Hawaii, Scotland present energy storage approaches for Australia
Energy storage is on course to see a boom similar to that in the solar market; Australia aims to tap this potential to facilitate the further roll out of renewables. A new study has identified key investment areas, and barriers, to storage implementation. An overview of the global storage market sees Hawaii and Scotland presenting viable approaches to implementation, although California and Germany are said to have the most “thorough” storage programs.
Ingeteam receives EUR 55M EIB grant for renewables R&D
The Spain-based inverter manufacturer will use the funds from the European Investment Bank to develop its research, development and innovation activities at the company’s Spanish facilities.
Indian solar to hit 75 GW by 2022, says report
Analysis by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis suggests the country will fall short of its ambitious goal of 100 GW by that date, despite $50 billion grid upgrade and raft of installations.
Chinese market driving growing JA Solar shipments
JA Solar has reported growing shipments in Q2 2015 on the back of strong demand from China and growing market share in emerging markets of India and the Americas. The vertically integrated Chinese PV manufacturer shipped 790.8 MW of PV products, including wafers, cells and modules, in the quarter, an increases of 16% Y/Y and 16% Q/Q.
India: RenewSys starts cell, module manufacturing with Solar Semiconductor acquisition
Via its acquisition of Solar Semiconductor Pvt Ltd, Indian encapsulant and backsheet manufacturer and supplier, RenewSys has entered the OEM solar cell and module manufacturing business.
meteocontrol to supply Zonergy's Punjab solar farm
Shungfeng owned meteocontrol has been selected to supply monitoring and remote control technology to Zonergy’s solar farm in Punjab, Pakistan. The 100 MW first stage of the park is near to completion, the company reports, with the plan being for it to grow to 900 MW on completion.
Japan: First nuclear reactor gets turned back on
Four years after Fukushima, Japan’s fifth largest utility Kyushu Electric Power Company brought its Sendai nuclear plant reactor back online on Tuesday.
EcoSolifer aims for mass HJT solar production with $29.5 million cell line
EcoSolifer has signed contracts with Meyer Burger worth around CHF 29 million (approx. US$29.5 million) for a HJT solar cell line. The Hungarian technology manufacturer aims to begin production of the high efficiency cells in Q1 2016. A 500 MW capacity is aimed for.
Pattern secures financing, begins construction on 122 MW Chile solar project
Pattern Energy Group LP has begun construction on a 122 MW solar PV project in Chile, having secured $205 million in financing. It is expected to come online next summer.
From the Mag: A selection of stories from the August issue
pv magazine’s August edition explores the state of Japan’s solar policy, examining whether future installation projections might well be accurate; we look at the growing trend of 1,500 V components at utility scale, and investigate the impact of solar+storage at remote mining sites.
