Enphase completes largest installation in South Australia, expands operations in Asia-Pacific
In addition to South Australia’s biggest microinverter installation, the company has signed an exclusive supply deal with EnergyAustralia that provides access to 10% of the country’s population while also expanding its engineering facility in New Zealand.
ET Solar to work with EC on MIP compliance
ET Solar is “very confident” it can address the concerns raised by the European Commission late last week in its finding that the company had breached the terms of the MIP agreement. ET says it will “address the EC’s concerns through clarification and reconciliation efforts in the next weeks.”
Despite record loss, E.ON reports 20% earnings increase for renewables
The German energy giant is shifting its focus entirely to renewables and spinning off its conventional energy business. It plans to announce details about the two new companies later this year.
Exosun completes first tracker installation in US for EDP Renewables
The 30 MW-ac Lone Valley solar park in California’s Mojave Desert is equipped with 262 of Exosun’s horizontal single-axis trackers and represents the first collaboration between the French company and EDP Renewables.
Japan: SunEdison secures non-recourse finance for 9.6 MW array
U.S. renewables company SunEdison has secured non-recourse funding from the Shinsei Bank for the 9.6 MW Tarumizu project on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The deal indicates the growing trend to non-recourse finance for renewable projects in Japan.
ABB inverters bear weathering heights
The grid-connected solar plant atop the Mont Blanc cable car station required inverters with specifications appropriate to a site at an altitude of 3,500 meters.
UK: Shift from large-scale to rooftop PV confirmed
The anticipated shift in the U.K. solar PV industry from large, utility-scale plants to rooftop projects has been confirmed by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Investors and developers will have to wait after the elections to get a clear view of the new policy landscape, however.
sPower acquires 63 MW North Carolina solar portfolio
Independent power producer sPower has purchased a 63.1 MW portfolio of solar projects in North Carolina from developer FLS Energy. The portfolio is comprised of 16 ground mounted PV power plants.
Australia: Study finds PV can supply more than 60% of electricity demand in Alice Springs
A study released today has found that solar can supply more than 60% of electricity demand in the remote town of Alice Springs and the grid remain stable. The study concludes that an additional 10 MW of PV can be added to the towns grid, although advises it be spread over nine 1.1 MW arrays to reduce the potentially destabilizing affect of variable cloud cover.
UK: Electric vehicles could drive 40% cut in oil imports by 2030
Motorists could save more than $1,500 on fuel costs annually provided the U.K. creates the required infrastructure to support electric vehicles, says new study.
