon change. Solar grade polysilicon sales in China make up 45% of the company’s total revenue.
Industry reacts to US Commerce Department ruling
While SolarWorld has applauded the U.S. decision to impose anti-dumping duties higher than 50% on imports of solar power products from China and about 20% from Taiwan, much of the U.S. solar industry has blasted the ruling as detrimental to the sector.
US-China trade dispute: 'A negotiated settlement is as far away as ever'
Jenny Chase, head of Solar Insight at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, speaks to pv magazine about the impact of the U.S. ruling on Chinese and Taiwanese PV imports.
Dhybrid installs first hybrid energy system in Maldives
Munich-based Dhybrid Power Systems has installed one of its HyGRID Fuel Reduction Systems on the Maldivan island of Thinadhoo.
Tata Power to invest $500 million in Russian solar
The Indian conglomerate will partner with the state-run Russian Investment Fund on $1 billion of investments in solar projects across the country.
Construction begins on the largest solar PV project in Central America
At 61 MW, Gauss Energía’s Aura Solar II in Honduras will be much larger than any solar project built to date in the region.
