Sheen Tai receives approval for another large-scale Chinese PV plant
Sheen Tai Holdings Group Company Limited has seen another 15 MW solar PV project approved in China, thus bringing the total MWs accepted this year to 230.
Renewables drive BayWa AG's third quarter gains
The German international group cites ‘outstanding development’ of its European and U.S. renewable energy projects as driver for earnings gain and solid revenues.
Next Step Living reaches over 10,000 reservations for community solar gardens
The company notes that Massachusetts residents are signing up for 2 MW of community solar per month, with the rate of new reservations increasing more than 5x in 2015.
SEIA: TPP will offer advantages for solar
The U.S. solar industry organization says that if passed, the trade deal will generally be positive for solar. SEIA’s position is at odds with that of many environmental groups.
Big Sun to demonstrate tracker tech in 840 kW rooftop array
Taiwan will soon boast what tracker supplier Big Sun claims will be the worlds largest rooftop array utilizing dual-axis tracking technology. The 840 kW array will be installed onto a food facility in Taiwans Pingtung County and will have to be sufficiently robust to withstand extreme weather events such as typhoons.
REC reports record quarterly sales, close to full utilization
REC Solar has reported module shipments of 362 MW in Q3 2015, with the company on track to realize full-year modules sales of 1.2 GW. With a total capacity of 1.3 GW, the privately owned manufacturer looks set to increase shipments in 2016 through utilizing OEM production in Southeast Asia.
Germany: 13 MWh "second use" battery storage project
In what is claimed to be the worlds largest re-use of batteries originally purposed for e-mobility, a 13 MWh system has been installed at a recycling facility in the German town of Lünen. The “second use” project has been developed in a partnership between automaker Daimler, Getec Energie and The Mobility House.
Tesla Energy to begin production at Gigafactory in Q4
Tesla Energy has brought forward plans to begin producing its Powerwall and Powerpack products at its Nevada Gigafactory to this quarter, in a move that will push back the delivery of some products to Q1 2016. Plans to commence cell production at the Gigafactory have also been accelerated, with cells set to roll off lines by the end of 2016.
Hanwha Q Cells steps forward as 1366 Direct Wafer PERC collaborator
Hanwha Q Cells has announced that it was the collaborator on the PERC Direct Wafer efficiency result announced late last month. Hanwha reports that an efficiency gain of 1.4% was achieved in only seven months using the innovative wafers.
NRG on track for "Greenco" launch in Q3 results
The U.S. power company reported a US$50 million loss from its Home Solar division, but a $34 million gain from its yieldco.
