Atomic scale design could pave the way to more persistent solar cells, study says
Researchers from ICL claim to have discovered the cause for the rapid decrease in performance of perovskites. Adding iodide ions may help improve the stability of solar cells.
SolarWorld’s German units file for insolvency, provisonal administrator is named
The Bonn court has confirmed to pv magazine that Horst Piepenburg was named temporary administrator for SolarWorld. Meawhile, the company’s German units also filed for insolvency.
Solar in the Netherlands crosses 2 GW mark
Around 525 MW of installed PV was connected to the grid in the Netherlands in 2016, according to provisional numbers provided by the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
Greece applies virtual net metering
Greece’s environment and energy minister has approved the country’s virtual net metering provisions. This is a policy step towards the right direction, however it is not expected to have a significant effect on Greece’s PV installations any time soon.
EU energy regulators call on Brussels to remove net metering and priority dispatch for new RES from Winter Package
ACER and CEER have asked the European Commission to take a more market-oriented approach for the Clean Energy Package 2020-2030. The two organizations called on Brussels to remove priority dispatch for existing renewables and to avoid net metering.
TerraForm completes the sale of 365 MW of UK solar assets
With the sale the yieldco has almost completely divested from the United Kingdom, as its acquisition by Brookfield grinds forward.
German PV equipment makers report revenue rise for 2016
German PV equipment providers were able to increase their sales by 20% in the past year. Demand for solar production equipment, however, is slowing.
Phoenix Solar post 40% revenue growth for first quarter
The German project developer reported a loss in Q1 2017, despite a considerable rise in revenue.
Amtech posts revenue growth in Q2 of fiscal 2017
The U.S. supplier of automation systems for the PV industry also saw order intake and quarter-end backlog increase in the latest quarter. All of the company’s segments contributed to the turnover growth registered in this period.
France releases new FITs for rooftop PV in Corsica and overseas territories
A new decree sets feed-in tariffs for PV installations up to 100 kW in Corsica, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, and La Réunion.
