EU project aims for improved solar-based hydrogen
The €2.5 million EU Horizon 2020 project coordinated by HZB tests materials to stabilize a membrane for photovoltaic-based hydrogen production.
BREAKING: SolarCity brand to disappear
Along with changing its name from Tesla Motors to Tesla Inc. the electric vehicle and battery maker will eliminate the SolarCity brand.
Wacker’s polysilicon divison reports strong Q4
The German chemical giant finished off 2016 with increased sales and profit in its polysilicon division, as it remains the only Western polysilicon maker to sell directly into China.
Solar and EVs to grab 10% of fossil fuel market share within decade, says study
Carbon Tracker and Imperial College London report calls solar power and electric vehicles ‘game changers’ whose potential impact is consistently underestimated by large utilities.
Saudi Arabia to invite solar, wind bids in April, says minister
Requests to qualify for bidding for 700 MW of clean energy capacity will be sent on February 20, confirms Saudi energy minister Khalid Al-Falih.
Armenia to build its first solar power plant
More than 40 companies have expressed interested in a tender for the construction of a 50 MW solar power plant in Armenia. The project is a part of a US$58 million program to boost renewable energy in the country.
AES claims world’s largest battery storage system
The 30 MW lithium ion battery system is the third massive system to go online in Southern California this week, totaling 77.5 MW of capacity.
SolarWorld plans to shift domestic cell production within Germany
The firm is considering concentrating all of its German cell production capacity at Arnstadt, shifting volume from Freiberg where wafer production is poised to be scaled up.
Tesla inaugurates 20 MW / 80 MWh battery system in Southern California
The system is one of three that SCE has contracted to meet peak demand needs following its Aliso Canyon leak, as a new test for the abilities of energy storage.
Azuri to roll out PayGo Solar to 20,000 Nigerian households
The British provider of the pay-as-you-go off-grid solar system has commenced the installation of its home systems across Nigeria, with the aid of the country’s Niger Delta Power Holding Company.
