Australia: Household battery storage to be economically attractive by 2020
Battery storage could be just five years away from being an economic no-brainer for some Australian solar households, according to a new report which predicts grid-connected battery storage will be economically attractive for many homes from around 2020. RenewEconomy reports.
India's Modi puts solar firmly on G20 agenda
The Prime Minister reiterated his desire to see more than $100bn invested in his Global Solar Alliance during the G20 meeting held in Turkey over the weekend.
SolarWorld shipments grow 25% Y/Y over first 9 months
The German-U.S. solar company confirms preliminary sales and shipments reports, reaching 784 MW of shipments in the first nine months of the year and sales of more than $580 million.
SunLink, Blattner to partner on 112.7 MW solar farm in U.S.
Collaboration between solar developer SunLink Corporation and EPC Blattner Energy follows earlier partnership delivering a 148.5 MW solar farm in southeastern U.S.
EC removes Chint Solar and Sunny Solar from minimum price agreement
The European Commission (EC) has confirmed the removal of Chint Solar and Sunny Energy for the minimum price undertaking (MIP). The German subsidiary of Chint Solar, Astronergy, reports that its activities are not affected by the decision.
IEA renewables forecast "inadequately low" includes "serious errors" says NGO
Energy Watch Group has criticized the International Energy Agency’s renewables predictions as containing “serious errors,” concluding that the forecasts are “inadequately low.” The international network of scientists and parliamentarians says that while leading analysts forecast annual installations for both wind and solar will grow by 10% through 2040, the IEA forecasts zero growth at best and 20 40% decreases in less optimistic scenarios.
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Amid new efficiency world records, surging growth for emerging solar markets and a bullish report from IHS predicting 272.4 GW of new capacity by 2019, naysayers and doom mongers are still making their voices heard.
SMA raises sales forecasts again, Americas inverter sales to increase >35% in 2016
SMA Solar Technology AG has again raised its full year earnings forecasts, despite recording an overall net loss. Restructuring efforts are also paying off, with the company recording cost savings of 100 million. In 2016, it expects inverter sales in the Americas to increase by more than 35%; Japan will see a decline.
GCL reports polysilicon, wafer sales increases; ASPs stable
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited has seen increases in both production and sales of its polysilicon and wafer businesses. Its preliminary result also show stable average selling prices (ASPs). No earnings results were communicated, however.
New approach greatly enhances pervoskite stability
UCLA researchers have developed a metal oxide sandwich perovskite cell that enhances the stability of the promising semiconductor by more than 10 times. The approach uses two metal oxide layers on either side of the perovskite material, protecting it rapid degradation when exposed to air.
