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Enphase introduces new ‘game-changing’ microinverters to U.S. market The Enphase IQ microinverter is around 30% lighter than previous iterations and will serve to usher in Enphase Energized AC Modules to the U.S. residential solar sector.
Ian Clover
Mar 21, 2017
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Sweden may launch probe into building permits for PV The Swedish government has signalled plans to start discussions on implementing regulatory changes that could allow homeowners to install PV modules without first obtaining a special permit.
Brian Publicover
Mar 17, 2017
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The pv magazine weekly news digest Gigawatts a-go-go this week as Turkey, Algeria and Vietnam all toy with those magical GWs, while in more mature markets German storage figures provided reasons for optimism and Blattner Energy took the top spot for U.S. EPCs.
Ian Clover
Mar 17, 2017
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Net metering 2.0 slows down California’s residential solar market Solar industry commentary is echoing state data, which shows that the implementation of net metering 2.0 and time-of-use rates is having a significant negative effect on California’s distributed solar market.
Christian Roselund
Mar 15, 2017
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Moixa, Hitachi collaborate on GBP 10.8m Smart Islands EV, solar+storage project on Isles of Scilly The British archipelago of islands to become global testbed for Smart Islands project that aims to provide model for use of electric vehicles and home batteries in a smart energy system.
Ian Clover
Mar 15, 2017
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Sungevity files for bankruptcy amid rumors of IKEA buyout Four days after laying off an estimated 400 employees, Sungevity has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Meanwhile former employees say that a potential acquisition of the company’s European business by IKEA is afoot.
Christian Roselund
Mar 14, 2017
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Global MLPE market to grow to $1.16bn by 2021 in wake of new regulatory requirements, finds Frost & Sullivan Growth in distributed renewable power generation is sparking raft of regulatory requirements that benefit module level power electronics, says a Frost & Sullivan report.
Ian Clover
Mar 14, 2017
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Over 50,000 solar storage systems are now installed in Germany The increase in new installations was mainly due to a 40% drop in prices over the past three years. German solar association Bundesverbands Solarwirtschaft expects their number will double to 100,000 in 2018.
Sandra Enkhardt
Mar 13, 2017
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The pv magazine weekly news digest Amid the innovation on display in Portugal, the optimism in Japan and the, well, eagerness in Norway were stories of takeovers, Tesla and storage that shaped yet another fascinating week in the global solar PV industry.
Ian Clover
Mar 10, 2017