Germany: Frustration over wait for new PV storage subsidy announcement
Funding for battery storage for small solar PV systems in Germany ceased at the end of 2015. The Federal Government is said to still be working on the new program, which should start “as early as possible in 2016,” and end in 2018. When and how exactly the support will work is still anyones guess, however.
Finlands Valoe sees funding boost for back contact solar technology
Valoe Corporation, formerly known as Cencorp, has received a EUR 4 million funding boost to develop its back contact solar PV technology. The company is also confident it will soon finalize financial negotiations for its first foreign manufacturing partnership agreement.
India to benefit from Russian MOU with large-scale solar projects, manufacturing
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Russian Energy Agency (REA) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) will see both large-scale solar PV projects deployed, and manufacturing facilities established, in India.
UK hits 8.4 GW of solar capacity
According to the latest figures from the U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), cumulative solar PV capacity reached 8.4 GW in November, up from just 223 MW in 2011. This represents installs totaling 3.4 GW in the first 11 months of 2015. A Q1 boom is expected, before the new FIT cuts take effect.
Amtech reports a spike in solar equipment orders
The PV equipment maker has reported $22 million in solar orders in its most recent quarter, mostly from an un-named solar cell manufacturer in Asia.
GTM Research: US energy storage BOS costs to fall 41% by 2020
The company expects significant balance of systems cost reductions for energy storage systems, and for this to help drive increased deployment.
China sets slightly lower solar target for 2016
The National Energy Administration issues statement outlining its clean energy goals for next year, which include the addition of 15 GW of solar PV capacity.
Korean consortium acquires 41 MW Japan solar project from Solariant
Trio of life insurance companies strike deal worth $172 million to acquire 41.3 MW solar project in Kagoshima, Japan; Solariant Japan is developing the project.
Scotland ups solar footprint by 28% in 2015
Data from Ofgem shows that Scotland added 39 MW of solar PV capacity in 2015, a 28% increase in the space of a year. Cumulative capacity north of the border now stands at 179 MW.
Despatch supplies firing furnaces for major capacity expansion at LONGi Silicon
The world’s largest monocrystalline wafer producer will expand its cell capacity at subsidiary LERRI Solar by 2 GW by the end of 2017.
