Yingli Solar forms JV for 300 MW solar panel fab in Thailand, its first outside China
Chinese firm’s subsidiary Hainan Yingli New Energy Resource teams with Thailand’s Demeter Power to build and develop 300 MW factory for multicrystalline PV panels, to be sold under Yingli brand name.
DNV GL launches free storage standards resource
Global energy advisory DNV GL has created a free battery standards and best practice one-stop resource. The online publication will provide companies and organizations working in the storage space to access global standards, regulations and best practices to facilitate the “safe and reliable” rollout of storage technologies.
BYD supplies solar, e-mobility solution to Heineken Holland
Heineken has taken steps to take its distribution facilities in its native Holland 75% climate neutral, through a combination of rooftop solar and e-mobility solutions. BYD is partnering with Heineken on the endeavor.
China: Longi invests RMB 1bn in 100 MW PV plant in Shaanxi
The monocrystalline silicon manufacturer in expanding its downstream business has invested approximately RMB 1bn in Shaanxi province for the development of a 100 MW solar PV plant.
DEWA and RWE sign MoU for renewable energy innovation
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with German utility RWE to achieve better cooperation in renewable energy R&D for Dubai.
US: Dominion Virginia Power plans $700 million solar infrastructure investment
Energy company outlines plans for $9.5 billion in infrastructure and upgrade expenditures through 2020; investment to include promotion of solar power and other clean energy sources.
U.S. solar industry surpasses 200,000 jobs
The U.S. solar industry added 35,000 jobs from November 2014 to November 2015, its third year of 20% annual growth. Installation makes up more than half of U.S. solar jobs.
Germany: solar+storage outsells electric vehicles in 2015
The number of new stationary battery systems connected to solar arrays on German homes and businesses in 2015 far outnumber the number of electric vehicles that rolled onto roads. A new study has revealed the result demonstrating that despite the German governments official target of one million new electric cars by 2020, solar+storage is gaining significant traction in the market.
Hillary Clinton criticizes retroactive changes to Nevadas net metering policy
In an interview with the Las Vegas Sun, the Democratic front-runner repeats calls for more renewable energy and says regulators should not be changing the rules retroactively.
Spain's Supreme Court will consider a challenge to the sun tax
The highest court in Spain has declared an administrative appeal by APPA against RD 900/2015 to be legally admissible. This regulation on self-consumption PV systems contains increased charges for these types of systems.
