BayWa enters Australian PV market through Solarmatrix acquisition
BayWa renewable energy has entered the Australian solar market through the acquisition of local wholesaler and developer Solarmatrix. BayWa r.e. said the move is a continuation of its expansion into the southern hemisphere.
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More storage movement as RWE moves to acquire Belectric and Enphase launches its AC battery in Australia and New Zealand. SolarCity-Tesla and GCL-SunEdison also make the news turn this week.
Residential Inverter Quality: An O&M Headache
Failures in residential solar systems can be the bane of an installer, who is often paid merely to install the system, not necessarily to back the various component warranties.
SolarCity value miscalculated by $400 million in Tesla merger
A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing by Tesla on Wednesday revealed that the investment bank that advised SolarCity on its sale to Tesla, Lazard Ltd, double-counted some of the companys projected indebtedness, resulting in a $400 million undervaluation.
SolarCity excluded from participating in Nevada grandfathering decision
The Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUCN) has denied SolarCity’s request to participate in proceeding on whether existing residential solar customers in Nevada should have their net metering schemes “grandfathered,” after the utility added fees to the scheme at the end of 2015.
Solar Frontier open CIS production talks with Saudi Arabia
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Japanese solar energy giant, Saudi Aramco and the Saudi Arabian National Industrial Cluster Development Program for feasibility study into CIS production.
Poor quality planning: Shifting the blame, passing the buck
An installation company in the Midwest reports how blame was laid at their door for defective PV panels. The actual cause of the defects probably lie elsewhere.
ABB opens new inverter fab in India, doubles domestic production capacity
New factory in the city of Bengaluru will produce ABB’s PVS800 central inverters to meet India’s surging demand for large-scale solar parks nationwide.
Duke Energy reaches agreement with solar developers in North Carolina
The North Carolina utility has resolved a dispute with 33 utility-scale solar developers over the method that the new grid connection criteria will be applied.
NEXTracker delivers trackers for 105 MW solar plant in India
The U.S. tracker specialist has delivered its advanced solar trackers to the large-scale solar PV plant, which is being developed by Adani Power.
