Articles written by Brian Publicover

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Storage warming up in Australia Battery Storage: A lot of ink has been spilled in recent months about Australia’s emergence as an early global testing ground for PV applications with battery storage. The excitement seemed to reach fever pitch this summer, when SolarCity CTO Peter Rive identified the country as a key future market in which batteries could affordably be deployed alongside rooftop PV systems.
Brian Publicover
Sep 18, 2016
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Markets & Policy
China Singyes to spin off materials unit China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings has confirmed that it has received formal approval to list shares of its Singyes New Materials subsidiary on the Hong Kong stock exchange’s secondary board.
Brian Publicover
Sep 15, 2016
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Markets & Policy
JinkoSolar provides PV for mosques in Jordan The Chinese PV module manufacturer has supplied the solar panels in cooperation with its local partner, The Contractor for Renewable Energy.
Brian Publicover
Sep 13, 2016
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Markets & Policy
Etrion moves forward on potential sale of 60MW in Italy Swiss PV group has chosen Greenhill & Co. International to advise on the transaction, which would give it a chance to shore up its capital and devote more resources to the expansion of it business in Japan.
Brian Publicover
Sep 12, 2016
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Markets & Policy
Kyocera supplies solar for sea-based data monitoring in California The Japanese manufacturer has provided four of its 145W solar panels for a marine-based Internet of Things (IoT) remote data monitoring platform off the coast of Huntington Beach.
Brian Publicover
Sep 12, 2016
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Japanese business heavyweights urge solar support As Japan’s energy system approaches a crucial junction, business leaders have urged Japanese policymakers to stay the course with renewables development. The case was also made for the establishment of an “Asian super grid” that could connect the countries of Northeast Asia in a single, meshed electricity network.
Brian Publicover
Sep 08, 2016
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Applications & Installations
Goldwind confirms first Australian project, coupling solar and wind China’s Goldwind has revealed that it will commission its first solar plant in Australia, the 20 MW White Rock project, by late 2017.
Brian Publicover
Sep 08, 2016
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Markets & Policy
China Singyes unit sells off 100MW of PV Excel Deal Investment has agreed to buy two 81% stakes in two companies from Hunan Singyes Green Energy for HKD861,000,000 (USD111 million).
Brian Publicover
Sep 06, 2016
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Applications & Installations
Philippines may place limits on future PV build-out The country’s Department of Energy (DoE) may start imposing limits on the amount of renewables such as solar and wind that can be installed in parts of the country where the grid is most congested, according to a local report.
Brian Publicover
Sep 05, 2016