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The weekend read: Empowerment and energy in India Gender issues: Energy access can be transformed from an obstacle to an opportunity for women’s empowerment through the integration of women into the energy supply chain, as well as supportive policies. Organizations in India are working to expand energy access and empower women by boosting incomes, expanding skills and strengthening self-confidence. Over time, these efforts will enable a woman to have greater influence over herself, her family, and her community.
pv magazine
Dec 09, 2017
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Applications & Installations
Tunisia’s power utility STEG plans another 10 MW solar park The recently tendered project will be financed by German development bank, KFW and will be located in Tozeur, where STEG is now building its first PV plant.
Emiliano Bellini
Dec 08, 2017
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Belgium: Wallonia could close incentive scheme for residential PV As the government of Belgium’s French-speaking region has announced the possible closing of the incentive scheme Qualiwatt, claiming that self-consumption is now becoming more profitable, the region’s regulator CWaPE warns that the abrupt cancellation of the incentives may have a negative psychological effect.
Emiliano Bellini
Dec 08, 2017
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Research & Development
Longi claims 82.15% bifaciality record for its PERC solar cell After announcing a record 22.71% conversion efficiency with its monocrystalline passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) solar cells in October, the Chinese solar manufacturer now claims it has achieved an 82.15% record bifaciality for the bifacial version of the same cell.
Emiliano Bellini
Dec 08, 2017
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Applications & Installations
GE slashes 12,000 jobs in response to changing power markets GE Power has announced 12,000 jobs will go as part of its effort to cut structural costs by US$3.5 billion. Part of the reason for the move is the strong growth of renewables, and a softening of traditional power markets. Storage is said to be a “mega trend”.
Becky Beetz
Dec 08, 2017
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Applications & Installations
Intersolar India highlights challenges, opportunities of residential PV market This week’s Intersolar India 2017 in Mumbai, which ran from Tuesday to Thursday at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), highlighted both the potential and the challenges of India’s vast residential PV market. Everything from policy to unique environmental challenges and installation processes was discussed.
Eckhart Gouras
Dec 08, 2017
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Applications & Installations
Interview: REC talks rooftop solar and quality focus in India Milan Koev, REC Group’s Vice President Sales & Marketing APAC, speaks to pv magazine about the potential of India’s rooftop solar market.
Sraisth
Dec 08, 2017
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Australia: November’s rooftop record, large C&I, storage still to come A major milestone was surpassed in the Australian PV market last month, indicating that the rooftop solar sector is in robust health. However, not tracked in the figures underlying the record are large commercial rooftops and distributed battery storage, and reports are that here too strong growth is being achieved.
Jonathan Gifford
Dec 08, 2017
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Markets & Policy
Utilities are increasingly planning for energy storage (w/ charts) GTM Research reports that utilities in 15 states are incorporating energy storage into their long-term plans, as energy storage deployment reached a relatively even keel during Q3 2017.
Christian Roselund
Dec 07, 2017