Japanese domestic module shipments dip slightly to 1.7 GW in Q2 FY 2016
The latest report by JPEA shows 6% year-over-year fall in domestic shipments, but the utility-scale sector was a bright point.
India: Demonetization issues add to curtailment concerns in Tamil Nadu solar auction
Bids of just 117 MW have so far been received in the Tamil Nadu Distribution and Generation Company 500 MW auction as difficulties caused by Modi’s demonetization program exacerbate existing curtailment issues, says Mercom Capital.
ReneSola posts $20m loss in Q3 as revenue falls short of guidance
The Chinese solar company posts its first quarterly loss in more than a year as revenue and shipments slip in wake of China market slowdown and lower module ASPs.
Argentina: 516 MW of solar awarded at USD 54.95 per MWh
During Round 1.5 of Argentina’s renewable energy tender more than half of the quota was awarded to the PV category. Jinko Solar and Isolux Corsan were amongst the winners from the solar industry.
China: ET Energy creates JV in pursuit of C&I rooftop solar growth
ET Energy has set up a strategic cooperation relationship with SANY group, one of the largest private companies of China, to focus on rooftop solar PV projects.
BREAKING: World’s cheapest solar power contract signed for Dubai mega-project
DEWA has signed a US$29.90/MWh PPA with Masdar for the 800 MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park.
UK, France should put citizen solar ahead of nuclear, says former EDF chief
Gérard Magnin, the former director of EDF who stepped down from the board in July in protest at the Hinkley Point C approval, says French nuclear industry is in its worst situation ever, and calls on UK to promote citizen solar.
Major car manufacturers collaborating on high-power EV charging network in Europe
Car manufacturers, BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen, are joining forces to deploy an ultra-fast, high-power charging network for battery electric vehicles (BEV) across Europe’s major highways, to create the infrastructure necessary for mass-market BEV adoption.
Unisun Energy to build China’s largest rooftop PV system with Wanbang Logistics
The rooftop system is being built over three site areas of the Henan Wanbang International Agricultural Products Logistics Center , and will have a huge 60 MW capacity once it is completed.
Professor Eicke Weber to retire from Fraunhofer ISE
After ten years heading one of the world’s leading solar energy research institutes, Eicke Weber has announced his retirement from Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE as of the end of the year. It is not known who his replacement will be.
