Intersolar North America Day 1: Solar Goes to War
Conflict with entrenched interests was a major theme of the 2016 Intersolar North America opening session
EU investigating three Chinese PV manufacturers for alleged breaches of the MIP
The investigation by the European Commission will determine whether the three companies breached minimum import price (MIP) rules for Chinese PV exporters to the EU during transactions in 2015, which would result in them being removed from the MIP undertaking and incurring duties on their PV exports.
India eyes 146 MW of airport solar nationwide
Country’s Ministry of Civil Aviation to work with the Airports Authority of India to install solar PV arrays at a number of airports across the country.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
Another seven days of solar brings a call from SolarPower Europe for the EU to end trade duties on Chinese components, the unveiling of Hanergy’s zero charge EVs, and the first shoots of Nigeria’s solar market.
12.5 GW of solar projects registered for Brazil's October reserve auction
Wind projects have doubled in number and capacity compared to solar in the second reserve auction, as the auction planned for July appears to be cancelled. Electricity regulator ANEEL will solicit more than 6,000 km of transmission lines in September.
IHS inverter scorecard praises leading suppliers' tenacity and ambition
The analyst’s holistic review of the inverter landscape finds SMA, SolarEdge, Schneider Electric, Sungrow, Huawei and ABB each boast certain strengths that enable them to serve various markets.
Mercom: Total corporate funding for solar falls to lowest level in three years
Both private equity and debt funding were down significantly in Q2 and public market financing remains weak, but distributed solar project funds continue to boom
China's shifting solar landscape driving inverter product mix, says IHS
Despite installing a record 18.6 GW of solar in 2015, grid-connection delays at large-scale are driving a diversification of China’s PV sector, which will spur the evolution of the inverter market to accommodate more three-phase low power and string inverters.
Solar panels power spacecraft into Jupiter's orbit 800 million KM away from the sun
It is the furthest away from the sun that solar panels have produced energy, helping NASA’s Juno spacecraft enter the orbit of the solar systems largest planet, in a groundbreaking mission that highlights the capabilities of solar technology.
The UK celebrates 'Solar Independence Day' with news of a new PV generation peak
July 4th marks the third Solar Independence Day in the UK, an annual event organized by the Solar Trade Association (STA), and this years celebration is buoyed by a fresh peak generation record of 23.9% and a new STA initiative to raise operation and maintenance standards of PV systems.
