Increased competition in RE auctions raises risk of mispricing, Moody says
A report from Moody’s Investor Services on the importance of evaluating a series of factors other than declining costs of renewables and economies of scale, when approaching a competitive auction.
UK: no budge on solar tax breaks in Budget
Today’s Budget see solar remain locked out on the types of tax breaks available to fossil fuels, while general lack of energy policy continues to fail long-term low carbon investors, argues Solar Trade Association.
Germany awards contract to 69 MW solar plant in October auction
The auction’s final average price dropped under €50/MWh for the first time. Since January, PV projects exceeding 10 MW, and which are located in areas designated “bauliche anlagen,” have been allowed to participate in the auction. As a result, the largest winning project was a 69 MW solar facility.
Video: Quality Roundtable at REI: “Cost is secondary, quality is paramount”
Held in September, the seventh pv magazine Quality Roundtable made its debut in India at the Renewable Energy India Expo. The discussion raised a series of pertinent points relevant to India’s soaring solar market, particularly concerning the need to place quality ahead of cost.
GCL-Poly unveils $542 million wafer supply deal
A unit of Chinese energy group GCL-Poly Energy has agreed to supply wafers to PV module manufacturer GCL System Integration and one of its subsidiaries in a deal worth up to CNY 3.59 billion ($542.3 million).
China adjusts anti-dumping duties on polysilicon from South Korea
The new anti-dumping duties are effective from November 22 and range from 4.4% to 113.8%.
Chile completes interconnection of its two main power systems
The interconnection of the SIC and SING power systems will now enable the sale of energy from solar power plants installed in the north of the country to other regions.
India solar installs hit 2.2GW in Q3
Record growth continues as India installed 2,247 MW of solar projects in Q3 2017, up 15% from Q2 2017. The total installation at the end of 2017 is expected to range from 9.5 GW to 10 GW. The 7 GW solar installation in first nine months covered more than one-third of total new power capacity addition in 2017.
Netherlands sees growing interest in community solar projects
Around 37 MW of community solar power projects have been built in Holland so far this year.
SMA rounds out 2017 with 1.2 GW of Australian power plant contracts
SMA is set to supply its central inverters and power plant controllers to more than 20 PV power plant projects in Australia. Today the inverter giant revealed that it has signed contracts to supply its Medium Voltage Power Station (MVPS) and the SMA Power Plant Controller to around 1.2 GW in projects.
