IKEA UK launches its home solar service
The much anticipated domestic solar PV initiative begins today, with the launch of Solar Shops across three of its U.K. stores and online, making the purchase of PV systems for U.K. homeowners easier than ever.
Tesla prepares for major growth in U.S. behind-the-meter energy storage in 2016
GTM Research analysis of a Tesla filing shows that the company expects to sell a larger volume of batteries to Tesla than was represented by the entire behind-the-meter market last year.
SunEdison stays the course in India, offloads residential business in UK
The renewable energy giant managed to exclude its Indian operations from bankruptcy proceedings while selling its operations in the U.K. to Ecotricity, which has expended into the residential market.
Update: Solar Impulse completes Pacific crossing
Swiss pioneering pilot Bertrand Piccard has completed the second leg of the Solar Impulse’s crossing of the Pacific. The solar aircraft landed at Moffett Airfield on 23 April at 11:44 pm local time. The Solar Impulse 2 will continue onto New York, Europe or North Africa and Abu Dhabi, completed a circumnavigation of the globe.
A cautionary tale: Mercom Capital CEO Raj Prabhu on the fall of SunEdison and industry impacts
pv magazine spoke with Mercom Capital’s CEO about what led to the SunEdison bankruptcy, what this means for the industry and what’s next.
EU ProSun welcomes IHS study findings
With its recently commissioned study, the Solar Alliance for Europe made the case that PV modules could be 20% cheaper in Europe without import tariffs. Industry lobby group EU ProSun, however, argues that the Alliance has drawn the wrong conclusion from the study’s results.
IHS examines 22% price gap between modules from China and global rivals
PV module manufacturing costs in China remain considerably lower than other parts of the world. Efficiencies of production, product and material innovations and economies of scale continue to reduce costs, but what’s behind China’s lower costs? In a new report, IHS examines the reasons behind price disparities and the factors that continue to bring costs down.
