Swiss battery maker joins Azores grid project
Leclanche’s lith-ion batteries will form part of MW-scale renewables-plus-storage project. Swiss company’s Danish shareholder will also finance the project to the tune of $3.7m.
Scatec announces South Africa projects
Norwegian developer has announced three contract wins under much-delayed round of national power auction. No details emerged as to how state utility Eskom has overcome publicized grid constraints.
Solar-Fabrik identifies fire-risk modules
German manufacturer has published the serial numbers of modules with junction boxes which may catch fire. Any related product recall will be a fresh blow for the troubled German module maker.
Trina to supply Japan's biggest PV project
Chinese producer Trina Solar has announced that it will supply 116 MW of modules to a 231 MW PV power plant being developed in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The project will employ 446,000 Trina modules.
Utility aims to bring P2G power to the US
SoCalGas wants to use its existing natural gas infrastructure to store excess renewables power. Under P2G, renewable electricity is used to make synthetic equivalent of natural gas.
Shunfeng JV with state-owned aerospace company
Cheng Kin Ming’s ambitious eco-city plans will be aided by state-owned group of more than 200 member companies across a range of sectors.
NRG launches 65 MW residential yieldco
NRG and NRG Yield will form a yieldco for residential solar leases across a number of states, worth some 65 MW. NRG Yield will invest up to $150 million in the partnership.
SolarCity teams up with Nest
Smart heating and solar are coming together in a new collaboration between SolarCity and Nest Labs announced today. Under the partnership, 10,000 new Californian SolarCity customers will receive a free Nest Thermostat when they sign up for a solar lease.
Growing pains as Turkish solar market slowly emerges
The Solarex trade show currently under way in Istanbul reveals a market growing much more slowly than many had hoped. However, the fundamentals for PV remain strong and administrative barriers are slowly reducing.
Solar to thank for UK grid's lowest-ever peak demand forecast
National Grid estimates that peak demand will hit 37.5 GW this summer, a fall of 900 MW on last year that has been attributed to the increase in embedded solar PV generation capacity.
