pv magazine at Intersolar Europe: Trade disputes the norm in global PV
With Solarworld’s recent insolvency announcement, questions regarding the potential for trade disputes to affect the global solar industry have once again been brought to the fore. At Intersolar Europe 2017 in Munich, pv magazine spoke with Benjamin Attia of GTM Research about the organization’s latest research into this broad reaching topic.
O&M business must get to scale
At the first day of the conference PV Asset Management and O&M Europe 2017, which winds up today in Hamburg, almost all the participants agreed on the fact that the business is becoming more and more complex, and that getting to scale may provide a path through a period of further consolidation.
Pamir Energy lands Ashden Award for increasing energy access in Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Pamir Energy, a project company of the Geneva-based Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, has won a prestigious international award for bringing clean energy to eastern Tajikistan and northern Afghanistan.
Punjab cabinet approves privatization of 100 MW solar park in Pakistan
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif promised a transparent privatization. The 100 MW solar park is part of a 1 GW PV project in the Punjab region.
Jinko bags 187 MW module order from Japan
The panels will be used by a unit of Quantum Group for three large-scale PV projects in the Japanese prefectures of Ibaraki, Gunma and Mie.
India’s renewable energy capacity reaches 57.472 GW
As of April 2017, India boasts 57.472 GW of installed renewable energy capacity, show recent data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy analyzed by Mercom Capital Group.
14 industry heavyweights beg U.S. Congress not to slash research
President Donald J. Trump has proposed devastating cuts to the U.S. Department of Energy and its related research arms. Leaders from multiple industries – including names you’ll know – are begging the U.S. Congress not to implement them.
U.S. utility-scale solar falls below US$1 per watt (w/ charts)
A Q1 report by GTM Research and SEIA found PV system price declines across all sectors, following collapses in component pricing. Fixed-tilt utility-scale systems broke the US$1 per watt barrier for the first time during the quarter.
PV accounts for 12.3% of net generation in Germany in May
According to analysis from Fraunhofer ISE, PV was almost on par with nuclear power in Germany in the previous month. PV systems installed in Germany generated the record volume of 5.57 terawatt hours.
Trina Solar’s modules operational in 455 MW PV plant in India
The panels delivered following the largest single order that the Chinese PV manufacturer ever closed in India are now operational at the 455 MW solar plant.
