Small and large scale solar to reach global grid parity by 2020, says Frost & Sullivan
Global Solar Power Market 2016 report suggests costs of solar to fall dramatically over next five years as Asian market share increases and North America reaches 20 million residential PV prosumers.
Mosaic teams with Wave Solar to provide lower customer acquisition costs
The solar lending platform has partnered with Wave Solar’s lead generation services in order to improve customer acquisition costs for solar installers.
Lack of small-scale 'bankability' harming clean energy progress, finds IIED white paper
Profitability of large-scale renewable energy projects deterring investment in small, off-grid schemes, finds report, but more innovative funding options at small scale have multiple positive impacts.
Hanergy Thin Film forecasts surprise 2016 H1 profit
The Chinese solar firm says that sales of its rooftop PV panels have grown by 200% in the past year, while revenues are 50% higher compared to the same six-month period in 2015.
Indian EPC Sterling and Wilson hopes to deliver 250 MW of solar power in Nigeria
The developer is currently in discussions with international solar PV developers to build up to 250 MW of solar capacity in Nigeria over the next two-to-three years following a recent push in the country to get 975 MW online.
Off-grid solar lighting could add 2m jobs to developing nations, finds Berkeley Lab
Adoption of solar-LED lighting systems in some of the worlds most impoverished nations could trigger net job boom, study shows.
Shunfeng warns of YOY 80% profit decrease
The Chinese solar power firm publishes preliminary assessment of first half finances warning of an 80% drop in group profit compared to the same period last year.
IHS forecasts 2.7 GW of new PV in Latin America in 2016
IHS highlights the relevance which public auctions have acquired for the growth of solar PV in Latin America. Argentina is among the new PV markets in the region, where a new renewable energy auction was recently launched with a quota of 300 MW of solar.
India to double large-scale solar target to 40 GW by 2020, says minister
Secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy confirms new generation target of 40,000 MW of solar park capacity likely to be signed off by PM Modi as India seeks buffer to SunEdison-type dangers.
Harvard adds organic electrolyte to redox-flow batteries
The research team from Harvard has taken a leaf out of natures book and has added an organic electrolyte, which was inspired by vitamin B2, to redox-flow batteries in an attempt to increase its energy storage capacity, as research into this style of battery continues to build up pace.
