Solar cross-border project in Korean peninsula
Plans for the South to install 1 MW of solar panels on a North Korean factory park are part of a green detente. Power output would rise to 20 MW with the addition of other renewables.
Californian solar storage exemption offers PV push
Solar energy storage systems of less than 10 kW are now exempt from interconnection fees in a new ruling that will offer a boost for PV in the state.
'World's largest single-axis plant' complete
Spanish EPC provider Abengoa commissioned and constructed the Mount Signal project in 16 months. Google provided more than $100 million of the project funding.
GCL-Poly inks contracts for 4.15 GW of solar projects
The Chinese renewable energy company will partner with Guodian and Huanghe on a series of solar farms that, combined, will add 4.15 GW to GCL’s PV portfolio.
Hanwha SolarOne supplies modules for 7.3 MW PV parks in Germany and UK
The two PV plants from German EPC contractor IdeemaSun add further capacity to Europe’s most dynamic PV markets.
Buffett joins renewables-fossil fuels battle
The veteran investor’s news agency is running a report highlighting the employment cost of federal uncertainty over production tax credits. The report calls on state legislators to resist attacks on renewables policies.
New $1m SunShot program launched
The Catalyst Program aims to marry solar industry problems with existing tools and datasets. The headline $1m prize fund will be shared across four steps of the new program.
Chinese producers offered Indian price agreement
Five Chinese producers offered an EU-style minimum price commitment to try to ward off AD duties in India. The Indian authorities said such an arrangement would be ‘impractical to monitor.’
First Solar, Ingenero develop diesel-PV hybrid project for Rio Tinto in Australia
Seen by the partners as another step towards energy alternatives for remote mining operations, the project will initially offset up to 20% of the existing grid demand and drastically reduce diesel usage.
SNEC: China's PV growth faces challenges
The market is on the path for growth but still faces major hurdles: European equipment and inverter manufacturers in particular face intensifying Chinese competition, while the country’s ambitious targets won’t be reached unless the government adapts its distributed PV power policy.
