Germany: new renewable law does not spell the end of feed-in tariffs
Germanys peak renewable body has said that the new iteration of the countrys renewable energy legislation, the EEG, does not spell an end of the feed-in tariff system. The German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) says that while solar PV installation figures will not return to anything like previous levels under the new EEG, FITs will still be in place, although with receding importance.
Small and large scale solar to reach global grid parity by 2020, says Frost & Sullivan
Global Solar Power Market 2016 report suggests costs of solar to fall dramatically over next five years as Asian market share increases and North America reaches 20 million residential PV prosumers.
IHS forecasts 2.7 GW of new PV in Latin America in 2016
IHS highlights the relevance which public auctions have acquired for the growth of solar PV in Latin America. Argentina is among the new PV markets in the region, where a new renewable energy auction was recently launched with a quota of 300 MW of solar.
Total control: billion-dollar buyout of Saft completed
The French giant has finalized the acquisition of the battery producer in a deal thought to be worth $1.1 billion, via the completion of a successful share tender.
Deutsche Bank: U.S. utility-scale solar costs to fall below $1 per watt
The bank says that lower-than-expected U.S. demand coupled with significant new module supply is leading to greatly reduced costs and prices in the U.S. market.
SolarWorld under pressure to find resolution to Hemlock court case
IHS Senior Research Director Ash Sharma spoke to pv magazine to give his take on the SolarWorld and Hemlock Semiconductor initial ruling last week, and how the two companies are likely to proceed from here, expecting that SolarWorld is feeling the pressure to come to an agreement quickly.
How will solar financing be affected by the attempted coup in Turkey?
An attempted coup in Turkey on Friday night made headlines worldwide and has left the country in political turmoil. The news came at the worst time for the domestic solar industry, which had been enjoying its best year so far. Will the uncertain political climate in Turkey that remains after the attempted coup affect solar progress in the country?
Chile: 50 MW-AC of new solar in June, more than 3 GW of renewables installed
The capacity of installed solar PV has reached 1.27 GW-AC. The capacity of installed non-conventional renewable energy is around 3.12 GW.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
The SolarWorld-Hemlock case dominated the news this week, but Intersolar North America, EU investigation into alleged Chinese malpractice and Indias soaring PV ambitions also turned heads.
Intersolar North America 2016: Four takeaways
Battery storage, net metering, trackers and the integration of solar as part of the smart energy concept were big themes at this years Intersolar North America trade show.
