sPower and Camborne team up on UK projects
U.S.-based sPower and the Britain’s Camborne have formed a strategic partnership to develop projects in the U.S. The firms have not said what their target in terms of MW is, but that they intend to deploy “significant capital.”
Report: clean tech growth unlikely to lead to metals scarcity
Fears have been mounting that the growth of clean technologies such as solar PV and batteries will lead to shortages in essential rare metals. These are “misguided” according to a new report by the UK Energy Research Center (UKERC) and the Energy Research Partnership (ERP).
Energy is at the heart of Florida election
Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist says incumbent Republican governor Rick Scott oversaw bill rises to fund utility infrastructure including natural gas pipes and nuclear. The utilities have donated $3.55m to Republicans during the campaign and $500,000 to Democrats.
Build first, worry about quotas later, says China
In another push for DG, China’s National Energy Administration says small-scale generation pilot areas must be started by the end of the month to qualify for support. Manufacturer Renesola says a Q4 solar gold rush would drive up panel prices.
Printable solar cells close to commercialization
Australian research organization CSIRO says its solar cells, printable onto plastic, are nearing market. CSIRO says domestic solar dye cell manufacturer Dyesol is interested in commercializing the technology.
pv magazine's weekly news round-up
Here we are again, everything you could possibly need to know about this week in solar shoe-horned into one handy email. Those of you old enough can think of it as a sun-drenched That Was The Week That Was.
Spanish summer not bad for solar PV
Although the proportion of electricity generated from solar PV in Spain declined a little this summer, CSP’s share of the mix grew. The country’s PV sector is still dealing with the fallout from last year’s abolition of FIT payments.
70 MW deal makes Trina one of the largest PV module suppliers in the Chilean market
The deal with an un-named developer or EPC for high-efficiency multicrystalline modules brings Trina’s contracts in Chile during 2014 to at least 106 MW.
IRENA: PV prices have declined 80% since 2008
In a recently published report, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) traces the development of solar photovoltaic and its dramatic decline in costs.
IHS: Solar capacity in Central America set to soar
Total installations in the region are expected to reach 1.5 GW through 2018. The regions current PV pipeline of planned utility-scale projects amounts to 1.3 GW.
