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Panasonic ramps up Li-ion battery production Panasonic Corporation will begin mass production of its lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery system, which has been developed for European residential homes kitted out with solar.
Becky Beetz
Jun 04, 2012
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UrbanTec China: Solar to be integral part of cities’ clean future This week brought encouraging news from China regarding the development of smart grids to help enable the smart and sustainable cities of tomorrow. In addition to the key role solar can play, the need to focus on technology communication was highlighted – if the application is not visualized to the end-user, the adoption rate of the technology will suffer.
pv magazine
May 31, 2012
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Bahrain unveils 5 MW smart solar project U.S.-based Petra Solar has entered into an agreement with the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA), the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) and Caspian Energy Holdings to undertake a five megawatt (MW) smart solar energy project.
Becky Beetz
May 20, 2012
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Japan-US smart grid demonstration project announced Nine Japanese companies have launched a smart grid demonstration project in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Becky Beetz
May 20, 2012
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China’s BYD targets 5 GW PV module capacity; mass energy storage production Photovoltaic product, battery and vehicle manufacturer, BYD, has ambitious plans. In addition to reaching five GW of module capacity by 2016 and switching to full automation in a few weeks, it intends to start producing solar energy storage solutions on a mass scale in 2013. It is also planning manufacturing locations outside of China.
pv magazine
May 14, 2012
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Will lack of funding stall US solar market takeoff? Ever since the 1603 Treasury and Section 1705 loan guarantee programs expired last year, succumbing to what many characterized as premature deaths, renewable energy advocates have been inconsolable. And they haven’t suffered silently. They continue to find ways to remind the U.S. Congress that the solar sector is not receiving the support it needs to build jobs and independence from fossil fuels, or to compete on a global scale.
pv magazine
May 06, 2012
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LG expects mass production of storage battery in 2013 Solar is a small, but strong part of LG’s business states Yun Ju Hwan of LG Electronics, during a visit to the company’s cell and module factory in South Korea. While capacity ramp ups are on hold, the group is planning to launch a solar storage solution and thin film panels in 2013, and manufacture its own polysilicon.
Becky Beetz
Apr 19, 2012
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Bosch acquires Conergy inverter subsidiary Bosch has officially acquired Conergy’s photovoltaic inverter subsidiary, voltwerk electronics GmbH, following approval from the German anti-trust authorities. The purchase price was not disclosed.
Becky Beetz
Apr 18, 2012
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US competition seeks new ways of "stockpiling" green energy The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its sophisticated think tank, the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), is funding a $30 million research competition that will engage America’s brightest scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs in improving the capability of energy storage devices, including batteries.
pv magazine
Apr 15, 2012