Since Chinese investments into major cell and module facilities started – more than 10 years ago – success ultimately has been driven by overseas market-share gains, above other technical or financial benchmarks that otherwise would be expected. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
The aim is to “prevent complete erosion” of India’s solar manufacturing base, said Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR). Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Indian firm Acme Solar has matched its record – the lowest ever solar bid in India – once again during Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) 3GW Interstate Transmission System (ISTS) solar auction. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
The US threat of 10% tariffs on solar inverters has been met with a mixture of disdain and composure by authorities and the Chinese solar industry itself. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
German CdTe thin-film module manufacturer Calyxo will resume production after finding a buyer for the business. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
A number of international initiatives have helped large-scale solar gain a foothold in Africa. The question now is how the market for this segment will develop beyond these programmes and how much capacity grids will be able to support. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a tender for two 1.5MW(AC) solar power projects with battery energy storage systems of 0.75MW / 2.5MWh each at two locations in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Europe’s installed base of electrical energy storage leaped by almost 50% during 2017 but perhaps the bigger takeaway is the growing share of battery systems installed behind-the-meter, an analyst has said Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Australia’s energy and environment minister has hailed the country’s accelerating residential energy storage sales as a report has emerged from Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel which says the “financial equation is straightforward” for adding batteries to home PV systems. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Softbank’s joint venture, SBG Cleantech has caught the eye by submitting a technical bid for the full 2GW capacity available in an Interstate Transmission System (ISTS)-connected solar tender from Indian state-run utility NTPC. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Winning bids in the latest solar auction in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh ranged between INR 2.70-2.71/kWh (US$0.0391-0.0394/kWh). Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
GoodWe’s Ron Shen tells PV Tech why energy storage is the future of the company’s business. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
A 200MW solar tender floated by the Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO) has been significantly oversubscribed with a total of 845MW of technical bids from 14 players. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Sonnedix Japan has reached financial close on a JPY16.5 billion (US$149 million) non-recourse financing with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) for the 41.6MW Sano solar PV plant in the Tochigi prefecture, Japan. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a US$20 million loan and a US$25.44 million grant to support off-grid solar PV pumping for agricultural irrigation in Bangladesh, to replace expensive diesel-based systems. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech