EU-China talks hinge on minimum module price
EU proposal for a minimum module price of 0.65 per watt rebuffed by the Chinese as JA Solar and Yingli halt shipping volumes to Europe in July. Meanwhile, Croatia’s EU accession allows Chinese manufacturers a back door into the Continent from today.
Brazil to include solar in energy auction
Brazil’s Energy Research Company has said the countrys A-3 Energy Auction in October would be open to solar and waste-to-energy projects for the first time.
SMA to start South African inverter production by Q1 2014
German company is expanding South African presence with manufacturing facility and will supply 125 of its Sunny Central inverters to two new PV schemes announced today.
Cyprus inaugurates 10 new PV parks
Cyprus electrifies 10 new solar PV parks totalling 1 MW. Installed PV capacity on the island has reached 25 MW with up to 100 MW more due in the next two years.
60 MW submitted for approval in Chile
One day after the Chilean environmental authorities published a 196 MW project by Avenir Solar Chile, a new project has been published. Valleland Solar seeks to build 60 MW also in Atacama.
Renewables to surpass gas by 2016 in the global power mix
A new report by the IEA finds that worldwide renewable power generation will exceed that from gas and be twice that of nuclear by 2016 and make up almost a quarter of the global power mix by 2018. In 2012, global renewable generation already exceeded the total estimated electricity consumption of China.
PV users help shine light on UK's future energy needs
The Customer-Led Network Revolution (CLNR), the U.K.’s largest smart grid project, is conducting innovative smart grid trials with more than 400 PV customers, who are taking part in an effort organizers hope will help pave the way towards a low carbon Britain.
BYD and Fenecon sign storage systems deal
BYD Europe and Fenecon have signed a contract for 1,000 DESS-series energy storage systems, which the German wholesaler will offer to PV installation companies.
NRG Energy completes 250 MW California Valley Solar Ranch
The newly completed 250 MW California Valley Solar Ranch is set to fully go online in October.
Solar industry, steel workers applaud Obama's climate change initiatives
The U.S.’ Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the United Steelworkers (USW) union have welcomed White House’s plans to combat climate change and new energy directives that will create 13 GW of renewable energy projects on federal land by 2025.
