SolarWorld refutes White House involvement in US-China trade dispute
The German and U.S. solar manufacturer has denied rumors that the Obama administration has pushed for a compromise in the ongoing trade row but has told pv magazine the two conditions it’s demanding for a negotiated settlement.
Spanish solar power topped 8% penetration in July
Solar PV and CSP accounted for 8.3% of the energy mix, with renewables combined generating 37.6% of all electricity for the month.
China PV target cut to 13 GW for 2014
Installation target revised downwards from 14 GW as China switches solar focus towards greater distributed generation.
Bulgarian Constitutional Court hands down victory to solar industry
Bulgaria installed just 1.18 MW in the first half of 2014, confirming the country’s PV sector stall. Amidst the gloom, a court ruling last week has provided a needed ray of light.
Hanwha Q CELLS to top 1.5 GW production capacity before 2015
German PV company to add 230 MW production capacity to domestic and Malaysian fabs, grows shipments 68% in first half of 2014.
SMA posts increasing half-year losses, expects upturn in H2
The German inverter manufacturer blamed weak demand in Europe for growing first-half losses but expects international demand to drive a dynamic second half in 2014.
Germany launches renewable energy installation register
Operators of wind turbines and biomass facilities will have to register their systems with the Federal Network Agency, which already keeps track of PV plants in order to determine solar subsidy degression rates based on the number of installations.
Yingli surpasses 10 GW of global solar module deployment
The vertically integrated PV manufacturer reached the milestone in June, adding that the tally amounts to 40 million PV modules globally.
SunEdison shows strong growth in Q2 2014, supported by yieldco launch
The solar developer’s revenue grew 62% year-over-year in Q2 2014, and SunEdison ended the quarter with 475 MW of projects under construction. More importantly, the company held its yieldco IPO in July, as it moves towards a model of holding projects instead of selling them.
PACE returns: 17 counties launch clean energy funding programs in California
Enabled by legislation at the state level, counties across California have launched property assessed clean energy (PACE) programs. This represents a revival for PACE, a promising mechanism for property owners to finance solar systems and energy efficiency improvements, and the program administrator expects CaliforniaFirst to support US$250 million in solar PV systems in 2015.
