Lithium-ion battery test centre opens in Canberra, Australia
The Canberra Institute of Technology has opened the new facility, backed by a A$450,000 ($344,525) grant from Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), to assess the potential for residential energy storage.
India: secondary solar market emerging, says report
Indian solar developers are gradually laying the groundwork for the emergence of a secondary market for solar assets by shopping their rapidly growing project portfolios to prospective investors, according to a recent report by Bridge to India.
Scatec Solar lands 100 MW project in Nigeria
Scatec Solar will develop, build, own and operate the solar power plant in Jigawa. The project adds to the Norwegian group’s existing 200 MW of solar power plants operating in Africa.
BYD signs deal to open PV factory in Brazil
Brazil’s solar boom has prompted the green tech giant to expand operations in the country, where it already operates an electric bus factory. The new manufacturing plant in the state of Sao Paulo will create 300 jobs.
1366 Technologies unveils 3-D wafers
The company says that its 3-D wafers lower the amount of silicon needed for each wafer without losing strength or performance.
EU Commission removes five further solar firms from MIP undertaking
Lerri Solar, DelSolar, CNPV, Motech and Xian Longi have all been withdrawn from the Minimum Import Price (MIP) undertaking measures agreed between China and the European Commission, the EU has confirmed.
Court approves sale of SunEdison Australian, channel businesses to Flextronics
The contract manufacturer is buying SunEdisons Australian business and a portion of its global channel business free of liens and claims.
Renewables sweep Chiles electricity market and set historic low prices
The median price for 12.4 terawatt-hours awarded is around US$47.59/MWh. Wind triumphed and solar took a minimal part of the total, but set new records at $29/MWh.
Neo Solar Power posts NTD826 million net loss in H1
First-half revenues reached NTD10.408 billion (USD334 million ), contributing to an operating loss of NTD834 million. It recorded a gross margin of 3.37%.
Argentina expecting USD4-5 billion investment in solar industry
The Latin American country is preparing itself for an estimated USD4 billion to USD5 billion to be invested in its solar industry by companies over the coming five years, as interest piques before the countrys first renewable energy auction since the new renewable energy law was passed.
