RWE profits slump amid crisis in conventional energy
Germany’s largest electricity producer posts 45% profit decline for 2014 as country’s renewable energy expansion suppresses wholesale electricity prices.
First Solar, SunPower to float joint yieldco
The companies’ new yieldco joint venture, 8point3 Energy Partners, will own and operate a portfolio of selected solar generation assets. The new subsidiary has filed with the SEC for an initial public offering.
We have lift-off: Solar Impulse begins round-the-world journey
Solar-powered aircraft finally began its circumnavigation of the globe on Monday morning, taking off from Abu Dhabi at 07:12 local time with Andre Borschberg at the controls.
AmbiVolt mounts Bombardier solar project in Belfast
One of Northern Ireland’s largest rooftop PV installations under construction, the 3.6 MW array will generate an estimated 2,900 megawatt hours of electricity annually.
juwi solar orders 75 MW of Hanwha Q Cells modules
Supply deal eases juwi’s trade case concerns as the U.S. EPC company seeks reliable and high quality components for its domestic solar projects.
UK: The smart home in focus as startups drive innovation
The concept of the smart home is emerging as a hot topic in the debate regarding the U.K.’s energy future. At the EcoBuild last week, a special session entitled “Smart and Efficient Use of Future Energy” depicted accurately the central role solar PV plays in the transition to the smart era. It also highlighted how innovation leadership is coming from small, bottom-up firms as utilities and policy-makers struggle to adapt and embrace the new technologies.
Canada imposes provisional import duties on Chinese PV products
The Canada Border Services Agency has slapped provisional duties of between 9.1% to 286.1% on Chinese exporters of certain PV modules and laminates.
Principal Solar to develop 72.9 MW North Carolina solar park
The PV developer has agreed a 10-year PPA with local utility Duke Energy Progress for the park’s solar energy in what is its second large-scale project in the state.
BNEF adds voice to questions about Hanergy's value
Analysts at Bloomberg Clean Energy Finance (BNEF) are the latest to question the basis for Hanergy Thin Film Power Group’s (Hanergy TF) towering market value. With shares in the company now worth $36 billion, BNEF has observed that its technology is unproven and details as to its projects scant.
KIT-test: Some battery cells last five times longer than others
Andreas Gutsch of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has enlivened the discussion about the quality and safety of lithium-ion storage batteries with new tests.
