Russian solar industry on verge of serious crisis
The Russian industry of solar energy is on the verge of serious crisis, due to economic crisis and devaluation of national currency ruble, caused by sanctions, imposed on Russia.
JinkoSolar posts third-quarter increases in sales, profit as it reviews sale of downstream biz
The company currently has 15 projects totaling 488.5 MW under construction. It is also planning to gradually increase its percentage of distributed generation project construction in 2015. For the full year, JinkoSolar expects total solar module shipments of between 2.9 GW and 3.2 GW.
LG Chem partners with Siemens on battery storage systems
Just days after Daimler announced that it would halt production of its in-house battery cells and instead use LG Chem cells for its electric and hybrid vehicle batteries as well as for stationary storage solutions, the South Korean chemical giant said it would collaborate with another major German player on industrial battery storage systems.
Serbia inaugurates 2 MW solar farm while rejecting PV
While the country’s solar PV tariff is very good, a separate renewable energy production law allocated an extremely low quota for PV plants, including 6 MW for ground-mounted installations and 4 MW for rooftop, by 2020.
US Ex-Im Bank signs $1 billion agreement to support clean energy exports to India
Ex-Im Bank Chairman Hochberg Signs $1 Billion Memorandum of Understanding to Support U.S. Clean Energy Exports to India
Announces the MOU at the India-US Technology Summit in Noida
Spain's Mondragon Assembly takes over Gorosabel Group's solar business
Mondragon plans to increase the development of new products in the Gorosabel range while offering technical support and repair services to the equipments already installed around the world.
Inside Meyer Burger's new HJT pilot line
Interview: On Monday the Meyer Burger Group and the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) inaugurated their Swiss-Inno pilot line for heterojunction technology (HJT) in Neuchatel, Switzerland. Christophe Ballif, head of the CSEM’s PV-center, will lead research efforts on the line, representing the culmination of a decade’s research into the technology in the Swiss town. Ballif spoke to pv magazine about the project.
SolarWorld taps Enphase as global microinverter supplier
According to the deal, the companies will share market channels and jointly develop products.
Trina signs 10 MW EPC agreement with Shamsuna Power in Jordan
Qi Lin, president of Trina’s PV Systems Business Unit, says the Shamsuna project offers “valuable first-hand experience in operating a solar system in a desert environment.”
Home-grown UK solar to be cheaper than gas
Britain’s solar power will be cheaper than gas by 2018, according to new industry analysis by the Solar Trade Association.
