Western Australia rules out increase to fixed charges for solar households
The Premier of Western Australia has ruled out an increase in fixed charges for households that have installed a PV array. The increase, dubbed a “solar tax” by the PV industry, had been suggested by the state-owned utility and the Western Australian treasurer.
SunEdison could lose PPAs for 148 MW solar projects in Hawaii
Citing the company’s precarious financial situation, Hawaiian Electric Co. has decided to terminate SunEdison’s PPAs for three solar projects with a combined total of 148 MW.
Japan to hit solar peak of 14.3 GW this year, finds BNEF
Impending changes to the Japanese solar market will likely mean a peak for PV installations this year, finds report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Canadian Solar secures $300m credit with Ping An Bank
The Chinese bank will provide up to $300 million in credit to Canadian Solar’s subsidiary Recurrent Energy to support its development plans.
SunEdison divests from polysilicon and wafer assets
The worlds largest renewable energy developer is shutting legacy polysilicon production and selling off a wafer facility. SunEdison says this is part of its move to an asset-light strategy, but it may also reflect polysilicon market conditions and a need to preserve cash.
Chile installs more than 1 GW-AC of PV and exports solar electricity
Another 2.2 GW-AC of PV projects are under construction. The interconnection with Argentina was re-activated recently and the nation plans to export electricity from PV plants.
Energy storage is now: New video interviews with Sonnen USA
As part of our pv magazine LIVE series, we have published two new video interviews with Sonnen USA CEO Boris von Bormann looking at the companys new Eco plug-and-play battery storage offering for the U.S. market as well as Sonnens trajectory as a company.
No end in sight to US, India solar WTO dispute, says US official
Ongoing trade dispute over India’s domestic content requirement for solar panels, challenged by the U.S., set to rumble on beyond today’s deadline set by the World Trade Organization, fears leading US. trade official.
Taiwan's TSEC to increase cell capacity to 1.3 GW by end of 2016
The largest producer of crystalline silicon solar cells in Taiwan will add incremental capacity to its lines over the year, and is eyeing 1.8 GW of capacity by mid-2017.
GCL New Energy acquires 68.5 MW US pipeline
China’s GCL New Energy has purchased a project pipeline of eight PV power plants in the U.S., through the acquisition of developers Wilson Project Companies and the Jackson Project Company. The entire 68.5 MW project portfolio is located in North Carolina.
