Can energy utilities keep their customers, or will they flee the grid?
Will Australia’s electricity consumers welcome utilities’ attempts to re-engage with distributed generation, or has energy democratization already taken hold?
Forecast 2030: stored electricity at $0.05/kWh
Winfried Hoffmann, a well-known figure throughout the PV world, has created a learning curve for battery storage that predicts costs will fall much faster than many experts believe.
IEA: Solar could be world's main energy source by 2050
International Energy Agency announces at EU PVSEC that solar PV could provide 16% of global electricity by 2050.
The pv magazine weekly news roundup: Sept 19-26
Solar’s soaring potential lit up the distant horizon this week amid stories of lower cost storage for 2030, solar dominance by 2050 and higher CIGS efficiencies within a couple of years.
Magnolia to merge with silicon processing company
Merger will give US thin-film maker access to high-purity quartz sand from SSRG’s Lighthouse mine. The Australian operation is said to be the largest deposit of such quartz in the world.
ADB signs off $152m Rajasthan loan
Indian state will get finance to expand its transmission network. Rajasthan wants to generate 8 GW from solar and wind by 2018.
JA Solar breaks 20% barrier with new multicrystalline silicon PV cell
The Chinese PV cell maker credits proprietary light trapping and surface passivation technologies for its world record cell. NPD Solarbuzz says this is part of a breakthrough into higher efficiencies for multicrystalline silicon PV.
Solarcentury to build Africa's largest solar carport
The 858 kW installation uses Solarcentury’s dual-mode technology and will sit atop a carport at the new Garden City Mall in Nairobi, Kenya.
EPIA backs WTO environmental free trade agreement
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association says it supports free trade of all solar products, and urges quick conclusion of WTO solar trade dispute.
IRS to review Value of Solar Tariffs in Austin, Texas
Solar households in Austin can sell, but not consume, the PV power they generate while having to buy electricity from the utility. The scheme also increases costs for homeowners, say critics.
