Hanergy shares must remain suspended, orders Hong Kong regulator
Unusual decision to extend suspension of all trading of Hanergy shares raises prospect that the Chinese solar company’s shares will remain suspended for the foreseeable future.
US: Commercial rooftop opportunity opening up with project finance
New project finance provider Open Energy Group believes vast potential of the U.S. commercial rooftop market is set to be tapped. Financing can be extended to solar+storage projects.
Intersolar North America: "Batteries are going to win the day"
Speaking at the opening ceremony at the 8th annual Intersolar North America trade show and conference, Tesla founder and CTO JB Straubel delivered a bullish outlook for battery storage cost reductions, saying that it is set to be coupled with solar to revolutionize U.S. energy systems.
Thai solar market on course to grow by around 1 GW in 2015
Thailand on course to outstrip all other Southeast Asian nations this year, with various reports suggesting the country’s solar market to add between 700 MW and 1.2 GW capacity this year.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
Solar may have achieved that magical combination of cheap and sexy but the industry is wracked by turmoil in China. No wonder the weekly digest is attracting such a following.
California: Utilities urge for DG solar to count towards 50% renewables goal
Two of Californias biggest utilities have requested that distributed generation be included in the states RPS Program, which is looking to increase the annual amount of electricity generated by renewables to at least 50% by the end of 2030.
U.S. maintains solar tariffs, mixed response from industry
The U.S. Department of Commerce ruling to maintain tariffs on Chinese crystalline silicon modules, although at adjusted rates, has been met with mixed responses from the global industry.
EU PVSEC and Intersolar Europe to join forces
Following speculation, Intersolar Europe and EU PVSEC will join forces in June 2016. The merger will see the Intersolar tradeshow and storage conference run concurently with, yet independently from, EU PVSEC’s R&D conference.
Expert analysis: The solar storage story
Led by the charge of Teslas headline-hogging Powerwall announcement, the selection of storage technologies unveiled at this year’s Intersolar Europe was refreshingly innovative, says IHSs Sam Wilkinson.
Trina Solar refutes reports of Malaysian fab rejection
Reports in the Malaysian and U.K. press that Trina Solar has had an application for a Malaysian solar facility in the country rejected have been refuted today by the company, which claims it has made no such application.
