15 MWh of batteries deployed for frequency regulation in Korea
Kokam has supplied two battery systems for frequency regulation to Korean utility KEPCO. Kokam, a Korean company, claims the battery arrays are the two largest lithium nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) oxide battery systems are the world’s largest to provide frequency regulation services to the grid.
Brazil launches first stage of 10 MW floating PV system
A floating solar power plant went online on Friday at Brazil’s Balbina hydropower plant (HPP). Another floating solar farm is expected to start operations at Sobradinho HPP in Bahia later this week.
India: WTO ruling could deliver $100bn hit to solar manufacturers
President of Solar Energy Society of India labels ruling very bad news for Indian solar industry, warning of a potential $100 billion loss to domestic manufacturers; government working on new manufacturing policy.
Sonnedix and Yarotek celebrate groundbreaking for the largest solar PV project in the Caribbean
The companies expect to connect the 45 MW-AC project in Puerto Rico to the grid by August.
Borg brings solar to Indian parliamentarians
The U.S. company has installed solar PV systems to power 66 residential quarters of members of parliament in central Delhi as part of an ambitious green energy project.
Philippines: 185 MW of solar farms opened in one day
A 135 MW solar park in Cadiz, which is believed to be the largest in Southeast Asia, was officially unveiled on Thursday. The same day, Conergy inaugurated a 50 MW solar farm in Tarlac.
Energy Minister: Largest C&I rooftop in Western Australia symbolic of 'great revolution in energy'
The largest commercial and industrial solar rooftop, worth 312 kW, in the state of Western Australia (WA) was inaugurated this week. State treasurer and minister for energy Mike Nahan attended the event, describing the array as being symbolic of the great energy revolution currently underway in Australia, driven by new disruptive technologies such as solar PV.
IASS: Solar and wind can reduce global water scarcity
The German Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) is calling for more water-friendly decisions and more transparency regarding water use in the energy sector.
Europe: future of large scale PV in doubt
The European PV market will hit 100 GW of cumulative installed solar capacity in 2016, and annual installations grew YoY by 15% to 8GW. While these figures indicate a large and healthy solar market, the outlook for solar in Europe going forward, expressed at this week’s SolarPower Europe annual workshop, was unequivocally mixed.
Australia aims to unlock battery storage revolution
The Clean Energy Council calls for new energy tariffs that would allow Australian householders to realize the economic benefits of installing a battery storage.
