Roughly seven months after its new beginning, the German solar PV manufacturer has again filed for insolvency at the District Court of Bonn – the second time in one year. SolarWorld blames the planned phasing out of anti-dumping measures by the EU Commission against Chinese competition and the further drop in prices.

2018-03-28 Companies
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EVs and solar: As the electric vehicle market begins to take off, many are hoping that this technology will be complementary to solar PV. And while the potential is there, a closer look shows that there are many unanswered questions, and there is still a lot of work to be done.

2018-03-21 Technology
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One analyst: “It's not a slam-dunk.”

2018-03-19 Technology
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The industrial giant's decision to outsource manufacturing highlights market risks.

2018-03-06 Companies
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The insolvency proceedings of the German PV company have begun at the district court of Munich. According to the insolvency administrator, there is no hope for the parent company and its largest subsidiary in the United States.

2018-02-28 Companies
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The contract relates to 17 MW of solar assigned by the French government in recent auctions – a capacity that is expected to come online this summer.

2018-02-28 France
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Solar tracker makers are bringing specially designed models to the market in order to embrace the coming wave of bifacial panels. While bifacial panels may capture up to 10% more light than monofacial panels, single-axis trackers typically add 25% to that bifacial gain, resulting in a roughly estimated 12.5% gain from the two technologies combined, compared with fixed installs using monofacial panels.

2018-02-17 Technology
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Due largely to write downs, the high-efficiency PV maker lost a whopping $750 million during Q4 2017, as it sells off assets.

2018-02-15 Companies
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What's happened since First Solar indefinitely postponed an MVDC transition? While most utility-scale PV developers are grappling with the choice of string or central inverters, is “Yet Another PV Architecture: Medium Voltage DC Plant (MVDC)” ready for consideration?

2018-02-15 Technology
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The German multinational signs memorandum of understanding with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority to build pilot the facility at the vast 1 GW Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

2018-02-14 Middle East North Africa
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According to job numbers released this week by The Solar Foundation (TSF), the solar industry employed just about 4 percent less people in 2017 than it did in 2016. The Solar Jobs Census found that 250,271 Americans work in solar as of 2017, representing a 3.8 percent decline, or about 9,800 fewer jobs, since 2016. This is the first year that jobs have decreased since the Solar Jobs Census was first released in 2010.

2018-02-09 Americas
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Top industry experts say that in 2018, high efficiency Mono c-Si modules and high-voltage inverters will take more market share, and distributed generation will start to pick up.

2018-02-07 Market
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The smart thermostat company will no longer exist as a separate unit under Alphabet's “other bets” group

2018-02-07 Building
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But the parliament's 2030 proposal still has to win out over a weaker EU Council plan.

2018-02-01 Europe
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The module workshop hosted by TÜV Rheinland and Germany's energy agency, NRW was held for the first time in English and for an international audience. The main conclusion of the event, held in Germany, is that the latest technologies and trends should be constantly observed and evaluated.

2018-02-01 Technology
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GTM Research's team of solar analysts put some numbers behind their 2018 predictions.

2018-01-31 Market
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The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) is planning huge developments in grid-connected and off-grid solar to support countries in electrification and mitigating climate change across the Sahel region by 2020.

2018-01-31 Developing countries
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In the first official confirmation of what pv magazine has been writing for two weeks, the Chinese manufacturer authorized its U.S. subsidiary to finalize plans for the investment.

2018-01-29 Companies
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The Oruro solar plant was tendered by the Bolivian government in April 2016. The $54.7 million facility will be connected to the network of local state-owned utility, ENDE.

2018-01-29 Americas
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A clustering effect of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging among homeowners, known as uncoordinated charging, could require future upgrades to electricity distribution infrastructure, according to research from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

2018-01-26 Technology
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In what is the largest ever energy grant to be issued by the EU, France and Spain's interconnection capabilities are to be boosted to 5 GW once an undersea cable across the Bay of Biscay is finalized.

2018-01-26 Europe
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All of the eight projects, planned for seven different regions, will be awarded a declaration of public utility. The new facilities are expected to improve the country's power supply, which still relies heavily on fossil fuels and imports.

2018-01-26 Developing countries
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President Trump has signed the proclamation for the solar Section 201 tariffs, which also includes some further details on the measures.

2018-01-24 Americas
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The West African Development Bank (BOAD), Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), the National Bank of Agricultural Development of Mali (BNDA), Green Africa Power (GAP) and GuarantCo have agreed to finance a 50MW PV project in Mali.

2018-01-24 Developing countries
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President Trump has announced the tariff rates to be applied on global solar imports as a result of the Section 201 trade case.

2018-01-22 Americas
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The World Bank plans to make energy storage an integral part of its ‘Scaling Solar' program, that until now has been focused purely on facilitating large-scale solar tendering, predominantly in Africa.

2018-01-19 Developing countries
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Research by scientists at the Queen Mary University of London, the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Gottingen, alongside German and Japanese researchers, has sought to analyze the impact of renewables and trading on power grid frequency fluctuations.

2018-01-11 Technology
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Le Tribunal de Commerce de Bordeaux a confirmé le choix d'ArcelorMittal comme repreneur des actifs de la société Exosun, société spécialisée dans les systèmes de suivi solaire destinés aux centrales photovoltaïques. Un acteur mondial de l'industrie pour permette à Exosun de franchir un palier…

2018-01-04 Companies
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Dix acteurs se partagent un quart des installations photovoltaïques en France. EDF vise un tiers des parts de marché à l'horizon 2035.

2018-01-02 France
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Curtailment of PV systems and power, subsidy arrears and difficulties in financing all seen as short-term problems for the solar industry in China.

2017-12-27 Asia
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Avec ses 1,2 milliard d'habitants, l'Afrique produit moins d'électricité que l'Allemagne qui n'en compte que 83 millions et ce, malgré son énorme potentiel, notamment dans les énergies renouvelables : géothermie, éolien, hydroélectricité, mais surtout solaire. Aujourd'hui, plusieurs bailleurs de fonds publics et privés commencent à regarder le secteur du solaire en Afrique avec grand intérêt.

2017-12-27 Developing countries
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Laurent Wauquiez, président de la Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, et Xavier Dullin, président de Grand Chambéry et de Chambéry-Grand Lac économie, ont inauguré une première mondiale mercredi 20 décembre dernier : une flotte de vélos à hydrogène et une borne de recharge de véhicules électriques alimentés par une route solaire ! Non contents de mettre en place une flotte de 15 vélos fonctionnant à l'hydrogène, la Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Chambéry-Grand Lac économie et leurs partenaires s'assurent d'un processus environnemental totalement vertueux en connectant leur station de recharge en hydrogène à une route solaire.

2017-12-21 France
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Chinese media reports on development of the Jinan City Expressway, where weight-bearing solar panels are being laid for the 2km that stretches into the city of Jinan, which is the provincial capital of Shandong.

2017-12-21 Asia
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The company sees an opportunity to hone internal expertise and broaden its offerings to commercial customers.

2017-12-21 Companies
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Le grondement des groupes électrogènes a laissé place au murmure des vagues : en journée, l'île caribéenne de Saint-Eustache n'est désormais approvisionnée qu'en électricité solaire propre. SMA Solar Technology et sa filiale SMA Sunbelt Energy ont étendu le système hybride photovoltaïque/diesel mis en service l'année dernière sur l'île.

2017-12-19 Technology
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Solar radiation measurement solutions provider Kipp & Zonen is being acquired by Hach, a manufacturer of measurement equipment primarily in the water sector.

2017-12-18 Companies
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Reports say an unreleased memo circulating within the White House lays out arguments for the strongest of trade sanctions against Chinese solar module makers in what is likely a bad sign for U.S. solar markets.

2017-12-18 Americas
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BP is to acquire a 43% stake in prolific UK-based solar developer Lightsource in what stands to be a significant new solar partnership.

2017-12-15 Companies
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BP has said the promising “fundamentals” behind the current global solar market triggered it to re-enter and the petrol giant now has ambitious plans for worldwide growth.

2017-12-15 Companies
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Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a tool to predict solar cell performance at any location worldwide. The tool utilizes a combination of global weather data gathered by satellite and cell performance data from two different locations.

2017-12-14 Technology
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The French energy management and automation company plans to use on-site projects, contracted off-site projects and clean energy credits to meet its new 100% goal.

2017-12-12 Companies
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In two separate studies, in the U.K. and Switzerland, respectively, the notion of combining solar power and trains has been explored. The results indicate it could offer a cost-competitive, energy saving alternative to the traditional power methods currently employed.

2017-12-12 Europe
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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.

2017-12-08 Middle East North Africa
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Overall, 42 bids were submitted to Lebanon's Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC) for 180 MW of tendered PV capacity. The LCEC will now start the evaluation process in two weeks.

2017-12-07 Middle East North Africa
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According to Swissolar, this change will allow more PV capacity to be deployed, as waiting times for the implementation of FIT contracts are considerably increasing. Self-consumption is also becoming more attractive for multi-family houses and commercial enterprises.

2017-12-06 Europe
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On the back of high solar PV installs, which will smash records this year at just under 100 GW, BNEF's optimistic demand forecasts place growth at 111 GW in 2018, rising to 121 GW in 2019. It further sees a polysilicon factory boom, with production 10% up on 2017; and module prices dropping to as low as US$0.30/W for market leaders.

2017-12-01 Market
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L'électricité solaire connaît un essor fulgurant sur le sous-continent et affiche des coûts de production désormais inférieurs au charbon. Mais cette nouvelle révolution verte est encore loin du but.

2017-12-01 Asia
www.alternatives-economiques.fr

The competition for residential solar customers will now focus squarely on mastering Google Search.

2017-11-29 Companies
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Two French companies have partnered to develop projects that combine renewable energy generation with water desalination. This is an area the solar sector is targeting specifically for the developing world, due to its off-grid compatibility.

2017-11-24 Companies
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French power giant Engie has inaugurated the world's largest organic photovoltaic (OPV) system on a roof at a school in France, using Heliatek's technology.

2017-11-16 France
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Amid an unexpected shortage of a key raw material, solar manufacturers in China are now under pressure of higher costs and narrowing margins.

2017-11-16 Market
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The funds will be used by local state-owned utility STEG to support the deployment of 85 MW of new residential PV capacity across the Northern African country.

2017-11-13 Middle East North Africa
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Energy Web Foundation (EWF) is proud to announce the release of our organization's open-source blockchain.

2017-11-09 Technology
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According to the International Energy Agency, minigrids are a $190 billion market opportunity between now and 2030.

2017-11-09 Asia
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The international solar alliance framework agreement receives 15 ratifications, as the Republic of Guinea becomes the 15th country to do so. The founding ceremony of ISA is scheduled for December 08, 2017 in Greater Noida, India.

2017-11-06 Events
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The Swiss Federal Council has published the rules for the Energy Strategy 2050. Swissolar finds this will create the conditions for the PV market to surpass the threshold of 300 MW per year.

2017-11-02 Europe
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In this analytical piece, IHS Markit takes a look at the potential effects of the Section 201 case, both in the United States and globally.

2017-10-30 Americas
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A 221MW solar project in Portugal is now under construction, and once completed will be the largest unsubsidized solar PV project in Europe to date, comprised of 850,000 solar modules.

2017-10-30 Europe
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The latest market analysis from industry body SolarPower Europe predicts that global PV demand will reach the 100-gigawatt mark for the first time in 2017.

2017-10-26 Market
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Un an après l'inauguration d'un centre de stockage de données révolutionnaire à Saint Romain de Colbosc, Webaxys, Eaton et Nissan rassemblent de nouveaux partenaires pour aller toujours plus loin dans leurs engagements pour un numérique éco-responsable : la Région Normandie et ENGIE. Convaincus par les premiers résultats ils ont en effet décidé de s'engager dans le projet ! L'accord, qui a été signé officiellement le 18 octobre à Saint Romain de Colbosc, démontre une nouvelle fois la capacité de l'entreprise normande à fédérer les énergies de grands groupes internationaux, et permettra, en 2018 à Caen, la réalisation d'une innovation majeure dans l'univers des centres de données.

2017-10-22 France
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Electricity storage based on cheaper materials faces an uphill struggle.

2017-10-19 Technology
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Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Daniel Simmons today announced the winning team of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The Swiss Team took first place overall by designing, building, and operating the house that best blended smart energy production with innovation, market potential, and energy and water efficiency.

2017-10-16 Building
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Things can change very quickly in the solar industry, and no more so than when new trade-related cases are introduced or existing ones are amended in scope. Often companies – and in particular module suppliers relying on export revenues – suddenly find themselves with a golden opportunity that was previously not in their strategies, or have barriers unlocked that remove competitors based in other countries.

2017-10-14 Asia
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Documents filed by US-headquartered high-efficiency PV cell and module producer SunPower Corp to the US International Trade Commission (ITC) in respect to the ‘Section 201' trade case show that SunPower wants thin-film modules made by First Solar included in any remedy actions, while pitching for its IBC (Interdigitated back contact) cells and modules to be excluded.

2017-10-13 Companies
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Casablanca-based confectionery and chewing gum producer Maghreb Industries is close to fully implementing a 1,361kWp rooftop solar system combined with an ice-based storage system on the roof of its new factory.

2017-10-13 Middle East North Africa
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A team at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a type of battery which it says could store energy for long durations at a fraction of the cost of current storage technologies.

2017-10-12 Technology
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Les panneaux solaires ont une durée de vie de 30 ans en moyenne. Avec la fin de vie des premiers panneaux installés dans les années 80, l'industrie du solaire rentre aujourd'hui dans une période charnière. Comment se structure la filière du recyclage des panneaux photovoltaïques dans le monde ? Quels sont les enjeux économiques et environnementaux ? Alcimed, société de conseil en innovation et développement de nouveaux marchés, revient sur l'après-vie des panneaux solaires PV et la structuration des activités de recyclage associées.

2017-10-11 Technology
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The 25 MW (AC) solar PV project will be located near the capital of Antananarivo and will be supported by the World Bank's Scaling Solar group program.

2017-10-10 Developing countries
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Le jeudi 05 octobre, SUNPARTNER Technologies, le spécialiste de l'innovation solaire, a inauguré sa ligne de production de vitrages photovoltaïques transparents et semi-transparents à destination des marchés du bâtiment et du transport en présence de nombreux institutionnels. Implanté à Rousset, à proximité d'Aix-en-Provence, ce premier site de production en volume, d'ores et déjà opérationnel, atteste du chemin parcouru par l'entreprise depuis 2008. Elle est aujourd'hui une véritable société industrielle au rayonnement national et international.

2017-10-10 Companies
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The recent Saudi Arabian tender for 300 MW of solar PV saw a bid of $0.0178/kWh – the lowest price by far yet seen globally. Aymen Grira of French energy consultancy Altran discusses this bid, and explores the wider PV potential of the MENA region.

2017-10-06 Middle East North Africa
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Smart energy management company Smappee demonstrated what it calls the world's most advanced home energy monitoring system at Solar Power International 2017.

2017-10-05 Building
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The International Energy Agency's Renewables 2017 report finds that solar PV capacity grew 50% last year, underpinning a 12% increase in this year's renewables forecast and prompting the IEA to forecast 1,000 GW of clean energy by 2022.

2017-10-04 Market
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A consortium formed by UAE-based Masdar and French energy giant EDF has offered to deploy all the tendered capacity at a LCOE of 0.06697 SAR ($0.0178) per kWh. In addition, seven of the eight bids were under $0.03 per kWh. The tender's bidders will be announced by the end of January 2018.

2017-10-04 Middle East North Africa
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China-based PV manufacturer and downstream project developer ReneSola has officially completed the divestment of its integrated solar manufacturing operations to its chairman and CEO to focus exclusively on downstream business development.

2017-10-02 Companies
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Presented at EU PVSEC 2017, Amsterdam, CEA-INES and EDF have co-patented Solight, a new product that incorporates innovative features in the structure and materials used.

2017-09-28 Technology
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France-based oil giant Total has agreed to acquire a 23% stake in French renewable energy group Eren RE for euros237.5 million ($282.6 million).

2017-09-21 Companies
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Gigafactories intended to scale the production of electric-vehicle batteries can exact a human toll.

2017-09-20 Technology
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Major PV manufacturer Yingli Green Energy has reported record module shipments in the second quarter of 2017, although increased losses continued to weigh on the struggling company.

2017-09-19 Companies
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Five years ago, a mere 0.34 GW of energy storage could be found globally. Fast forward and the market is expecting 6 GW to be installed in 2017 alone. Globally, analysts expect the energy storage market to grow 47 percent in 2017 over 2016 installations.

2017-09-19 Technology
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The U.S. government's premier renewable energy lab has found a 30% fall in utility-scale solar costs year-over-year, leading to levelized costs of electricity competitive with combined cycle gas generation.

2017-09-15 Americas
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The incentive scheme includes a FIT mechanism and rebates covering up to 20% of the investment for the deployment of a PV installation. The progam is open to PV installations with a capacity of up to 200kW.

2017-09-14 Europe
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PID in India: In the cost-conscious Indian solar sector, ensuring reliable power output should be the number one priority. However, an example of one solar farm suffering from the ill-effects of under-performing modules, installation malpractice and unsatisfactory maintenance shows how corner cutting from the outset is more damaging in the long run.

2017-09-12 Technology
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SunPower is famous for its back-contact cells, boasting one of the industry's most advanced technologies. Josh Moore, SunPower Director, explains why the company is now ramping up 600 MW of production for different types of front-contact cells and shingled modules. He will pitch the advantages at pv magazine's Future PV event to be held at SPI on Tuesday September 12.

2017-09-11 Companies
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EnSync and DCfusion have designed and will manage the Smart Energy Microgrid Marketplace on-site microgrid demonstration system during SPI. The design leverages EnSync Energy's Matrix energy management system and DER Flex software — creating a microgrid that will power the Smart Energy Microgrid Marketplace area at the Las Vegas show.

2017-09-07 Technology
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It's considered vital to decarbonization road maps, but today's thermal storage market is tiny. A handful of companies are hoping to change that.

2017-09-06 Technology
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As we gear up for Solar Power International, one solar EPC provider reflects on how the industry has changed over the past few years and worries about what's next.

2017-09-06 Market
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Energy efficiency will improve faster than global economic growth due to the rapid electrification of the world's energy system, leading to a plateau in energy demand from 2030.

2017-09-05 Market
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PV can reach a share of 30% to 50% in the global power production by 2050, according to a study conducted by Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change.

2017-08-31 Market
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As the state prepares for a new building code, this 36-unit development will shed light on how such homes benefit the grid and homeowners alike.

2017-08-29 USA
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A four-story office building powered by a combination of thermal and PV solar and wind energy in South Australia has cut its connection to the electricity grid in what its owners claim to be a world first.

2017-08-29 Building
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Through the Energy Web Foundation, RMI is supporting the commercial implementation of blockchain applications that promote investments in clean, secure, and reliable electricity systems worldwide.

2017-08-28 Technology
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The Department of Energy's study on grid reliability and resilience offers an incomplete picture of our grid's transformation

2017-08-24 Americas
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Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) has taken a 49% stake in SolarWorld Industries GmbH, the new entity that purchased SolarWorld AG's core manufacturing assets, according to reports in Qatar.

2017-08-21 Companies
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The ruling comes as the German solar manufacturer is restarting following an insolvency process, and Hemlock may have a hard time collecting.

2017-08-17 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

The new drone features standard solar cells, which are encapsulated in composite material without losing efficiency.

2017-08-15 Technology
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The takeover of the SolarWorld production sites at Freiberg and Arnstadt in Germany has today been approve by the creditors. Announcement means 500 staff can continue in their production roles.

2017-08-11 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

SLAC's ultrafast 'electron camera' reveals unusual atomic motions that could be crucial for the efficiency of next-generation perovskite solar cells.

2017-08-10 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Scientists at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have developed a pair of sunglasses that generate electricity through semi-transparent organic solar cells applied to the lenses. The team aims to demonstrate the potential of organic solar to be integrated into electronic devices, buildings and other applications not possible with conventional PV technologies.

2017-08-03 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

EMotorWerks tests a distributed, peer-to-peer charging marketplace that's like Airbnb for EVs.

2017-08-02 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

Almost three months after announcing provisional insolvency proceedings, the German module maker has now entered the insolvency process. The company, however, is currently negotiating with a potential investor for the takeover of its two German production sites.

2017-08-01 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

A start-up company is trying to turbocharge a type of battery that has been a mainstay for simple devices like flashlights and toys, but until now has been ignored as an energy source for computers and electric cars. Executives at Ionic Materials, in Woburn, Mass., plan to announce on Thursday a design breakthrough that could make solid-state alkaline batteries a viable alternative to lithium-ion and other high-energy storage technologies.

2017-08-01 Technology
www.nytimes.com

Hanergy Thin Film Power (HTF) has announced the release of Hantile, a new CIGS thin-film solar product that can be integrated with roofing materials.

2017-07-31 Companies
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The German-headquartered solar manufacturer, which acquired the manufacturing facility from insolvent French module maker Sillia in June, said the factory has already orders totaling 20 MW.

2017-07-28 Companies
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On top of all that money for batteries, Britain is banning gas-powered cars too.

2017-07-26 Europe
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The two establishments will develop a standardized testing method designed for bifacial technology and the difficulties and opportunities that exist where these modules are concerned.

2017-07-11 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

Integration of 175 GW of renewable energy into India's grid is technically and economically viable, a study shows, further strengthening the government's resolve to redesign the electricity generation system.

2017-07-05 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä is set to deliver a 15-MW solar PV plant in Burkina Faso — creating Africa's largest thermal-solar PV hybrid power plant.

2017-07-04 Developing countries
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Leading PV microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy has been notified by NASDAQ that the company is non-compliant with its minimum US$1.00 per share requirement for continued listing.

2017-06-29 Companies
www.pv-tech.org

On an average morning, you turn off your alarm, turn on the lights, power on your smartphone that was charging overnight, take a hot shower, make a cup of coffee, all while watching the local news. This morning routine is all powered by electricity. The green-minded citizen will turn those lights and appliances off quickly, take a shorter shower, and make sure everything is off before leaving the house. Taking those energy-efficient steps is helpful. But what if you wanted to do more to help the environment by changing not only how much energy you consume, but what kind of energy you consume?

2017-06-29 Americas
www.rmi.org

Accumulation of airborne particles on solar panels may cut energy output by more than 25% in some parts of the world, shows a new study carried out by researchers of Duke University, in cooperation with colleagues at the Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

2017-06-27 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

Concentrating solar power (CSP) has existed since 1866, but for the last couple of decades, photovoltaic (PV) has been the dominant solar technology. Now with technological advancements and energy storage, CSP is poised to make a significant comeback.

2017-06-26 CSP
www.renewableenergyworld.com

With many exciting advances in data analytics, machine learning, grid integration, user interaction, and renewable energy technologies entering the buildings industry, it is easy to get caught up in the vision and potential of high-performance buildings.

2017-06-23 Building
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Real technical and cost progress is happening. How long until that translates to 30 percent gross margin?

2017-06-20 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new semiconductor alloy that can capture near-infrared light in the leading edge of the visible light spectrum. This could be a major step forward the development of a new generation of solar cells called “concentrator photovoltaics”.

2017-06-19 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

Can PV module manufacturers maintain reliability as prices tumble? Takeaways from the 2017 PV module reliability scorecard report.

2017-06-15 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

The French manufacturer filed for insolvency in March. The Tribunal of Commerce of Lyon had received two bids for the acquisition of the company.

2017-06-15 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

The 50 MW Planta Solar Fotovoltaica Oruro project is scheduled for completion in 2018. Bolivia's power utility ENDE is currently reviewing 16 bids for the projects.

2017-06-15 Americas
www.pv-magazine.com

There has been a lot of debate across the globe around blockchain-enabled decentralised energy trading. Peer-to-peer (P2P) sale of power based on blockchain seems very promising. The first projects, such as Brooklyn Microgrid or Power Ledger in Australia, have already been rolled out to test the ability of blockchain for decentralising power distribution to third parties. The blockchain enables disintermediation of power suppliers, to drive transparency and cost reduction.

2017-06-14 Technology
www.pv-tech.org

Several sessions during last week's Africa Energy Forum (AEF) depicted the dynamics of solar energy development in Zambia that is currently taking the form of mini grids as well as larger projects via the scaling solar program.

2017-06-13 Developing countries
www.pv-magazine.com

A Q1 report by GTM Research and SEIA found PV system price declines across all sectors, following collapses in component pricing. Fixed-tilt utility-scale systems broke the US$1 per watt barrier for the first time during the quarter.

2017-06-12 Americas
www.pv-magazine.com

India's energy and mines minister Piyush Goyal has challenged Germany and the city of Munich to a race with the ancient holy city of Varanasi to become the first large metropolis in the world to be 100% powered by clean energy.

2017-06-02 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

A 1.2 MW hybrid plant is currently under development in a remote area of Indonesia aiming to provide 24-hours access to electricity for about 400 households in three villages. The project will be owned by the local community, offering a model for the development of solar PV in the country.

2017-05-24 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

Mexico will soon have a starring solar project – the largest in the entire Americas – to cement its newfound leading role in renewables driven by a major energy market reform. Italian power giant Enel is set to continue its domination of Latin America by developing the record 754MW project, having already bagged the largest solar plants completed or under construction in both Chile and Brazil.

2017-05-24 Americas
www.pv-tech.org

The Tunisian government hopes to allocate 210 MW of wind and solar capacity through the tender. Bids for PV projects must be submitted by Nov. 15, 2017.

2017-05-19 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

A closer look at the first-ever grid-responsive solar farm, and how it could help meet federal calls for grid stability.

2017-05-18 USA
www.greentechmedia.com

Ancien secrétaire général de l'INES, Vincent Jacques le Seigneur a été débarqué sans ménagement de l'institution il y a quelques mois à peine. Avec un brin d'amertume. Il déplore qu'avec le temps la « start-up » des commencements soit devenue une citadelle qui peine à s'ouvrir au monde environnant. Témoin privilégié de cette évolution, il revient sur cette incroyable aventure humaine qu'a été la création de l'INES. 10 ans d'une vie…

2017-05-17 France
tecsol.blogs.com

The scientists have used engineering epidemiology and statistical-data analytics to predict how polyethylene terephthalate films in solar panels deteriorate under multi-factor accelerated weathering exposures.

2017-05-15 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

Companies led by SoftBank Group Corp. of Japan and Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. are bringing India some of the cheapest solar power in the world, helping Prime Minister Narendra Modi reach his ambitious clean-energy goals.

2017-05-15 Asia
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Analysts and developers alike have been saying that Mexico will be the next biggest solar market for years now. But according to GTM Research's Manan Parikh, the time is finally approaching for solar to ‘take-off' in Mexico.

2017-05-12 Market
www.pv-tech.org

Madagascar's Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons is increasing efforts to implement its rural electrification plan for 2015-2020. Meanwhile, the government is also seeking developers for the island's first MW-sized grid-connected PV projects.

2017-05-10 Developing countries
www.pv-magazine.com

Pioneering solar PV manufacturer SolarWorld AG is insolvent. The company announced today it is “over-indebted” and would immediately file an application for insolvency.

2017-05-10 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Despite installing record capacities of solar power, India's renewable energy additions for financial year 2016-17 were 11,319.17 MW – some 5,340 MW below the targeted capacity, data shows.

2017-05-04 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

Lafarge Cement Jordan has signed a contract to build a 17 MW photovoltaic plant, which upon completion, pv magazine understands, will be the Middle East's largest net metering project.

2017-05-04 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

But widespread adoption will take half a century. Once that happens, they'll be around for a long time: “After the house has collapsed and there's nothing there, the glass tiles will still be there.”

2017-05-03 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

Not having to deal with exotic battery chemistries or slow-paced utilities is an advantage in energy storage.

2017-04-28 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

The electricity generated by a solar PV system depends on the orientation and tilt of the PV panels, and in some cases, its ability to track the sun throughout the day. Because photovoltaic panels operate more efficiently when oriented directly at the sun, some systems use solar-tracking technology to increase electricity generation by rotating the panels along one or two axes. More than 50 percent of the operating utility-scale solar PV systems in the U.S. use some form of tracking technology, and those systems tend to be located in the Southwest, where solar resources are more favorable.

2017-04-26 Americas
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Vietnam has confirmed a long-awaited feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme for utility-scale solar projects along with a net metering scheme for rooftop PV systems. The FiT would be valid from 1 June 2017 to 30 June 2019, although the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is also conducting a study on how to support solar projects in Vietnam after this date.

2017-04-19 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

The Dutch gas provider is building Netherlands' first MW-sized power-to-gas installation. The plant will be powered by 5,000 solar modules.

2017-04-18 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

The French government and the government of the Republic of Guinea have signed three MoUs for the development of solar energy in the African country. One of the agreements envisages the construction the country's first large-scale PV project.

2017-04-12 Developing countries
www.pv-magazine.com

The photovoltaic industry has been low margin for so many periods in its history that the concept of a margin healthy enough to profitably run an entire company is anathema to it. Focus on the benefits of multi gigawatt economies of scale on margins belies the lengths that PV manufacturers have undergone to salvage margin; lengths that include sourcing lower cost and thus lower quality backsheets, EVA, glass, junction boxes and polysilicon.

2017-04-11 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

A surge of development China turned the global solar market around, according to GTM's latest Global Solar Demand Monitor.

2017-04-11 Market
www.greentechmedia.com

Algeria's government has published the long-awaited decree implementing the 4 GW solar auction in the country's official journal. The decree provides more details on the upcoming bid for large-scale PV projects.

2017-04-10 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

Zambia's Industrial Development Corporation Limited (IDC) has issued a Request for Prequalification for the construction of several large-scale solar plants across the country. Selected projects will be developed under the ‘Scaling Solar' initiative.

2017-04-07 Developing countries
www.pv-magazine.com

The French energy giant has showed strong interest in Algeria's 4 GW solar plan. The general director of the company has discussed plans about solar and gas with the local ministry of energy.

2017-04-07 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

A recent market assessment suggests smart controls will enable greater clean energy consumption, thanks to the Amazon Echo.

2017-04-06 Building
www.greentechmedia.com

Global PV demand for 2017 could be as high as 85GW according to market research firm GTM. The figures published on Tuesday coincided with that of rival firm IHS Markit, which has predicted a lower tally of 79GW.

2017-04-05 Market
www.pv-tech.org

Researchers at the Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea have announced the development of a method to produce perovskite solar cells, which the University could contribute to commercialization of the technology.

2017-04-03 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

Hoda Atia Moustafa, Africa regional officer of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group, caught up with PV Tech to discuss the challenges of investing in PV in Africa.

2017-04-03 Developing countries
www.pv-tech.org

La révolution Tesla a commencé. Pourquoi l'énergie solaire et la baisse rapide des prix des batteries sont-elles en train de mettre le monde de l'énergie sans-dessus-dessous? L'histoire complète du foudroyant changement du paysage électrique mondial racontée de manière positive et claire par l'auteur Willem Middelkoop et l'expert en énergie Rembrandt Koppelaar.

2017-04-01 Market
tecsol.blogs.com

The Algerian renewable energy sector is giving mixed reactions to the 4 GW solar tender recently announced by the government. Some operators fear that local enterprises will be excluded from future projects, while others claim that the new auction scheme will solve most of the issues created by the unapplied FIT scheme.

2017-03-31 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

The French solar developer, which is owned by France-based investment companies Infravia and Eurazeo, aims at installing over 80 MW of new PV plants annually over the next three years.

2017-03-31 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Saudi Arabian power engineering firm ACWA Power has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 61.3MW solar plant in eastern Jordan, which it claims has the lowest PV tariff in the country to date.

2017-03-29 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-tech.org

Here's a solid look at 2016 numbers from shipments to grid connections and an anlysis to help you understand how they will impact your business.

2017-03-29 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

The ability to store energy promises to revolutionize the way we generate, transmit and use electricity — making renewable sources such as wind and solar cheaper and more dependable.

2017-03-27 Technology
www.wbur.org

To meet skyrocketing demand for electricity, African countries may have to triple their energy output by 2030. While hydropower and fossil fuel power plants are favored approaches in some quarters, a new assessment by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has found that wind and solar can be economically and environmentally competitive options and can contribute significantly to the rising demand.

2017-03-27 Developing countries
newscenter.lbl.gov

Akuo Energy, premier producteur d'énergies renouvelables indépendant en France, a lancé le mercredi 22 mars dernier le lancement d'AkuoCoop , sa plateforme de prêt participatif propriétaire. AkuoCoop permet dès à présent à tous les citoyens de prêter avec intérêts pour financer des centrales de production d'énergie verte bénéficiant du savoir-faire des équipes d'Akuo Energy.

2017-03-22 Companies
tecsol.blogs.com

The French environmental services provider has secured a 4-year contract from PV cycle for the treatment of end-of-life photovoltaic modules.

2017-03-22 Market
www.pv-magazine.com

Traditionally, solar electricity generation has been driven by feed-in tariffs. Each kilowatt-hour of electricity generated by a solar system has been given a fixed high value independent from the time of the day and location. But, as Navigant Research has discussed in the past, that is not the real value of the produced electricity as electricity prices fluctuate depending on supply and demand. This approach is changing as countries around the world reduce feed-in tariffs or eliminate net metering to better reflect the value of solar generation once it hits the grid. To exemplify this shift, we look at a residential installation but the concepts apply to larger behind-the-meter installations.

2017-03-21 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

The Italian solar developer will build a 10 MW PV facility in Tozeur, southern Tunisia. The company will sign the $12.5 million contract for the project within a few days.

2017-03-20 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

PV equipment supplier Tempress has announced the beginning of construction on a 400 kW installation close to its headquarters in the Netherlands, which will be the largest in Europe to feature glass-glass bifacial modules.

2017-03-17 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

In a manual directly aimed at policy makers, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has sought to debunk various myths about integrating wind and solar to the grid, while also providing solutions to bona fide problems that can arise.

2017-03-17 Technology
www.pv-tech.org

Google announced Tuesday that its online PV appraisal service, Project Sunroof, has now expanded to all 50 US states, with a total of approximately 60 million buildings now analyzed by the program.

2017-03-15 USA
www.pv-tech.org

A research team from the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre at Swansea University has developed a method that could lead to efficiency improvements in CZTS solar cells.

2017-03-13 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

We're in the Wild West when it comes to blockchain technology for the electric grid. But Steve Davis, founder and CEO of Oxygen Initiative, has a vision of where we're headed — and it's big.

2017-03-13 Technology
microgridknowledge.com

One of the key themes of PV CellTech 2017 is to understand exactly what is happening in n-type cell manufacturing today, and which companies are going to emerge as viable competition to SunPower, Panasonic and LG Electronics.

2017-03-10 Technology
www.pv-tech.org

Annual installations are on track to more than double by 2021. Here's why.

2017-03-10 Americas
www.greentechmedia.com

The Infinity 50 solar park in Benban was officially approved by the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company. Project is financed by German Bayerische Landesbank and Arab African International Bank.

2017-03-09 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

The government of Mali has secured further funds to build the country's first large-scale PV project. The 33 MW Segou Solar PV Project will sell power to local utility under a 25-year PPA.

2017-03-09 Developing countries
www.pv-magazine.com

The Indian capital's 2016-2020 solar policy lays out detailed guidelines to increase the city's solar footprint, including making it mandatory for all large government buildings to adopt PV.

2017-03-09 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

Egyptian renewable energy provider Infinity Solar and Germany's ib vogt and Solizer have reached financial close on a 64.1MW solar PV plant under round one of Egypt's Feed-in Tariff (FiT) programme.

2017-03-09 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-tech.org

Ecommerce giant Amazon recently announced its impressive plans to make a massive shift to solar. After receiving less than praiseworthy reviews on their commitment to renewable energy from Greenpeace, Amazon decided that it will not continue to lag behind corporations like Walmart, Target, and Apple in reducing is carbon footprint.

2017-03-09 Companies
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil exporter, may be about to turn sunward to generate more of its power.

2017-03-09 Developing countries
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Le projet d'extraction de lithium initié par SolarWorld dans l'est des monts Métallifères, en Allemagne, progresse. Le groupe photovoltaïque va céder une part de 50 % de son projet situé à Altenberg-Zinnwald à l'entreprise Bacanora Minerals Ltd. La future coentreprise portera le nom de Deutsche Lithium GmbH et siégera à Freiberg, en Saxe.

2017-03-08 Companies
tecsol.blogs.com

The European Commission has decided to support the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative with euros300 million ($317.7 million). The funds are intended to leverage up to euros4.8 million ($5 billion) and to help finance 19 renewable energy projects totaling about 1.8 GW.

2017-03-06 Developing countries
www.pv-magazine.com

The Japanese PV market's switch from a feed-in tariff (FiT) driven, mostly utility-scale phenomenon to one based on rooftops and self-consumption was in evidence at the PV Expo trade show in Tokyo this week.

2017-03-02 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

French cumulative PV capacity has surpassed 7 GW. In 2016, however, the market registered a 62% decrease in new installations, with the figure coming in at 559 MW. PV plants over 250 kW covered almost two thirds of the new capacity installed last year.

2017-03-01 France
www.pv-magazine.com

La loi du 24 février 2017 relative, notamment, à l'autoconsommation d'électricité a été publiée au Journal officiel du 25 février 2017. Pour Arnaud Gossement, avocat spécialiste en droit de l'environnement, cette loi est, paradoxalement, moins commentée mais sans doute tout aussi importante que la loi du 17 juillet 2015 relative à la transition énergétique.

2017-02-27 France
www.greenunivers.com

Blockchain technology—the technology underpinning the Bitcoin virtual currency—is being discussed as one of the most potentially disruptive technologies since the Internet. Blockchains are a combination of information technology, cryptography, and governance principles that enables transactions to occur without the need for a third party to establish trust between transacting parties.

2017-02-23 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

The Technical University of Madrid (UPM) last week said that it will work with seven European R&D institutions to develop a new generation of ultra-compact energy storage devices based in molten silicon and solid state heat-to-power converters.

2017-02-20 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

The Chinese PV module supplier has 90 days to regain compliance with the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, according to a letter it received last week from the market regulator.

2017-02-16 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Lithium-ion battery storage devices – including Tesla Powerwalls and other products – may be banned from being installed inside homes and garages in Australia under new guidelines being drafted by Standards Australia.

2017-02-13 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

A battery made with urea, commonly found in fertilizers and mammal urine, could provide a low-cost way of storing energy produced through solar power or other forms of renewable energy for consumption during off hours.

2017-02-10 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

The German-headquartered solar power company posts year-on-year revenue and shipment increases of 5% and 19%, vows to strengthen competitiveness in 2017 with focus on monocrystalline high-efficiency products. Jobs will be lost along the way, however

2017-02-10 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Increasingly, commercial businesses and residential homeowners are exploring interest in photovoltaic (PV) module installations, in recognition of the financial savings, environmental advantages, brand enhancements and other benefits that come with leveraging them.

2017-02-08 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

TINY metalic-gold particles are being used to convert sunlight into fuel.

2017-02-07 Technology
www.theleadsouthaustralia.com.au

The Solar Foundation's National Solar Jobs Census finds solar created one of every 50 new jobs in the United States in 2016, increasing by 51,000 in 2016, or 25% over 2015.

2017-02-07 Americas
www.pv-magazine.com

Zen Ecosystems is partnering with Swell Energy to package smart thermostats with batteries and extend customer savings.

2017-02-02 Building
www.greentechmedia.com

The firm is considering concentrating all of its German cell production capacity at Arnstadt, shifting volume from Freiberg where wafer production is poised to be scaled up.

2017-02-01 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Tesla Motors Inc. is making a huge bet that millions of small batteries can be strung together to help kick fossil fuels off the grid. The idea is a powerful one—one that's been used to help justify the company's $5 billion factory near Reno, Nev.—but batteries have so far only appeared in a handful of true, grid-scale pilot projects.

2017-01-31 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

According to most analysts 2016 will shake out to be a very good year for solar in terms of deployment and expansion. Installed capacity worldwide will most likely top 70 GW.

2017-01-30 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

There are many key metrics worth listing at the end of each year in the solar industry. In terms of the upstream/manufacturing side, two jump out as leading indicators for the year ahead. The first is to rank the top-10 producers of the solar cells during the year.

2017-01-30 Companies
www.pv-tech.org

Would you believe that there are now more people working in the solar industry than at oil rigs and gas fields? With a 20 percent increase in size, the solar industry added more than 35,000 jobs — making about 209,000 solar energy employees working in the U.S. alone.

2017-01-26 Americas
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Watch towers, prison cells and…solar panels? Welcome to The Rock. Each year, more than 1.5 million people tour Alcatraz Island to visit its iconic prison. But, most people don't realize that this 22-acre site, located in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, is also home to one of the nation's largest microgrids.

2017-01-26 Americas
energy.gov

Along with the majority of other market analysts, EuPD Research is forecasting a drop in solar installations in 2017, mainly as a result of a reduced installation target in China, which is likely to ramp up the pressure on PV manufacturers.

2017-01-26 Market
www.pv-magazine.com

We're already well into a new era. But many regulators and policymakers don't act like it.

2017-01-26 Americas
www.greentechmedia.com

Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the development bank owned by the German government, today announced that it will restart subsidy payments for PV storage applications within Germany.

2017-01-20 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

The international financial institution is offering the free, web-based resource in collaboration with the International Solar Alliance

2017-01-20 Market
www.pv-magazine.com

In California, an important test for solar farms as grid-balancing agents

2017-01-19 Americas
www.greentechmedia.com

The conflict between the two organizations goes beyond policy approaches, with EU ProSun stating that SolarWorld was never contacted for information.

2017-01-18 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

European solar trade body, SolarPower Europe has reported in a new survey of PV manufacturing in the EU that module production and utilisation rates have continued to decline in 2016.

2017-01-17 Europe
www.pv-tech.org

Masen, Morocco's public agency for renewable energies, has revealed that Acwa Power will develop 170 MW of solar PV plants in the country at a rate of euros0.0422 per kWh.

2017-01-13 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

A new report examines China's clean energy investments, which go well beyond its borders, as well as its increasing dominance of PV production and the lithium-ion battery value chain.

2017-01-10 Market
www.pv-magazine.com

It's not just about monitoring or managing electrons.

2017-01-09 Building
www.greentechmedia.com

In another shining example of renewable energy leadership, in 2016, Germany used more renewable electricity than ever before, receiving 32 percent of the gross amount of electricity consumed in the country from sun, wind and other renewable sources.

2017-01-05 Europe
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Tesla might be skipping the madhouse of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, but the electric car maker and its Japanese battery manufacturing partner Panasonic still made some big news at the tech conference.

2017-01-04 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

One of the last remaining concentrated photovoltaic startups is running out of runway.

2017-01-03 CPV
www.greentechmedia.com

The dramatically falling costs of solar energy from the supply chain to the final product could see the average global price of solar power become cheaper than coal within the next 10 years, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, which is a position echoed by other experts.

2017-01-03 Market
www.pv-magazine.com

Mexico added approximately 100 MW of PV in the first half of 2016, bringing the country's total PV capacity to 270 MW, according to the latest report by the Energy Secretariat.

2017-01-02 Americas
www.pv-magazine.com

Solar PV is no longer the domain of just a few developed countries after it saw significant progress in almost every continent on the planet in 2016. Only Europe, the original bastion of solar, has struggled to reignite its matured PV markets, but even France and Spain could be markets to watch out for next year, especially with Spain's 3GW of solar and wind auctions due.

2017-01-02 Market
www.pv-tech.org

Even though monkeys were allegedly wreaking havoc on India's solar rooftop systems last year, 2016 was remarkable for the Indian PV sector. With solar taking 1% the nation's electricity share and India set to become the world's third largest market in 2017 , Bloomberg New Energy Finance has proclaimed that ‘solar is king of Indian renewables'. Add the completion of the world's largest solar plant to these accolades and you have a good indicator of the South Asian giant's ambitions. Even India's biggest oil, steel and mining companies are getting on board the solar rush.

2017-01-02 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

A review of all the headlines published by Renewable Energy World this year revealed many interesting trends in the global renewable energy marketplace. Ten trends, however, stand out as being major stories to watch in 2017. Take a look, and add your comments below to let us know what stories you will be watching in the New Year.

2016-12-30 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

A patch of land in the shadow of Mount Fuji is becoming a testing ground for energy storage, with some of Japan's leading companies trying to develop technologies such as spinning flywheels and fuel cells.

2016-12-28 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

A 2015 study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and IBM found that more accurate day-ahead predictions of solar energy generation levels would save ratepayers in California $5 million in avoided costs. Solar forecasts, which integrate weather patterns and solar production estimates to help grid managers predict how much solar energy will be produced across their system on a given day, allow utilities to better allocate resources and avoid the need to ramp up reserve power plants. But grid managers have run into a problem that's as old as time: it's hard to predict the future.

2016-12-23 Technology
energy.gov

As part of the green corridor project, the Power Grid Corp. of India will build power lines to transmit 20 GW of power capacity across 34 individual solar power plants. Project cost to run to $1.8 billion.

2016-12-22 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

Historically, the purpose of both municipal and cooperative utility agencies has been to bring energy services to communities that for-profit corporations thought unprofitable to serve. This philosophy of self-reliance shifted the focus from profit margins towards social goods, and persists today. Municipal utilities are owned by and located in the cities they serve; their primary interest is not the welfare of their investors, but of their city or town. Likewise, cooperatives are owned and run by their members, people with strong social, environmental, financial, and cultural stakes in the activities of the cooperative.

2016-12-19 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Chinese tier 1 solar manufacturer Trina Solar looks all set to become a private company, after its shareholders approved a merger with Fortune Solar and Red Vibumum, which will see it become Fortune's subsidiary and, thus, a private company.

2016-12-16 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Emerging markets are leapfrogging the developed world thanks to cheap panels.

2016-12-15 Market
www.bloomberg.com

L'avion solaire stratosphérique de Raphaël Domjan a été dévoilé le 7 décembre dernier à Payerne devant plus de 300 invités, les partenaires de l'aventure, des représentants des autorités politiques, des ambassadeurs de plusieurs pays ainsi que des médias venus du monde entier. D'une longueur de 8,5 mètres pour 24.8 mètres d'envergure, cet avion unique en son genre est recouvert de 22 m² de panneaux solaires. Pesant 450 kilos, il sera le premier avion solaire habité à pénétrer la stratosphère.

2016-12-12 Events
tecsol.blogs.com

Le point de départ, c'est une étude dont je vais vous donner le titre pour vous faire flipper : « Energie photovoltaïque : méta-évaluation de la qualité des études, de leur reproductibilité et de l'harmonisation des résultats ». Cette étude a été publiée en novembre dernier par des chercheurs du Center for Environnemental Policy de l'Imperial College de Londres, et elle a consisté à examiner près de 29 études qui comparent l'énergie produite par les panneaux photovoltaïques à l'énergie nécessaire pour les construire (l'idée de ces études, c'est de voir si l'énergie solaire est si intéressante que ça du point de vue environnemental).

2016-12-09 Market
rue89.nouvelobs.com

L'énergéticien indépendant, 100 % tourné vers les énergies renouvelables, vient de racheter Enel France via sa filiale Energies Libres. Adossé à la traditionnelle activité de production d'énergie verte du Groupe Quadran, le pôle Energies Libres, chargé de la commercialisation d'électricité va capitaliser sur un savoir-faire reconnu en France. Avec Enel France, Energies Libres enrichit donc ses compétences de fourniture d'énergie. Enel France apporte au Groupe Quadran un portefeuille de clients grands comptes prestigieux, une équipe expérimentée, un haut niveau de service de proximité apprécié de longue date par ses clients.

2016-12-09 Companies
tecsol.blogs.com

The solar and renewable energy industries are constantly evolving — and sometimes changing abruptly – and this will continue in the new year that is soon upon us. Here's what can we expect from 2017

2016-12-08 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

A new report from GTM Research reveals that the top-10 PV inverter manufacturers accounted for 80% of global shipments in the first half of the year, while the top-5 took around 50% of the market.

2016-12-08 Companies
www.pv-tech.org

The company has announced a major restructuring as it attempts to right-size and address the hole in its balance sheet.

2016-12-07 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

This may complicate Dynapower's relationship with Tesla. But it positions Dynapower and Samsung well in the emerging commercial market.

2016-12-07 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

While the world has been going crazy, solar has quietly tipped over the edge and kicked oil and gas off the cliff of history. A new scientific review finds that scientists are dramatically underestimating the efficiency and power of solar panels, because their data is at least seven years old.

2016-12-06 Market
medium.com

The British perovskite pioneer attracts yet more funding, this time via three new strategic investors, including Statoil ASA and Legal & General Capital.

2016-12-06 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

Google, the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in the world, announced today that it will be powered 100 percent by renewable energy by the end of 2017, closing the book on a series of commitments first made in 2007 to transform how the company approaches sustainable business.

2016-12-06 Companies
blog.rmi.org

French utility EDF and German energy storage company STORNETIC have embarked on a joint project that seeks to advance the position of flywheel energy storage technology in meeting the needs of the modern grid.

2016-12-05 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

The construction of a solar road in France is turning numerous heads due to the novelty value of the project, however, solar experts have a different view, seeing the construction as economically unviable, and actually damaging to the solar industry.

2016-12-05 France
reneweconomy.com.au

To top off a busy year for the British perovskite pioneer, Oxford PV has announced the signing of a joint development agreement (JDA) with a global solar cell and module manufacturer, as it aims to commercialise its perovskite technology for the solar industry.

2016-12-02 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

At one point, workers were installing 40,000 panels per day in three shifts—up to 11 megawatts per day.

2016-12-02 Asia
www.greentechmedia.com

Inaugurée en octobre à Dédougou, l'entreprise française Lagazel part à l'assaut de la concurrence asiatique sur le marché des lampes solaires.

2016-11-29 Developing countries
www.lemonde.fr

DEWA has signed a US$29.90/MWh PPA with Masdar for the 800 MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park.

2016-11-29 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

In the week Britain exports electricity to France for first time in four years, Gérard Magnin says renewable power will match Hinkley Point C on cost

2016-11-29 France
www.theguardian.com

Dans le cadre de la promotion des énergies renouvelables, l'Association ivoirienne pour les énergies renouvelables et l'efficacité énergétique (AIENR) a signé quatre conventions – cadre avec des organisations internationales, en présence du ministre ivoirien des Transports, Gaoussou Touré.

2016-11-28 Developing countries
news.abidjan.net

Abu Dhabi's leading renewable energy firm Masdar has completed eight new solar PV projects in rural communities in Mauritania, doubling the amount of clean power provided to the Islamic Republic nation and powering some 39,000 homes.

2016-11-28 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-tech.org

“It's a first-of-its-kind project and something we'll hope to bring to other parts of the world based on what we learn in Brooklyn.”

2016-11-28 Market
www.greentechmedia.com

A new polysilicon market outlook report from Bernreuter Research predicts a rise in competition in the market, which will drive prices down and push some manufactures out of business, in the face of falling demand from the solar industry and increasing capacities.

2016-11-24 Market
www.pv-magazine.com

La start-up MyLight Systems vient d'achever un projet d'autoconsommation photovoltaïque pilotable dans un vieil immeuble du 15ème arrondissement parisien.

2016-11-23 France
www.environnement-magazine.fr

Après un essai pas vraiment concluant au bord du lac Walensee (voir notre article), l'énergéticien suisse EKZ (Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich) prévoit de déménager la centrale photovoltaïque de test de 10 kWc en montagne, à quelque 2300 m d'altitude, près du refuge de Totalp au-dessus de Davos, afin d'évaluer l'influence du climat haut-alpin et des conditions météorologiques associées sur la production d'électricité, et notamment l'impact de la réflexion du soleil sur les pentes enneigées. Ceci pour une expérimentation d'une durée maximale de cinq ans.

2016-11-23 Europe
www.lechodusolaire.fr

Energy transition start-up Africa Green Tec has entered into a cooperation agreement with German energy storage systems manufacturer Tesvolt to deliver its lithium batteries alongside 50 solar containers, with a total capacity of 3 MWh, to 25 Malian villages.

2016-11-22 Developing countries
www.pv-magazine.com

Many Indian solar projects are underperforming because intense pressure to reduce costs is leading to developers and contractors selecting poor quality components and sub-optimal designs, according to consultancy firm Bridge to India.

2016-11-22 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

China National Complete Engineering Corporation (CCEC) will work alongside two Chinese solar companies, including GCL-SI, to develop a mammoth PV plant over 1 GW, at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, which took place 30 years ago.

2016-11-21 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

The largest residential solar developer is now officially part of Elon Musk's electric vehicle and battery empire.

2016-11-21 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

La société française Mascara Nouvelles Technologies vient de mettre en service son premier démonstrateur Osmosun de dessalement de l'eau de mer à l'énergie solaire à Ghantoot (Abu Dhabi). Mis en place grâce à un financement de Masdar (Mubadala Development Company), ce prototype capable de fournir 40 m3 d'eau potable par jour a été installé en deux semaines.

2016-11-21 Companies
www.lechodusolaire.fr

The solar plants from the telecommunications company are the first projects to be equity financed by the Catalyst MENA Clean Energy Fund, which is hoping to set up a selection of renewable energy projects across the Middle East and North Africa, beginning by taking advantage of Jordan's new "wheeling law."

2016-11-14 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

Christopher Mansour is the vice president of federal affairs for Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). pv magazine discussed with him his predictions on energy policy under a Trump presidency, and what SEIA's strategy is.

2016-11-10 Americas
www.pv-magazine.com

The Thai Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) has announced new solar development plans for 2017, which open up several opportunities for foreign investors to participate.

2016-11-10 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

The Shams Ma'an Plant now meets 1% of Jordan's total power generation capacity, and bolsters the nation's embrace of solar power.

2016-11-10 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

The Powerwall facelift goes more than skin-deep.

2016-11-07 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

Enphase Energy has continued its strategy of restructuring due to a reported competitive environment, this time by selling its commercial O&M division. The residential portions will be retained by Enphase.

2016-11-07 Companies
www.pv-tech.org

The South Asian country's cumulative installed renewables capacity has reached 1.135 GW, according to local media outlets.

2016-11-03 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

The government is targeting 1.52GW of PV capacity additions through the middle of 2018, with cumulative installations to hit 20GW by 2025, according to EnergyTrend.

2016-11-03 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

The thin-film solar maker and developer continues to report significant increases in its module efficiency, as it moves towards more module-only sales.

2016-11-02 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

A report from the independent German think-tank Agora Energiewende (Agora) has concluded that projected increases in self-consumption through solar PV power systems in the country does not mean upsetting dynamics of the nation's renewable energy surcharges.

2016-11-02 Europe
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Solar PV is taking off in Vietnam with many international and domestic investors showing intention to develop projects in the central and south of the country, Hoa Vu Phuong, specialist, international relations department, Institute of Energy, Vietnam, has told PV Tech.

2016-11-02 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

Nuclear reactors approaching end-of-life, a sound PV manufacturing industry and a robust legal system all make a strong case for solar PV to muscle into Taiwan's energy mix. A new government set the tone for renewables integration by setting a target of 20GW solar by 2025 last year, but this is one of the most densely populated countries on earth, with two thirds of the island covered in steep mountainous forest and national parks; where the city ends the mountains begin. Moreover, a list of unique geographical and cultural challenges to PV development is topped off by the looming threat of some of the most gruelling typhoons in all Asia.

2016-11-02 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

Taiwan looks set to break into the top 10 solar markets in terms of capacity additions around the world in 2017, according to EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce.

2016-11-02 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

As we finalize the agenda for PVCellTech 2017 – to be held in Penang, Malaysia, on 14-15 March 2017 – one of the key goals is to understand how solar cell advances in mass production are driving module availability to the market.

2016-11-01 Market
www.pv-tech.org

“Without a storage unit giving it an edge, it won't survive.”

2016-11-01 CSP
www.greentechmedia.com

« Après avoir inauguré l'usine de fabrication de la route solaire le 26 juillet 2016 à Tourouvre, je poursuis, comme je m'y étais engagée, les applications de la loi de transition énergétique et de la croissance verte en accompagnant les élus dans des projets innovants et ambitieux. La route Wattway dont je lance le chantier (ndrl : lundi 24 octobre) sur la route départementale N°5 (RD5) sera raccordée au réseau ENEDIS. La production attendue est de 17 963 kwh par jour, soit la consommation pour l'éclairage public d'une ville de 5 000 habitants. Le Département de l'Orne, présidé par Alain Lambert, a décidé d'expérimenter la route solaire et a délibéré le 30 septembre 2016. Il montre ainsi que l'utilisation de l'énergie peut entrer dans une nouvelle ère » a confié la ministre.

2016-10-31 France
tecsol.blogs.com

Ségolène Royal désigne les 353 lauréats de la troisième période de l'appel d'offres pour développer les installations photovoltaïques de moyenne puissance (100 à 250 kilowatts crête).

2016-10-29 France
tecsol.blogs.com

Implementation begins in 2017.

2016-10-28 Building
www.pv-magazine.com

Mexico is set to hit between 30-40GW of solar PV installations by 2040 under various scenarios projected by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

2016-10-27 Americas
www.pv-tech.org

French energy minister Ségolène Royal inaugurated on Monday the construction of one kilometer of solar road in France's northwestern department Orne.

2016-10-26 France
www.pv-magazine.com

The stunning fall in solar module prices being witnessed in most global markets might be good news for project developers and end-market consumers, but it is going to pose major challenges to many of the big module manufacturers.

2016-10-25 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

The Navy quickly adopted clean energy as a better way to fulfill its mission—leading to massive solar procurements, used submarine battery storage projects and microgrids on bases.

2016-10-21 USA
www.greentechmedia.com

Philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist George Santayana said: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. The solar industry is expert at repeating its behavior and justifying the often tragic results by referring to them as the solar roller coaster or, the solar coaster.

2016-10-14 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Anglo-Australian mining company BHP Billiton has decided to review its portfolio in the face of the Paris climate accord and falling renewable technology costs, including the testing of solar and storage units at its mining site in Australia.

2016-10-11 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

Packed-bed heat storage could store up to two days' worth of energy for a week for $111 per megawatt-hour.

2016-10-10 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

Amber Kinetics puts its multi-hour storage systems to test on a renewable-rich island grid.

2016-10-04 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

Project Sunroof, an initiative led by Google, has been announced as one of 13 winners of the United Nations 'Momentum for Change' climate change award, by enabling tens of millions of Americans to evaluate the solar potential of their home with just the click of a button, showing them both monetary savings and environmental impact.

2016-09-29 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Prices went as low as Rs.3 (USD 0.0448) per kWh from bidders in the 500 MW solar rooftop auction in India, according to a list of the lowest prices in the auction released by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

2016-09-29 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Egypt-based Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) join forces to promote renewable energy in the southern and eastern Mediterranean region. This collaboration comes at a time where PV in Northern Africa appears to be waking up and could prove highly lucrative.

2016-09-29 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

A look at Edisun Microgrids' new PV Booster for C&I solar projects

2016-09-29 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

The new Oasis system allows for more flexible site selection and increased energy production.

2016-09-28 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

An Australian island will soon host the world's first renewable energy microgrid that integrates wave energy, solar PV and energy storage technologies.

2016-09-28 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

Experiencing some of the highest irradiation hours on the globe, Africa has potential to reach more than 70GW of solar PV capacity by 2030, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has said.

2016-09-26 Developing countries
www.pv-tech.org

Preliminary results show that nearly five terawatt-hours, more than half of the volume, was awarded to solar projects. The median price for the combination of electricity and CEL in the auction is around US$ 33.47 per megawatt-hour.

2016-09-23 Americas
www.pv-magazine.com

Greece has published its latest net metering statistics. Where does that leave the country's net metering PV market today, and what are the immediate business drivers?

2016-09-23 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

Just how much time does Enphase have to transform its business?

2016-09-23 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

Adani Green Energy, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Adani has completed a 648MW solar plant in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

2016-09-22 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

A US-based start-up SunCulture Solar Inc. has come out of stealth mode and launched a potentially game-changing fully-integrated residential and off-grid solar system. ‘SolPad' Home combines multiple patented technologies into a single device, including breakthrough solid-state battery technology, an innovative inverter system and intelligent software to enable real ‘plug and play.'

2016-09-22 Technology
www.pv-tech.org

The FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) over the solar industry entering it second major overcapacity cycle is being replaced by a focus on how much overcapacity verses end market demand exists, especially in 2017 and therefore how low will PV module ASP's go?

2016-09-20 Market
www.pv-tech.org

An Asian consortium involving China-based PV manufacturer JinkoSolar and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation has submitted the lowest ever bid for solar PV capacity, at just US$0.0242/kWh for the planned 350 MW solar plant in Sweihan, in the United Arab Emirates.

2016-09-20 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-tech.org

Fraunhofer ISE said it was spearheading the largest research project (APV-Resola) in Germany to establish whether the dual use of land for the production of electricity using photovoltaic (PV) modules can be commercially viable with a range of crops grown on the same land.

2016-09-19 Technology
www.pv-tech.org

Entre espoirs, déceptions et avancées spectaculaires, la recherche autour de l'énergie solaire photovoltaïque avance à grands pas. Tour d'horizon des tendances les plus prometteuses avec Daniel Lincot et Pere Roca i Cabarrocas, directeurs de recherche au CNRS et spécialistes du photovoltaïque.

2016-09-14 Technology
lejournal.cnrs.fr

“This is an emotional sell, totally an emotional sell.”

2016-09-14 Market
www.greentechmedia.com

Nest builds a plan to quickly replace power plants with smart thermostats.

2016-09-14 Americas
www.greentechmedia.com

2017 could be the breakthrough year for 1500V PV project architecture as developers look to fulfil aggressively priced power power purchase (PPA) agreements.

2016-09-14 Americas
www.pv-tech.org

Engineers in Germany are gearing up for pilot-scale testing of a promising new design for marine energy storage.

2016-09-09 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

pv magazine caught up with Ashish Khanna, executive director and CEO of Tata Power Solar, at the Renewable Energy India expo to talk rooftop challenges, China's influence, local manufacturing and the longer-term aspirations of the Indian solar market.

2016-09-09 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

Australia's large scale solar installed capacity is set to triple in 2017. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded 12 PV power plant projects, worth 482 MW, grant funding under its program to stimulate the market segment. It was announced today in Syndey that AU$91.7 million ($71 million) in grants will be provided to projects worth around AU$1.06 billion ($820 million).

2016-09-08 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

Costa Rica ran on 100 percent renewable energy for 76 straight days between June and August this year, according to a new report, demonstrating that life without fossil fuels is possible - for small countries, at least.

2016-09-07 Americas
www.sciencealert.com

Egypt's Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy announced an updated phase for its feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme, putting an end to the dispute over the location of the arbitration seat, but also dramatically reducing the FIT rate for PV projects to $8.4 cents and 7.8 cents/kWh, putting into question the viability of the previously proposed projects.

2016-09-07 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

Alors que l'ordonnance sur l'autoconsommation d'énergie renouvelable est source d'enthousiasme, Stéphanie Gandet, avocat associé du cabinet Green Law Avocats, soulève des points juridiques qui mériteraient d'être précisés dans le décret d'application, afin de réellement encourager cette activité.

2016-09-05 France
www.actu-environnement.com

Engie SA and Kawisafi Ventures, supported by the Green Climate Fund, invested in the U.K.'s BBOXX Ltd. in a bid to boost the rapidly expanding global market for off-grid solar power.

2016-08-31 Companies
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Australia is poised to experience its biggest ever boom in large-scale solar construction over the next year as a range of international market factors and local policy incentives take hold.

2016-08-29 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

The race is on to commercialize underwater energy storage technologies.

2016-08-29 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

Le PDG d'EDF « ne crois pas que les énergies renouvelables puissent représenter une part majoritaire de la production d'électricité avant plusieurs décennies ». Cette croyance est-elle fondée ?

2016-08-26 France
www.techniques-ingenieur.fr

About 11 times more than the state is currently building—as well as a much more flexible grid.

2016-08-24 Americas
www.greentechmedia.com

Most people know Apple as a company that develops smartphones, computers and tablets, but recently the famous fruit dipped its toes into another market: energy. The U.S. government has granted Apple approval to sell the company's excess solar energy under the name Apple Energy LLC.

2016-08-22 Companies
www.renewableenergyworld.com

A revision request has now been received by the appropriate court in Michigan. SolarWorld has meanwhile filled further protective letters against Hemlock to various courts in Germany, as a precaution to prevent possible enforcement of any penalty in Germany. SolarWorld CEO Frank Asbeck is confident that the U.S. silicon manufacturer will not receive recognition of any judgements in German courts.

2016-08-22 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

« C'est avec grand plaisir que nous confirmons l'acquisition de Martifer Solar. En trois ans, le travail exceptionnel de nos équipes a permis d'enregistrer une croissance organique multipliant notre capacité installée par neuf ; cette opération de croissance externe nous renforce aujourd'hui dans le solaire, l'énergie renouvelable qui connaît la plus forte croissance. Je souhaite accueillir chaleureusement au sein de Voltalia les 266 nouveaux talentueux collaborateurs qui nous rejoignent » déclare Sébastien Clerc, directeur général de Voltalia.

2016-08-19 Companies
www.voltalia.com

A couple of companies managed to secure a huge share in the latest electricity auction held in Chile, and auction where a new record-low solar bid was set (globally) and wind projects took 40% of the auctioned power contracts.

2016-08-18 Americas
cleantechnica.com

A group of developers, including Scatec Solar, are renegotiating the terms of their power purchase agreements (PPA) with the Egyptian government in an effort to keep them on the existing timetable.

2016-08-16 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-tech.org

The importance of implementing net zero at the district scale

2016-08-15 Building
blog.rmi.org

SunPower Corp. dropped a “guidance bomb” that's dragging down shares of solar manufacturers. The second-largest U.S. panel producer told analysts Tuesday night that it expects to lose as much as $175 million this year, a shift from May when it expected to earn as much as $50 million. The shares plunged the most in more than seven years.

2016-08-11 Companies
www.renewableenergyworld.com

The Kenya government, with the support of a 33-million-euro credit from the French government, plans to install 23 solar mini-grid power stations with the capacity to produce 9.6 MW of power to connecthouseholds in remote northern Kenya to electricity.

2016-08-10 Developing countries
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Thirteen module manufacturing companies are ranked based on complete review of photovoltaic module supplier base

2016-08-10 Market
press.ihs.com

What makes solar power contagious, and can home energy upgrades spread the same way? Solar is spreading like a reinvented fire. See the dropping prices, technology improvements, and rapid growth curve in residential solar installations over recent years.

2016-08-09 Americas
blog.rmi.org

Greece's solar PV market has been a roller coaster over the last decade. The new law, approved last week by Greece's parliament, in support of renewable energies attempts to establish the country's clean energy sector with some solid foundations.

2016-08-09 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

India has now surpassed 8GW of installed solar PV capacity, according to figures from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

2016-08-09 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

An interview with Swanson about the early days of solar research and the future of the PV industry.

2016-08-09 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

A 5MW battery storage ‘virtual power plant' will be established in South Australia in a bid to stabilise volatile power prices and support renewable energy.

2016-08-05 Asia
www.theleadsouthaustralia.com.au

Leading CdTe thin-film producer First Solar is undertaking a further round of restructuring that targets its EPC and O&M operations after its decision to shutdown its TetraSun crystalline silicon operations in Malaysia in early July.

2016-08-04 Companies
www.pv-tech.org

Net zero energy (NZE) buildings—those that are responsible for the production of as much (or more) clean energy as they use annually—have been gaining momentum around the world. And now, there are even net zero energy districts being contemplated, like Fort Collins's Fort ZED, Arizona State University, and UC Davis's West Village. However, there still remains an industry-wide perception that net zero energy is too expensive, or comes at a much higher incremental cost over business as usual.

2016-08-03 Building
blog.rmi.org

Tesla Motors' possible acquisition of leading US residential PV installer SolarCity has been sealed with an all-stock transaction valued at around US$2.6 billion.

2016-08-01 Companies
www.pv-tech.org

Ministers create presentation to show how idle land around nuclear disaster site can be used to produce renewable energy

2016-07-29 Europe
www.theguardian.com

Eye-catching news regarding solar PV in Iran is coming thick and fast, which is piquing the interest of investors in the Iranian energy market. But how realistic is Iran's anticipated solar PV renaissance?

2016-07-28 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

Last week, Minnesota utilities regulators ruled to take a value of solar approach for determining how community solar customers will be paid – making Minnesota the first state in the country to do so.

2016-07-25 Americas
www.pv-tech.org

The Palestine Energy Ministry has granted licensing and permits for its first large-scale solar power plant near the city of Hebron, according to the two companies involved in the development.

2016-07-25 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-tech.org

Solar PV manufacturing in 2016 has seen the highest capex (capital expenditure) levels for years, and a return to capacity expansion plans. Furthermore, many of the companies announcing the capacity expansions are doing so for the first time, especially at the cell and module stage.

2016-07-22 Companies
www.pv-tech.org

The Aquila aircraft is powered by solar PV and uses just 5,000 watts to beam internet access into some of the world's most remote regions using lasers.

2016-07-22 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

Market research firm IHS has reconfirmed Huawei's position as the largest inverter manufacturer globally by shipments in 2015. The data, taken from the Q2 2016 IHS Technology PV Inverter Market Tracker, shows that the company now has a 13.3% market share. SMA Solar, which had a tight grip on the top spot previously, was ranked third.

2016-07-21 Market
www.pv-tech.org

Elon Musk has revealed the widely anticipated sequel to the ‘Master Plan' that he wrote almost 10 years ago, that highlights a range of sustainable projects, not least the plan to put solar on every roof and a battery in every garage.

2016-07-21 Companies
www.pv-tech.org

India's electric grid is a mess. Will solar help—or get bogged down with complexity? Bentham Paulos went to the country to find out.

2016-07-21 Asia
www.greentechmedia.com

IHS Senior Research Director Ash Sharma spoke to pv magazine to give his take on the SolarWorld and Hemlock Semiconductor initial ruling last week, and how the two companies are likely to proceed from here, expecting that SolarWorld is feeling the pressure to come to an agreement quickly.

2016-07-18 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

The Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) published today the results of the public tender offer initiated by Total on Saft Groupe. Following the settlement-delivery of the offer which is expected to occur on July 21, 2016, Total will hold 23,456,093 Saft Groupe shares representing 90.14 percent of the capital and voting rights of Saft Groupe based on the total number of shares outstanding as of July 12, 2016.

2016-07-18 Companies
www.saftbatteries.com

Enphase faces a harrowing product-development cycle, cost-reduction plan and production ramp on two new products.

2016-07-18 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

Le groupe aquitain HDF vient de lancer à l'international sa solution de stockage massif d'énergie (Mass Storage Energy - MSE). Cette offre tout-en-un inclut le stockage d'hydrogène dans des réservoirs grâce à un électrolyseur et sa réinjection dans une pile à combustible de forte puissance afin de produire de l'électricité à la demande.

2016-07-17 Technology
tecsol.blogs.com

Amazon caused quite the stir in 2013 when it announced plans to launch a drone delivery service. People were both thrilled and horrified at the thought of flying robots delivering toilet paper to our doorsteps. Some drone enthusiasts hoped to see Amazon launch a drone-based solar installation service -- but alas, that business doesn't exist. Yet. Drones are already disrupting the solar sector, however.

2016-07-15 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

India's prowling monkeys are infamous for thieving cameras off unsuspecting tourists at the Hanuman temples of Hampi and the mountain city of Shimla, but they've now found a new target – the rooftop solar sector. A Reuters report yesterday shamed the primates for toying with residential solar systems, running away with connector cables and even "bullying dogs".

2016-07-15 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

Barbel Epp, fondateur et manager de l'agence Solrico (solar market research & international communication) a planché sur les différentes tendances en matière de politiques publiques et de développement industriel dans le domaine du solaire thermique. Ses études apportent des informations cruciales sur le devenir des technologies solaires thermiques sur le plan mondial.

2016-07-15 Market
tecsol.blogs.com

The latest Indian solar auction has seen wining tariffs return to extreme lows at INR 4.35/kWh (US$0.065) for 130MW of PV in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

2016-07-13 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

The toughest climate challenges involve large global industries, with no good substitutes. One of these literally produces the material under our feet—concrete.

2016-07-12 Building
blog.rmi.org

Le centre commercial Leclerc Grand Pineuilh en Gironde n'est pas le premier à se doter d'une centrale photovoltaïque installée sur des ombrières du parking en visant l'autoconsommation. Le projet est toutefois original par sa combinaison de caractéristiques : une puissance de 500 kWc pour une production d'électricité attendue autour de 580 MWh ; un taux d'autoconsommation proche de 100% ; un taux de couverture des besoins de l'ordre de 15%, représentant une économie annuelle de quelque 75000 euros ; un budget de travaux d'environ 1 million d'euros.

2016-07-12 France
www.lechodusolaire.fr

The PerduS project is investigating yield losses experienced by solar energy systems as a result of desert dust – preliminary studies indicate reductions could range from 10 percent to 20 percent.

2016-07-11 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is in discussions with the Department of Energy (DOE) on the possibility of making it attractive for building owners in business districts to use solar power.

2016-07-11 Asia
www.philstar.com

The “eco compact” is designed to maximize on-site solar consumption in markets where net metering is getting phased out.

2016-07-07 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

Solar photovoltaic (PV) module and system degradation continues to be an important and unresolved variable in the PV industry.1 One of the principal uses for degradation data in the calculation of levelized cost of energy (LCOE) calculation—a metric used by actors across the PV value chain for decision-making purposes (e.g. benchmarking PV against other sources of generation, and setting power purchase agreement [PPA] rates). One of the most common ways to input degradation in an LCOE model is via a flat rate (0.5%/year is a typical default value), which discounts the nameplate capacity cumulatively each year of project life. However, the available degradation data do not necessarily privilege such an approach, and this begs the question: is the industry standard for degradation accounting in project finance models delivering the most accurate LCOE?

2016-07-06 Market
financere.nrel.gov

Can we afford to teach our children? In the U.S. we can generally agree that educating our children is important. Consensus stops there. Whether the U.S. education system is broken, and if so, how to best fix it, is an increasingly politicized debate. Current discussions on how to improve education have focused on better teachers, better technology, and more funding (which deepens the debate on who should pay for it). But consider that each year K–12 schools spend more than $8 billion on energy—more than they spend on computers and textbooks combined.

2016-07-06 Building
blog.rmi.org

A Q&A on rate structures, energy storage and stocks with the leading solar company's recently retired CEO.

2016-07-06 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

It is important for customers to evaluate a number of factors that will affect their returns on investment in energy storage systems. Energy shifting arbitrage and demand charge reduction are common savings mechanisms for behind the meter applications, but applications may include wholesale services such as demand response and even ancillary services such as frequency savings. The key is to make sure these intake strategies (savings and revenue) and multiple services can operate simultaneously, conflict-free, and without unnecessarily degrading the energy storage platform itself. In Part I of this series on energy storage investment, we discussed concerns about the safety of various battery chemistries.

2016-07-06 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Le cadastre solaire permet à tous les particuliers et professionnels intéressés par la production d'énergie solaire, de connaître le potentiel de leur toiture de manière précise. Cet outil est pleinement intégré dans la politique de la Ville de promotion de l'énergie solaire. C'est une première en France pour une ville de cette taille. Le cadastre vert, tout aussi innovant, permet de connaître le potentiel de végétalisation de toutes les toitures-terrasses de la Ville.

2016-07-06 France
tecsol.blogs.com

In the race to bring large-scale rechargeable batteries to the masses, there's Tesla Motors Inc., Panasonic Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Then there's tiny Electrovaya Inc.

2016-07-05 Companies
www.renewableenergyworld.com

First Solar is halting production and development of its new silicon product and returning to its historic focus on cadmium telluride.

2016-07-05 Companies
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SolarPower Europe appears to be the driving force behind a letter, signed by 34 European solar and renewable energy organizations, calling on the EU to immediately remove the trade measures that exist against imports of Chinese PV modules and cells.

2016-07-05 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

South Korea will invest a combined 42 trillion won ($36.6 billion) into the renewable energy sector by 2020 as part of efforts to expand the environmentally friendly power supply system in the country, the trade ministry said Tuesday.

2016-07-05 Asia
www.koreatimes.co.kr

New French tenders announced last week could see the country become the largest single source of solar end demand in Europe.

2016-07-04 Europe
www.pv-tech.org

When will the rapid growth in demand for three-phase string inverters finally stop?

2016-06-30 Technology
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Siemens has announced the forming of a new dedicated startup unit, next47, with a war chest of EUR1 billion to be spent on it that will, among various other important innovations, focus on decentralized electrification.

2016-06-30 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

The World Bank Group today signed an agreement with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), consisting of 121 countries led by India, to collaborate on increasing solar energy use around the world, with the goal of mobilizing $1 trillion in investments by 2030.

2016-06-30 Asia
www.worldbank.org

As the energy storage industry gains momentum, it will be increasingly important for consumers to evaluate a number of factors that will impact their returns on investment. It is well known that energy storage systems providing a greater mix of services typically have a more favorable rate of return than those with limited capabilities whether used for applications in front-of-the-meter or behind-the-meter.

2016-06-30 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Tesla Motors Inc.'s bid to buy the biggest U.S. rooftop solar installer has little to do with selling cars. Rather, it's about solving two of the biggest problems standing in the way of the next solar boom. And perhaps a good deal more.

2016-06-29 Companies
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Ségolène Royal, ministre de l'Environnement, de l'Énergie et de la Mer, en charge des Relations internationales sur le climat, a délivré un message de soutien au développement de l'énergie solaire lors des journées nationales de l'énergie solaire, organisées par le pôle de compétitivité DERBI et le CNRS à Perpignan.

2016-06-28 France
www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr

Molten salt technology is being developed for use in mineral processing in the mining industry to reduce energy and water costs. The University of South Australia has formed a collaborative research funding partnership with Centrex Metals Limited in a bid to use the cutting-edge technology to significantly reduce energy and water usage, and therefore the cost of mineral processing using molten salts.

2016-06-27 CSP
www.renewableenergyworld.com

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced today the selected bidder for the 800 megawatt (MW) third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which will be constructed based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model.

2016-06-27 Middle East North Africa
www.masdar.ae

When two companies with negative financials and high debt marry a good response to the nuptials is … Huh?

2016-06-27 Companies
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF*) et le fonds de dotation Synergie Solaire viennent de signer un partenariat qui a pour objectif la conception d'un kit solaire « Plug and Play » d'une puissance de 8,5 kWc destiné aux pays d'intervention de l'ONG pour être utilisé dans un premier temps sur des situations de type post-urgence.

2016-06-27 Developing countries
www.lechodusolaire.fr

Eaton, spécialiste en solutions de gestion d'énergie, vient de réaliser la première mise en service d'un datacenter utilisant les technologies de stockage d'énergie mises au point en collaboration avec le constructeur automobile Nissan. La société Webaxys, hébergeur et opérateur télécom implanté en Normandie a inauguré le 21 juin un nouveau datacenter à Saint -Romain de Colbosc près du Havre.

2016-06-23 France
tecsol.blogs.com

In North Africa, Egypt's Red Sea region is soon to be home to a hybrid design that will lead to significant savings in costs associated with the purchase and transportation of diesel oil, and significant reductions in CO2 emissions.

2016-06-23 Middle East North Africa
www.esi-africa.com

Last night, Elon Musk, chief of electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage pioneer Tesla, announced that his firm had put in a bid for the largest residential solar installer in the US, SolarCity. Musk currently acts as chairman of SolarCity and the firm is also headed by his cousins Lyndon and Peter Rive. PV Tech traced back over time at key moments that set the tone for Musk's latest grand move:

2016-06-22 Companies
www.pv-tech.org

The Delhi government approved its first solar policy on 6 June 2016. The policy understandably focuses on rooftop solar development because of a shortage of available land space in the city. It has many innovative provisions and provides for exemptions and simplification of procedures for rooftop system installation.

2016-06-22 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

Philippe Malbranche, Directeur Général of the French solar research institute INES, explains why his organization is hosting a workshop on innovations from France. The varying innovations take part in the whole PV value chain, from oxygen measuring in the wafering process, to developing solar plants with integrated storage for French oversea territories.

2016-06-21 France
www.pv-magazine.com

La PME de la famille Mulliez reprend le développeur solaire Martifer Solar.Son chiffre d'affaires va passer de 60 à 200 millions d'euros.

2016-06-20 Companies
www.lesechos.fr

Belgium's imec introduces a new concept: a way of assembling and interconnecting PV cells using a fabric into which conducting and insulating wires are interwoven. Eszter Voroshazi reveals more.

2016-06-20 Technology
www.pv-tech.org

Installée à Poitiers depuis 2007, la société S'Tile est avec Photowatt la seule entreprise française de fabrication de cellules photovoltaïques. Sa spécificité : les cellules à haut rendement. Et justement, S'Tile dévoile à Intersolar Europe 2016 un tout nouveau design de cellules inspiré des feuilles d'arbre mais aussi de nouveaux modules haut de gamme. Dans une optique de qualité, d'efficience et d'esthétique pour percer sur un marché souvent trop focalisé sur les seuls prix. Vous avez dit facteurs différenciants !

2016-06-20 France
tecsol.blogs.com

Lebanon plans to bulk up on renewable-energy assets beyond just rooftop solar in a move that could wean reliance on fossil fuels and avoid blackouts, according to a government agency.

2016-06-17 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

There is increasing solar PV activity in both countries, with the latest news concerning two flagship PV projects in Egypt and Jordan, each totaling 200 MW.

2016-06-17 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

Le producteur français d'énergies renouvelables Neoen et le fabricant américain de panneaux solaires First Solar ont annoncé, jeudi 16 juin, avoir remporté un appel d'offres pour construire une centrale solaire de 47,5 mégawatts (MW) en Zambie, à un coût jamais atteint en Afrique subsaharienne.

2016-06-16 Developing countries
www.lemonde.fr

Global shipments of PV inverters will reach 90GW by 2020, valuing at more than US$7.1 billion, according to GTM Research's latest report, 'The Global PV Inverter and MLPE Landscape 2016'. This represents an average annual growth rate of 11% between 2016 and the end of the decade.

2016-06-16 Market
www.pv-tech.org

The 2.68 MWh storage system will be supplied by German commercial system manufacturer Tesvolt, and will be connected to a 3.3 MW PV plant as part of an agricultural project.

2016-06-14 Developing countries
www.pv-magazine.com

Tesla Motors Inc. may get batteries for its energy unit from Samsung SDI Co., Elon Musk, chief executive officer of the electric-car company, said on Twitter.

2016-06-10 Companies
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Tony Fadell's departure signals changes for Google's smart home company. Will energy get a higher priority?

2016-06-10 Building
www.greentechmedia.com

In 2014, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a goal to increase solar power capacity to 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2022?five times higher than the previous target. The 2022 target is extremely ambitious (the world's total installed solar power capacity was 181 GW in 2014) and would make India a global leader in renewable energy.

2016-06-08 Asia
www.renewableenergyworld.com

These days the size of the solar PV industry is announced earlier and earlier each year, typically with little explanation of what is being sized. In reality, the PV industry, and this is true of all industries, is made of many metrics, all of which can be counted, combined and often misunderstood.

2016-06-06 Market
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In Saudi Arabia, three project developers are competing to win the bid for development of three solar photovoltaic (PV) projects with a cumulative capacity of 170MW in Morocco, North Africa.

2016-06-02 Middle East North Africa
www.esi-africa.com

Japan's parliament passed a key piece of legislation for solar, which revises the country's feed-in tariff policy for renewable energies, creating a new certification system and a new tendering program for PV projects, after April 2017.

2016-05-31 Asia
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Lauréat du Grand Prix SIMI 2015, Agua est le 1er bâtiment tertiaire de France à avoir obtenu le label BEPOS-Effinergie®. Un an après l'obtention du label, l'immeuble de bureaux affiche une consommation d'énergie réelle de 20,28 kWh/m²/an pour les postes liés au confort (chauffage, refroidissement, ventilation, éclairage et eau chaude sanitaire) soit 90% de moins que la réglementation thermique (RT2012). Cette performance est atteinte grâce à une conception architecturale bioclimatique, à la mise en place d'équipements ultra performants ainsi qu'au monitoring et au pilotage des consommations d'énergie.

2016-05-31 Building
tecsol.blogs.com

It's true. Consumer investments in distributed energy resources can save all ratepayers money by avoiding expensive grid infrastructure upgrades.

2016-05-31 USA
www.greentechmedia.com

Nanoelectronics research center imec, partner in Solliance, presented today the first-ever semi-transparent perovskite PV-module, achieving power conversion efficiencies up to 12%. The technology enables for semi-transparent PV-windows which are a key towards Zero-Energy Buildings. Moreover, combining these semitransparent perovskite modules with Si solar cells, an unprecedented 20.2% in power conversion efficiency for a perovskite/Si stacked solar module was achieved.

2016-05-25 Technology
www2.imec.be

German government considers revising the energy tax system. Solar advocates warn of heavy consequences for the industry.

2016-05-24 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

Gamesa sees growth potential in hybrid systems for off-grid applications around the world.

2016-05-20 Companies
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With the recent expansion of Project Sunroof, tens of millions of potential solar customers from across the U.S. can now Google their own rooftops to find out if their home is suitable for solar panels.

2016-05-20 USA
www.greentechmedia.com

Au Burkina Faso, Oumar Dissa, le ministre de l'énergie, a annoncé que 5 centrales solaires photovoltaïques d'une capacité globale de 80 MW seront bientôt construites. « Le gouvernement a décidé de passer un accord de production avec les producteurs indépendants d'électricité par voie photovoltaïque pour 80 mégawatts.», a-t-il déclaré à la sortie de la dernière réunion gouvernementale.

2016-05-19 Developing countries
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India's installed solar capacity was 6998.8MW as of 30 April this year, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). India will by now have surpassed 7GW, because since 30 April, Indian developer Azure Power has commissioned a further 88MW of solar PV plants in three states.

2016-05-18 Asia
www.pv-tech.org

« Entre le gaz, l'hydraulique, le charbon, le solaire, on a le plus grand potentiel énergétique d'Afrique ! » Sur la nappe d'un restaurant de Chimoio, dans l'ouest du Mozambique, Isaias Rabeca égrène tous les projets de génération électrique à venir. Barrages, centrales thermiques ou à gaz, fermes solaires, éoliennes : il y en a pour tous les goûts. Ne manquent plus que les financements, plus difficilement mobilisables pour un pays empêtré dans un scandale sur sa dette cachée.

2016-05-18 Developing countries
www.lemonde.fr

L'association Hespul n'est pas favorable à l'autoconsommation pure et lui préfère l'autoproduction. La nuance ? La première vise à répondre seulement à des besoins individuels, alors que la deuxième vise une approche collective et décentralisée.

2016-05-17 France
www.actu-environnement.com

The company is getting crushed under the weight of its own bad decisions.

2016-05-17 Companies
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pv magazine has learned that the Middle East and Northern Africa region is going to acquire its first net metering system with a transfer ownership. Not surprisingly, this development is taking place in Jordan.

2016-05-13 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

Iran has published new feed-in-tariffs (FiTs) for solar PV including a new category for solar projects of greater than 30MW in size, according to the renewable energy organisation of Iran (SUNA).

2016-05-12 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-tech.org

The company is simplifying procedures for installers. It also confirms 2,500 units sold.

2016-05-12 Companies
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The utility follows in the footsteps of its French counterpart Total by moving into the battery storage space with its 80% acquisition of California's Green Charge Networks.

2016-05-11 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Après quatre années de travaux, le projet de réseau électrique intelligent Greenlys présentait ses résultats à Lyon le 28 avril. Entre autres expérimentations, ce démonstrateur vise à tester la réduction temporaire de la demande d'énergie dans les bâtiments résidentiels et tertaires.

2016-05-11 France
www.lemoniteur.fr

Morgan Solar, a concentrating photovoltaic manufacturer based in Toronto, has partnered with pipeline giant Enbridge to build the largest solar project in Alberta, the fossil-fuel heartland of Canada.

2016-05-11 CPV
www.greentechmedia.com

Après avoir racheté le fabricant de panneaux solaires américain SunPower, le géant des hydrocarbures a annoncé, ce lundi, le rachat du producteur de batteries. Ou comment améliorer son image tout en pariant sur un nouveau business.

2016-05-09 Companies
www.liberation.fr

The concentrated solar park, situated in the Northern Cape Province, 600 km South-West of the national capital Pretoria, is expected to be operational in the second half of 2018.

2016-05-09 CSP
www.engie.com

Global maker of construction and mining equipment Caterpillar has launched an integrated micro-grid solution which combines solar PV and energy storage with the company's power generation equipment.

2016-05-06 Market
www.pv-tech.org

Bolivia's Central Bank will provide a US$95 million loan for the Uyuni PV project, the largest solar project to date in the nation.

2016-05-02 Americas
www.pv-magazine.com

El sistema cubrirá la mayor parte de su demanda de energía.

2016-04-29 Americas
www.elheraldo.co

Chinese solar producer expects to post losses of more than $900m for 2015 as company reiterates doubts about its ability to continue as a going concern.

2016-04-29 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

An extensive study of solar farms in the UK has found that the existence of the solar panels can improve biodiversity and wildlife abundance, especially when combined with measured land management.

2016-04-28 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

The renewable energy giant managed to exclude its Indian operations from bankruptcy proceedings while selling its operations in the U.K. to Ecotricity, which has expended into the residential market.

2016-04-22 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

As the dust settles on SunEdison's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it's time to get back to focusing on another technically bankrupt former solar market leader, Yingli Green Energy.

2016-04-22 Companies
www.pv-tech.org

Struggling renewable energy firm SunEdison has filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, according to an SEC filing.

2016-04-21 Companies
www.pv-tech.org

Adani Enterprises Ltd has secured approval from the Gujarat government to begin work on building a solar power equipment plant on its own after earlier unsuccessful attempts to build the plant in partnership with technology providers such as clean-power developer SunEdison.

2016-04-20 Companies
www.livemint.com

Despite their hefty price tag, smartphones have an average consumer lifetime of about three years. The lithium ion batteries that power them, however, can last for about five years?meaning that just about every discarded smartphone generates e-waste and squanders the battery's twilight years. To cut down on the environmental waste and provide storage for rural communities, researchers at Kyung Hee University in Seoul have proposed a model for recycling unspent lithium ion batteries into energy storage units for solar-powered LED lamps.

2016-04-19 Developing countries
phys.org

PV module manufacturing costs in China remain considerably lower than other parts of the world. Efficiencies of production, product and material innovations and economies of scale continue to reduce costs, but what's behind China's lower costs? In a new report, IHS examines the reasons behind price disparities and the factors that continue to bring costs down.

2016-04-19 Market
www.pv-magazine.com

El presidente Evo Morales participó este miércoles en la firma de convenio de préstamo entre la Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (ENDE) y el Banco Central de Bolivia (BCB), por la suma de Bs 65,5 millones, para la instalación de la Planta Solar Fotovoltaica en la comunidad Copacabana, del municipio de Yunchará (Tarija), además inauguró el sistema de microriego para cuatro comunidades.

2016-04-13 Americas
enlace.comunicacion.gob.bo

PV cell manufacturers on the annual top ten list have shifted places, dropped on and off the list, withdraw from production, re-entered production and declared bankruptcy. Currently, crystalline manufacturers are adding more module assembly capacity than cell processing capacity while thin film manufacturers are expanding into crystalline production.

2016-04-08 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

SMA Solar Technology AG is acquiring a 27% stake in Tigo Energy, Inc. in the context of a capital increase. SMA is also obtaining exclusive rights for worldwide sales of the smart module technology TS4 Retrofit. The new TS4 product platform has various options that allow an increase in energy yield, the simplification of system planning and installation, fire safety, and cloud-based monitoring of system availability. The function options can be integrated easily into a solar module. Customer can thus adapt each individual solar module to their individual requirements. The strategic partnership with Tigo Energy gives SMA access to the fast growing market of module-level power electronics (MLPE) with an annual market volume estimated at approximately EUR 700 million. In addition, SMA will deploy the new solution for expanding its data-based business models

2016-04-08 Companies
www.sma.de

Le 1er avril 2016, Ernst Schweizer AG, Metallbau, a acquis la division solaire de Bossard AG, basée à Zoug. La reprise comprend les systèmes de montage PV toit plat et toit incliné en différentes exécutions et le « know-how » étendu y afférent.

2016-04-08 Companies
www.schweizer-metallbau.ch

Comme EDF ou les géants allemands E.ON et RWE, Engie subit de plein fouet le retournement du marché européen de l'énergie. Pour tenter de rebondir, le groupe amorce un virage radical qui suscite de nombreuses interrogations.

2016-04-02 Companies
www.lesechos.fr

The Swedish homefurnishing giant is rolling out its residential solar program in three European countries in the coming months before expanding its solar sales points in stores globally. It aims to be the largest residential solar retailer globally.

2016-03-31 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

The top vendors are consolidating their grip on the solar inverter market.

2016-03-30 Market
www.greentechmedia.com

SunEdison Inc., the worst-performing clean energy company, may be on the verge of seeking bankruptcy protection, according to a regulatory filing by a holding company it controls, TerraForm Global Inc.

2016-03-29 Companies
www.bloomberg.com

The U.S., with low-priced natural gas, is an anomaly. In much of the world, gas is expensive. So in sun-drenched Africa, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) with its cheap thermal energy storage is competitive.

2016-03-29 CSP
www.renewableenergyworld.com

La Société financière internationale (IFC), membre du groupe de la Banque mondiale annonce ce 21 mars 2016 qu'elle a signé un accord avec le gouvernement malgache pour la conception et la soumission d'une offre de partenariat d'énergie solaire dédiée à la production privée de 30 à 40 mégawatts d'énergie solaire raccordée au réseau, dans le cadre de l'initiative « Scaling Solar » qui vise la création d'un marché viable pour l'énergie solaire en Afrique.

2016-03-22 Developing countries
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The solar PV industry is sized in different ways, using different metrics by different people and organizations. Most of the time the goal is to come up with a number that reflects positive growth and the bigger the number, the stronger the growth, the better.

2016-03-22 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

The Spanish clean energy developer has agreed a restructuring loan of around $2 billion for a 55% stake in the company with a consortium of creditors as it seeks to stave off insolvency.

2016-03-11 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

What do mines, industrial facilities, and the military all have in common? They all have a need for reliable electricity in remote locations. It turns out these places and others can learn a lot from islands. Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room's recent microgrid casebook, Renewable Microgrids: Profiles from Islands and Remote Communities Across the Globe, explores 10 examples of islands and remote communities from around the world that have transitioned from 100 percent oil-based electricity systems to high-penetration renewable microgrids

2016-03-11 Market
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La Cámara de Diputados aprobó en sus dos estaciones, grande y detalle, la ratificación del convenio de crédito suscrito entre el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia y la Agencia Francesa de Desarrollo (AFD), por un monto de 60 millones de euros destinados al financiamiento parcial de la construcción de la Planta Solar Fotovoltaica de 50 MW, que estará ubicada en el departamento de Oruro.

2016-03-10 Americas
www.diputados.bo

China Sunergy (CSUN) has been ordered to de-list from the NASDAQ stock exchange after failing to regain compliance.

2016-03-09 Companies
www.pv-tech.org

GaN and SiC semiconductors and novel designs pack a game-changing power density. Can they compete on cost and at scale?

2016-03-08 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

Kokam has supplied two battery systems for frequency regulation to Korean utility KEPCO. Kokam, a Korean company, claims the battery arrays are the two largest lithium nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) oxide battery systems are the world's largest to provide frequency regulation services to the grid.

2016-03-07 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

The chairman and CEO of Trina Solar, Jifan Gao said in prepared remarks during the company's fourth quarter 2015 earnings call yesterday that the PV industry faced a number of challenges in 2016. Speaking also as the recently appointed co-chairman of the newly formed Global Solar Council, the headline-making issue raised by Gao was that of overcapacity.

2016-03-04 Market
www.pv-tech.org

A research team lead by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory has developed a technique by which cadmium telluride (CdTe) PV cells can be produced with an open-circuit voltage exceeding 1 volt. The team claims the development will allow for further increase CdTe conversion efficiencies and represents a "crucial milestone" in the technology's evolution.

2016-03-01 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

The leased system costs the customer $0.26 per kilowatt-hour, or $4.50 per watt if purchased outright.

2016-02-24 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

The leased system costs the customer $0.26 per kilowatt-hour, or $4.50 per watt if purchased outright.

2016-02-24 Americas
www.greentechmedia.com

The Chinese solar company has purchased all machinery, stock, inventory and real estate from Solland Solar; fab is located in Heerlen, the Netherlands.

2016-02-23 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

While utilities continue to imply that large-scale solar projects are more economical than small ones, the data is telling another story. In fact, costs for transmission and distribution of utility-scale solar energy may largely undermine the modestly better economics at the point of generation.

2016-02-22 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Government-backed loan of 10 billion yen will support the development of a 20 MW solar plant with 30 MW storage facility close to Egyptian city of Hurghada.

2016-02-22 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

With Syrian refugees now comprising one in seven people living in neighboring Jordan, the kingdom will ramp up its solar development plans to help meet surging demand for energy, the government confirms.

2016-02-22 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

U.S. high efficiency cell and module manufacturer SunPower has claimed a module efficiency world record of 22.8%. In a result verified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) SunPower claims its latest X-Series module is now the most efficient on the market.

2016-02-22 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Brazil's renewable energy landscape has changed significantly over the last decade. Although Brazil is mostly known for biofuels production and conventional hydroelectric power ? hydroelectric power by itself accounts for over 70 percent of the country's electricity generation ? investment in the wind and solar sectors has been increasing rapidly since 2009.

2016-02-18 Americas
www.renewableenergyworld.com

What could you do with the amount of energy produced by one solar panel in a year? How about the amount of energy produced by 350 solar panels in a year or even 6,500 solar panels? That's what Dallas-based SaveOnEnergy.com wanted to find out when they decided to create an infographic about today's most efficient solar panels available to the average homeowner.

2016-02-18 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

La norme XP C 15-712-3, intitulée « Installations photovoltaïques avec dispositif de stockage et raccordées à un réseau de distribution », fixe les bonnes pratiques d'une filière en plein essor.

2016-02-18 France
www.afnor.org

Thomas Kacou a fait ses calculs. Avec un milliard d'euros, 100 millions d'Africains pourraient avoir accès à l'eau potable, sur les quelque 300 000 millions encore privés de ce droit sur le continent.

2016-02-16 Developing countries
www.lemonde.fr

Struggling Chinese solar-panel maker Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. will get about 3.3 billion yuan ($508 million) in loans from a state bank and the government where it's based as it looks to pay off old debts and restructure operations, said a person familiar with the matter.

2016-02-15 Companies
www.bloomberg.com

The Commission today extended the existing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on imports of Chinese solar modules and cells to Taiwan and Malaysia. The decision follows an investigation that confirmed that the circumvention of the EU trade defence measures was taking place through these countries. The new duties will not apply to genuine producers in Taiwan and Malaysia.

2016-02-12 Europe
trade.ec.europa.eu

Senegal become second African country to join the International Finance Corporation's Scaling Solar program; 200 MW of PV capacity additions scheduled over the next few years.

2016-02-11 Developing countries
www.pv-magazine.com

Enel Green Power is investing approximately 3.4 million US dollars in the construction of the 1.7 MW facility. It will be the first utility-scale PV plant in the world to combine the use of innovative bifacial and smart modules with conventional modules. The use of innovative panels is expected to increase power generation by between 5% and 10% compared to a traditional PV plant of equal size.

2016-02-11 Americas
www.pv-magazine.com

How many gigawatts will actually get built in the region?

2016-02-11 Middle East North Africa
www.greentechmedia.com

How solar inverter smarts can add up to grid smarts?as shown in Hawaii and revealed at DistribuTech

2016-02-10 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

Working with partners around the world, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have completed five years of work toward helping establish an international quality standard for manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) modules.

2016-02-08 Technology
www.nrel.gov

Several countries in the Sunbelt region have raised their respective renewable energy targets for the 2020~2030 period. Together, the targets of installed PV capacity of all Sunbelt countries are now over 400GW. Economic growth and adoption of carbon emission reduction policies are major factors that lead to increasing PV demand in Sunbelt countries.

2016-02-02 Market
pv.energytrend.com

The technology faces major logistical and cost challenges.

2016-01-26 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

La négociation sur la vente de 36 avions Rafale cache d'autres contrats ? fermes ceux-là ? signés dans le cadre de la visite que le président de la République effectue en Inde, du 24 au 26 janvier. Et notamment la participation française au programme de développement des énergies renouvelables sur le sous-continent, qui cherche à limiter l'utilisation du charbon dans la production d'électricité.

2016-01-25 Asia
www.lemonde.fr

The China Banking Regulatory Commission and the National Energy Administration have signaled their support for a restructuring of Yingli's massive debt, noting the company's importance to the Chinese PV industry and the role of its core technology.

2016-01-22 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

According to preliminary numbers from GTM Research, 59 gigawatts of solar PV were installed globally in 2015, a 34 percent increase over 2014's total.

2016-01-22 Market
www.greentechmedia.com

Generally, when something is too good to be true, it isn't. The solar industry has had its fair share of false dawns. It could be technology breakthroughs that yield little but headlines, giant, unfundable project pipelines or start-ups touting the next big idea that will ultimately make little impact. The industry is also not short of big announcements that carry varying degrees of weight. Memorandums of understanding generate a collective groan in the PV Tech newsroom; there is no historical milestone, in the solar industry or outside it, linked to a memorandum of understanding.

2016-01-19 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-tech.org

Inspiré de la révolution des objets connectés et de celle du big data, le bâtiment intelligent ou «smart building» permet de gérer le stockage et la répartition de l'énergie. Spécialiste du sujet, Frédéric Wurtz nous en dit plus dans ce texte publié avec notre partenaire Libération.

2016-01-14 Building
lejournal.cnrs.fr

Voice control was a dominant feature in new products.

2016-01-14 Building
www.greentechmedia.com

Une enveloppe de 3 milliards d'euros sera mobilisée d'ici à 2017 en faveur du logement social et la rénovation énergétique des bâtiments publics, a annoncé François Hollande, à l'occasion de la célébration du bicentenaire de la Caisse des dépôts, ce mardi 12 janvier, et qui en profite pour, notamment, changer de nom.

2016-01-12 Building
www.batiactu.com

Can solar-plus-storage fill a wide gap in India's electricity sector?

2016-01-12 Asia
www.greentechmedia.com

Capturing solar energy with balloons floating above the clouds for uninterrupted energy production. This idea, developed by the electro-chemist Jean-François Guillemoles may not be that far-fetched.

2016-01-11 Technology
news.cnrs.fr

Google's Project Sunroof is growing, as it has just reached 20 US metro markets, which will allow more homeowners to easily see if rooftop solar is right for them.

2016-01-08 Americas
cleantechnica.com

Happy 2016 ? out with the old expectations and in with the new expectations. One expectation that is certain to come true in 2016 is for continued accelerated deployment. The trend to renewables is clear, and solar is a player.

2016-01-08 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Turkey's energy regulator granted its first ever solar license in late 2015. It is a 49-year generation license granted to Turkish developer Solentegre Enerji Yatirimlari, for an 8 MW facility to be installed in the eastern province of Elazig.

2016-01-06 Middle East North Africa
www.pfnewswire.com

France Territoire Solaire publie chaque trimestre son observatoire du secteur photovoltaïque en France continentale. Le think tank vient de présenter une nouvelle édition. Elle actualise l'état du marché photovoltaïque français à la fin du troisième trimestre 2015.

2016-01-06 France
www.environnement-magazine.fr

While the Indian Government's recent announcement of a significant funding boost for rooftop solar PV projects has been welcomed, experts say a lot more needs to be done, financially and in terms of policy and regulations, to drive installed capacity up from just 525 MW today, to 40 GW by 2020. Despite this, the sector is expected to see CAGRs of up to 70% in the next five years.

2016-01-05 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

L'Institut de recherche en énergie solaire et énergies nouvelles (IRESEN) finance un projet de recherche impliquant toutes les universités publiques marocaines pour le développement d'une cartographie du productible photovoltaïque au Maroc.

2016-01-04 Middle East North Africa
lematin.ma

Quantum process increases the number of electrons produced when light strikes a metal-dielectric interface.

2016-01-01 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Alors que le sous-continent s'est engagé dans un ambitieux programme photovoltaïque, l'attribution de contrats aiguise l'appétit de nombreuses multinationales.

2015-12-25 Asia
www.liberation.fr

Broken Hill spawned the world's largest mining company and generated more than $75 billion in wealth. Now, as its minerals ebb, Australia's longest-lived mining city is looking to tap a more abundant resource.On the sun-baked edge of the Outback city, 700 miles west of Sydney, a solar farm the size of London's Hyde Park shimmers like an oasis ? its panels sending enough electricity to the national grid to power 17,000 homes a year.

2015-12-21 Asia
www.renewableenergyworld.com

LEVISYS, start up française innovante dans le domaine du stockage d'électricité à très haut rendement, a installé et connecté, il y a quelques jours, le 1er volant d'inertie 10 kW / 10 kWh sur le Smart Grid d'ENGIE Ineo à Toulouse. Grâce à des performances exceptionnelles, ce nouveau moyen de stockage contribue à la régulation énergétique du site.

2015-12-16 Technology
tecsol.blogs.com

EnergyNest officially inaugurated its pilot project implemented in cooperation with the Masdar Institute in Abu Dhabi.

2015-12-16 CSP
www.pv-magazine.com

The Dow Chemical Company and DuPont have unveiled their US$130 billion 'merger of equals' plan. Combining their expertise, say the two, will create a 'technology leader across four high growth segments,' including solar PV materials.

2015-12-15 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Japan is considering an auction process to allow solar power competitors to outbid each other for approvals to build large projects in an effort to drive down costs.

2015-12-15 Asia
www.bloomberg.com

Le président de la République Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita a, au cours de sa tournée en 4è région, procédé à la pose de la première pierre d'une centrale solaire photovoltaïque d'une puissance de 33 Mw. Elle sera construite à Pelengala-Wèrè dans la Commune rurale de Pelengala.

2015-12-13 Developing countries
malijet.com

Algérie - Une unité privée, «Aurès solaire», de production de panneaux photovoltaïques entrera en activité en février 2016, a affirmé jeudi à Batna son président-directeur général, Hocine Nouacer.

2015-12-12 Middle East North Africa
www.lexpressiondz.com

With the coal-fired Intermountain Power Plant in Utah to be shut next decade for climate change purposes, one of the replacement options being looked at is a 1,200 MW compressed air energy storage (CAES) project at the site.

2015-12-09 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Solar Frontier has broken a conversion efficiency record for CIS thin-film solar cells that has stood for over a year, achieving 22.3% efficiency on a 0.5cm² PV cell.

2015-12-08 Technology
www.pv-tech.org

L'Office national de l'électricité et de l'eau potable lancera d'ici janvier l'appel à la pré-qualification des soumissionnaires au développement de Noor Atlas, le plus grand projet de son programme solaire photovoltaïque. D'une capacité totale de 200 MW, ce projet prévoit la réalisation de 8 centrales d'une puissance unitaire allant de 10 à 30 MW au sud et à l'est du pays.

2015-12-08 Middle East North Africa
lematin.ma

In the far reaches of Western Australia, more than 17,000 people live in indigenous communities spread through 287 townships. Basic services are hard to come by, such as adequate water, wastewater services, and electricity. The Australian Government was faced with how to provide basic electricity to these communities, and in 2006, the Western Australian State Government established Horizon Power, a commercial utility that provides energy services to these remote locations far beyond the reach of Southwest Australia's grid.

2015-12-07 Asia
blog.rmi.org

As Abengoa teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its portfolio could be up for grabs.

2015-12-07 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

The market needs solutions that can enable capital to be deployed at scale

2015-12-03 Building
blog.rmi.org

Funds from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) allocated to assist Egypt's solar program, which aims to add 2 GW of PV capacity over the next few years.

2015-12-02 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

Europe's largest solar PV installation has been officially inaugurated this week. Located across 250 hectares near Bordeaux, Cestas will produce solar energy cheaper than new nuclear plants.

2015-12-02 France
www.pv-magazine.com

La particularité du bâtiment Coriolis provient de sa conception « à énergie positive » tous usages confondus, et de sa performance environnementale avec la prise en compte par exemple de paramètres essentiels comme l'énergie grise. La réelle valeur de ce projet d'exception réside dans son instrumentation qui a conduit à ce que les mesures prouvent la performance inédite de la conception.

2015-12-01 Building
conseils.xpair.com

The African Union, an alliance of 54 countries, announced a plan to mobilize $20 billion to develop at least 10 gigawatts of renewable energy on the continent by the end of the decade.

2015-12-01 Developing countries
www.bloomberg.com

Here's to the solar companies that have fought the good fight.

2015-12-01 Market
www.greentechmedia.com

Indian prime minister and French president Francois Hollande will jointly launch the International Solar Alliance (ISA) at the COP21 climate conference in Paris today.

2015-11-30 Market
www.pv-tech.org

Following its comment in September that the International Energy Agency (IEA) is "holding back" global renewable expansion by consistently underestimating its supply potential, the Energy Watch Group (EWG) has now released graphics highlighting the shortfalls in the agency's solar PV projections.

2015-11-30 Market
www.pv-magazine.com

Chinese semiconductor giant TSMC has announced its intention to withdraw completely from the solar sector. It will immediately sell a 6% stake in Motech Industries, with its remaining 6% to be divested "in an orderly manner."

2015-11-30 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Dubai will invest billions of dollars in clean energy as part of a strategy that could see solar panels on the roofs of all buildings in the city by 2030.

2015-11-29 Middle East North Africa
www.thenational.ae

In line with the budget commitment made by Indian Railways towards installation of solar plants as part of its 'Solar Mission' to reduce dependency on fossil fuels, the transporter has come out with a policy on solar capacity panels on rooftops of railway stations.

2015-11-27 Asia
www.financialexpress.com

Spain's Abengoa started insolvency proceedings on Wednesday after a potential investor said it would not inject fresh capital into the energy firm, sending its share price tumbling by 54 percent.

2015-11-25 Companies
www.reuters.com

Dans une note publiée en novembre intitulée « Organiser le marché des rénovations énergétiques lourdes pour anticiper l'uberisation de la filière », le think tank La Fabrique Ecologique s'interroge sur la façon la plus efficace de massifier la rénovation énergétique. Et surtout, avant que les « nouveaux barbares », ces géants californiens du numérique, n'envahissent le marché.

2015-11-25 Building
www.lemoniteur.fr

Morocco is set to inaugurate next month the first component of a 580 MW complex of mainly concentrated solar thermal (CSP) plants, which upon completion will be one of the world's biggest CSP facilities. The PV sector has also lately boasted some success although on a much smaller scale. What can the solar sector anticipate from Morocco in the coming years?

2015-11-25 Middle East North Africa
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Stacking two solar cells one over the other has advantages: Because the energy is ?harvested? in two stages, and overall the sunlight can be converted to electricity more efficiently. Empa researchers have come up with a procedure that makes it possible to produce thin film tandem solar cells in which a thin perovskite layer is used. The processing of perovskite takes place at just 50 degrees Celsius and such a process is potentially applicable for low cost roll-to-roll production in future.

2015-11-23 Technology
www.empa.ch

A new report finds enormous value to drones over truck rolls for utility-scale PV maintenance and data collection.

2015-11-20 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

Turkey has announced a series of new subsidies to support renewable energy equipment production, as it raises its renewable energy targets.

2015-11-20 Middle East North Africa
www.hurriyetdailynews.com

Dans l'éolien, une capacité additionnelle de 1.000 MW est programmée entre 2021 et 2025. Dans le solaire, au moins 1.120 MW supplémentaires sont prévus et dans l'hydro-électrique, le Maroc vise quelque 450 MW de plus. Ces chiffres ont été dévoilés par le ministre de l'Énergie lors de la réunion ministérielle de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie à Paris.

2015-11-19 Middle East North Africa
lematin.ma

Islands are vulnerable places, battered by climate change, pollution and migration. But a mounting sense of urgency is counterbalanced by the realization that islands offer an important opportunity to find innovative, ?hybrid? solutions that combine renewable and traditional energy sources, making them test-beds that the wider world should invest in and learn from.

2015-11-18 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Tongwei Group Co. is planning to build the world's biggest plant to make solar cells in China's southwestern province of Sichuan at a possible cost of about $1 billion.

2015-11-18 Companies
www.bloomberg.com

A number of solar plans have been announced across the African continent, including Sterling and Wilson's aim to install 500 MW of PV across the next three years; and a US$100 million investment for renewables deployment in Rwanda and Uganda.

2015-11-16 Developing countries
www.pv-magazine.com

The Prime Minister reiterated his desire to see more than $100bn invested in his Global Solar Alliance during the G20 meeting held in Turkey over the weekend.

2015-11-16 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

Cela aurait dû être l'évènement du week-end, voire même de l'année, mais les terribles attentats de Paris ont naturellement occulté cette annonce majeure pour le monde du solaire, conséquence directe de la loi sur la transition énergétique. La ministre de l'écologie a, en effet, présenté vendredi dernier dans un document intitulé « La France exemplaire pour le climat grâce à l'application de la loi de transition énergétique » les perspectives de développement des énergies renouvelables. Nous reproduisons ci-dessous les passages du document relatifs à l'énergie solaire. Le texte complet est quant à lui téléchargeable en fin de note. La principale annonce concerne les appels d'offres. En 2016 le volume attendu pour le photovoltaïque est de 800 MW et il faudra attendre 2017 pour atteindre 1450 MW, chiffre qui sera également atteint en 2018 et vraisemblablement en 2019.

2015-11-16 France
tecsol.blogs.com

Amidst the wheat farms of central Kansas, construction has begun on one of the Midwest's latest wind farms. The 48 MW Alexander Wind Farm, owned by NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV) and developed by OwnEnergy in collaboration with the local landowner, is scheduled to come online in early December. And nearly half of the project?23 MW?will go to a familiar corporate name: Yahoo.

2015-11-10 Market
blog.rmi.org

El Ministro de Planificación del Desarrollo René Orellana Halkyer y la Agencia Francesa de Desarrollo (AFD), representada por su Directora General, Anne Paugam firmaron en París ? Francia, un Memorándum de Entendimiento por 435 millones de dólares para el financiamiento de proyectos en energías renovables, agua y saneamiento.

2015-11-10 Americas
www.planificacion.gob.bo

IHS estimates that 272.4 GW of solar will be added globally between 2016 and 2019. 1H 2016 will see "strong" PV production and shipments; while China, the U.S., Japan, India and the U.K. will comprise the top 5 markets next year.

2015-11-09 Market
www.pv-magazine.com

Shipments to the first buyer are expected to grow by at least 25 percent in 2015 to 49.7-GWp, with production at 50-GWp and utilization (using production as the metric) at 96 percent. At the end of 2015, module assembly capacity is expected to be 61-GWp.

2015-11-09 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Pierre-Yves Thoulon, fondateur de la start-up Crosslux en est presque tombée de sa chaise. Mardi 13 octobre 2015, il apprend par téléphone de notre bouche du rédacteur que le sort de l'entreprise Nexcis, filiale d'EDF, serait scellé. La nouvelle est tombée en début d'après-midi, via un communiqué envoyé à la presse.

2015-11-07 France
tecsol.blogs.com

The global market for zero-energy buildings is projected to achieve explosive growth from $629.3 million in 2014 to $1.4 trillion by 2035. But what exactly is a zero-energy building? A number of different definitions for zero-energy buildings (ZEBs) have been used across the industry, including buildings that use zero electricity, site energy, or source energy, or that produce zero greenhouse gas emissions. Some definitions include additional caveats such as prohibiting direct combustion of fuels in the building and exclusion of off-site renewables where additionality cannot be demonstrated.

2015-11-05 Building
blog.rmi.org

340 bâtiments produisent plus d'énergie que les besoins de leurs occupants. Dont, bientôt, une tour de logements de 16 étages?

2015-11-04 Building
www.lesechos.fr

The giant Ivanpah solar power plant in the California Mojave Desert recently detailed how much natural gas it burned to generate power when the sun wasn't sufficient ? the equivalent to 46,000 tons of CO2 emissions in its first year, according to reports. Along with its impacts on wildlife and its receipt of federal incentives, news of the CO2 emissions has renewed criticism of the 377-megawatt facility, which supplies 140,000 California homes during peak hours of the day. Why is a solar power plant using natural gas, and does the associated CO2 disqualify it as ?green??

2015-11-04 CSP
theconversation.com

The European Investment Bank and France's government have recently approved loans to Jordan for the construction of two new electricity transmission lines and the upgrade of older ones. The project aims to reinforce the grid in order to accommodate a larger number of renewable energy projects.

2015-10-30 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

Despite the softening in the performance of the global economy, China's solar photovoltaic (PV) sector achieved rapid growth during the first three quarters that ended Sept. 30, 2015, mainly driven by favorable policies put in place by the Chinese government.

2015-10-30 Asia
www.renewableenergyworld.com

A research team from the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and Ècole Polytechnique Fédérale (EPF) has developed a method to produce perovskite-heterojunction crystalline silicon tandem solar cells. Having produced an 18% efficiency cell with the technique, the researchers say with light trapping wafer texturing efficiencies as high as 25 to 30% could be achieved in the future.

2015-10-29 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

Condor Electronics, division solaire, un fournisseur de solutions dans les domaines d'application du pompage solaire, kits système maisons isolées, éclairage publique et les systèmes raccordés au réseau, a annoncé aujourd'hui le lancement d'un premier projet solaire de 2 MW de production d'électricité en Algérie situé à Bordj Bou-Arréridj en collaboration avec Renewable Energy Partner, une société britannique spécialisée dans le développement de projets d'énergie solaire photovoltaïque dans la région Mena.

2015-10-29 Middle East North Africa
lnr-dz.com

Kaneka Corp and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) announced Oct 23, 2015, that they have achieved a cell conversion efficiency of 25.1% with a double-sided electrode type heterojunction crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) cell.

2015-10-28 Technology
techon.nikkeibp.co.jp

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Kraftwerke Haag GmbH, VARTA Storage GmbH and the Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE-Bayern) on Oct. 18 launched a field test for a new stationary intermediate energy storage system ? the Energy Neighbor.

2015-10-27 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

The latest report by the IEA-PVPS finds that feed-in tariffs still drive most of global demand, but that more PV system owners are consuming the electricity they generate directly.

2015-10-26 Market
www.pv-magazine.com

La loi de transition énergétique pour la croissance verte adoptée en juillet 2015 fixe l'objectif de 40% d'électricité d'origine renouvelable à l'horizon 2030 en France, objectif qui devrait être atteint sans modification majeure des caractéristiques du système électrique.

2015-10-26 France
www.enerzine.com

Japanese thin-film producer Solar Frontier is hoping to cut panel production costs at its fab in Miyagi prefecture to $0.40/W as it eyes increased competitiveness in the face of sustained Chinese price pressure.

2015-10-20 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

The CIGS production facility is being built for CNBM, the building materials company that owns Avancis, and partners for a total investment of $1.62 billion.

2015-10-20 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

UC Riverside-led study shows utility-scale solar energy development has detrimental environmental impact

2015-10-19 USA
ucrtoday.ucr.edu

Using flexible, distributed computing to link PV-equipped buildings to the internet of things

2015-10-19 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

This advancement by UCLA researchers will help in development of these solar cells for commercial use

2015-10-16 Technology
newsroom.ucla.edu

Long-term utility PPAs for bundling energy-storing rooftop air conditioners with solar PV systems

2015-10-15 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

La « route du soleil ». C'est ainsi que l'on pourrait baptiser l'innovation annoncée, mardi 13 octobre, par la société Colas, qui prévoit de la commercialiser à partir du 1er janvier. La filiale de construction d'infrastructures de Bouygues a mis au point un revêtement routier incorporant des cellules photovoltaïques enrobées dans un matériau multicouche fait de résines et de polymères.

2015-10-14 France
www.lemonde.fr

L'Agence française de développement (AFD) a octroyé à l'Egypte un prêt de 40 millions euros qui servira à la construction de la première centrale photovoltaïque publique du pays. D'une capacité de 20 MW, la centrale sera installée à Kom Ombo (photo) dans le gouvernorat d'Assouan. Elle sera la première de ce type à être reliée au réseau électrique national. Elle est prévue pour être achevée en 2017.

2015-10-14 Middle East North Africa
www.agenceecofin.com

World-record claims of this nature, absent actual distribution, yield and volume data, are mostly bluster and stunt specmanship.

2015-10-13 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

Marking its exit from the PV industry, Bosch has announced it will close thin film PV development site, Bosch Solar CISTech GmbH, having failed to find a suitable investor. An exact date for the closure has not been given. 180 employees will be affected.

2015-10-12 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Les filières éolienne et photovoltaïque sont celles qui contribuent le plus à la croissance des énergies renouvelables (EnR) électriques, avec 1913 MW installés du 1er juillet 2014 au 30 juin 2015. Ces deux filières représentent désormais un tiers des capacités de production d'EnRen France. La puissance du parc de production d'électricité renouvelable en France métropolitaine s'élève à 42 582 MW, dont 60% est issue du parc hydraulique. Du 1er juillet 2014 au 30 juin 2015, les énergies renouvelables ont couvert 19,3 % de la consommation électrique française.

2015-10-12 France
www.rte-france.com

A la veille de COP21 sanctifiée par des discours volontaristes, l'innovation solaire serait-elle remise en question. Le marché des Énergies Renouvelables en France connaît en effet une actualité édifiante : le Projet de Loi de Finances 2016 (PLF2016) présenté le 30 septembre 2015, exclut les équipements pour le solaire thermique du dispositif de Crédit d'Impôt pour la Transition Energétique (CITE), s'ils produisent en même temps de l'électricité solaire. Le PLF 2016 sera voté en décembre 2015, mais la discussion parlementaire sur le CITE le sera en novembre 2015.

2015-10-12 France
tecsol.blogs.com

La Maison de l'Energie Solaire Photovoltaïque située à Rosières-en-Haye (Meurthe-et-Moselle) dans l'enceinte de la centrale solaire de la Base Aérienne 136, a été inaugurée fin septembre.

2015-10-12 France
www.enerzine.com

ENGIE se renforce dans le solaire en France à travers la solution innovante de Smart Grid solaire à Alata, en Corse. Yann Rolland, Président-Directeur Général de Cofely Ineo, Groupe ENGIE, et Michael Coudyser, Directeur Général de Corsica Sole, inaugurent aujourd'hui, en présence de Paul Giaccobi, Président du Conseil Exécutif de Corse, le Smart Grid Solaire d'Alata, une centrale photovoltaïque couplée à une solution de stockage et de gestion intelligente de l'énergie. Sa production couvrira la consommation en électricité de plus de 1 000 foyers en Corse.

2015-10-09 France
cofely-gdfsuez.com

GlassPoint Solar Inc. will begin work on one of the world's largest solar parks this month, with completion planned for late 2017.

2015-10-07 CSP
www.renewableenergyworld.com

SunEdison Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Chatila created two companies over the past 15 months to buy his solar and wind farms. Now he's cutting them off, and investors like it.

2015-10-07 Companies
www.bloomberg.com

Company claims new solar module prototype sets new world record for module-level efficiency based on mass-production technology. New HIT N330 high-powered module set to debut in U.K.

2015-10-06 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

A l'occasion d'un déplacement le 20 août en Isère sur le thème de la transition énergétique, le Président de la République a annoncé avec Ségolène Royal le doublement de la puissance qui sera désignée à l'appel d'offres solaire « CRE3 » en cours d'instruction. Pour matérialiser cet engagement, Ségolène Royal a demandé à la commission de régulation de l'énergie de lui proposer des projets correspondants à ces nouveaux objectifs. Pour tenir compte des volumes déposés dans chaque sous-famille, les 400 MW supplémentaires qui seront retenus seront répartis comme suit : dans la sous-famille 2a (installations au sol de puissance inférieure à 5 MWc) : sélection de 180 MW au lieu des 75 MW initialement prévus. dans la sous-famille 2b (installations au sol de puissance comprise entre 5 et 12 MWc) : sélection de 420 MW au lieu des 125 MW initialement prévus.

2015-10-06 France
www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr

Federal Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology Alois Stöger, Managing Director of the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund Theresia Vogel and RAG Chief Executive Officer Markus Mitteregger open the Underground Sun Storage test facility in Pilsbach, Upper Austria.

2015-10-05 Technology
www.underground-sun-storage.at

Algeria which is badly hit by the collapse of oil prices on the international market is trying to end its heavy dependency on oil and to diversify its energy production. One of the alternatives raising Algerian authorities' optimism is the Sahara Solar Breeder project (SSB) being developed in cooperation with Japanese researchers.

2015-10-05 Middle East North Africa
northafricapost.com

With its stock price taking a hit, SunEdison is planning a deep cut to its workforce, according to a memo obtained by GTM.

2015-10-04 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

Solar installations globally could grow by between 25 percent and 30 percent in 2015 compared to last year, according to Mercom Capital Group.

2015-10-02 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

SolarCity has gone from its June 2014 acquisition of solar module startup Silevo to today's announcement of what the company claims is production of "the world's most efficient rooftop solar panel, with a module efficiency exceeding 22 percent."

2015-10-02 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

The World Bank has approved a $250 million loan facility to support Jordan's transition to renewable energy and the more efficient use of water resources. The loan is specifically expected boost residential solar PV installations for poor households.T

2015-10-01 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

The founder of Hanergy Thin Film Li Hejun has blamed short sellers for the dramatic decline of his company's share price. Li made the remarks at an event marking the anniversary of Hanergy's founding. The company has also announced today that company deputy chairman Liu Min has resigned.

2015-09-30 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Report by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds that utility-scale solar project developers negotiate average PPAs of just five cents per kWh, an all-time low figure; 30% ITC helps lower costs.

2015-09-30 USA
www.pv-magazine.com

Stationary battery storage has evolved rapidly, and in short order, has become a crowded and highly competitive clean energy market and industry sector, not only in the U.S., but in Western Europe and the Asia-Pacific. Leading vendors, such as LG Chem, Samsung SDI, BYD, Panasonic and Toshiba, as well as GE, Tesla and others, are all competing for a dominant share of a small, but fast-growing, market.

2015-09-30 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

L'atelier « The New Generation Solar Cooloing & Heating » qui s'est tenus à Rome, Italie, le 23 septembre 2015 dernier a été l'occasion de faire un point sur la technologie de refroidissement solaire tant sur le pan de la recherche que celui des développements du marché. L'atelier, qui a réuni 40 participants, a été conjointement organisé par la Tâche 53 d'IEA Solar Heating & Cooling Programme et l'Institut d'Eastbavarian allemand pour le Transfert de technologie, OTTI e. V. Il s'est déroulé la veille de la 6ème Conférence internationale d'OTTI consacrée à la climatisation Solaire. Cette demi-journée d'atelier a été dédiée à la présentation des premiers résultats de la TÂCHE de coopération de recherche internationale dite TASK 53 désormais consacrée à la Nouvelle génération de Refroidissement Solaire & des Systèmes de chauffage qui se déroule de mars 2014 à juin 2017 et qui implique de 10 pays actifs dont certains à l'extérieur de l'Europe.

2015-09-29 Technology
tecsol.blogs.com

Une équipe de scientifiques a fait le bilan cartographique de la consommation énergétique de 10.000 bâtiments dans la vallée alpine. Le but, partant de cette analyse, est de proposer aux personnes et aux entreprises les meilleurs solutions énergétiques.

2015-09-28 France
www.lefigaro.fr

En cette fin d'été, Thierry Salomon (Photo Julien Goldstein - Libé) et son équipe ont été fiers de nous présenter leur nouvel écrin à Fabrègues, au Sud de Montpellier dans l'Hérault. De paille et de bois, à énergie positive, ainsi se veut le nouveau siège social du bureau d'études Izuba Energies au fonctionnement de coopérative. Sur le toit-terrasse, les panneaux solaires apportent les kWh qui font que désormais, chez Izuba, on positive !

2015-09-27 Building
tecsol.blogs.com

How a few simple market changes could place Brazil in the top five global PV regions

2015-09-25 Americas
www.greentechmedia.com

The 2 MWh battery system has been connected to a 10 MW solar PV plant in Catania, making it Italy's inaugural large-scale solar storage project.

2015-09-24 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

Total SA plans to invest $500 million a year in renewable energy, a step by Europe's second-largest oil and gas company to expand in biofuels and solar.

2015-09-23 Companies
www.bloomberg.com

The Byron Rogers building, located in downtown Denver and owned by the U.S. General Services Administration, is a model of how deep energy retrofits can create more efficient, financially valuable, and more productive workspaces.

2015-09-23 Building
blog.rmi.org

Plusieurs représentants officiels dont le Sénateur-Maire de Lyon (Gérard Collomb), le Ministre de l'Ambassade du Japon en France (Ichiro Ogasawara,), le représentant de la Direction Générale de l'Energie à la Commission Européenne (Mario Dionisio), et François Bertière, P-DG de Bouygues Immobilier ont inauguré jeudi, Hikari, un îlot mixte à énergie positive situé à La Confluence, le premier quartier durable labellisé WWF de France.

2015-09-22 France
www.enerzine.com

Le cabinet EY publie son baromètre des pays les plus attractifs pour le développement des énergies renouvelables. Les États-Unis retrouvent leur place de numéro un devant la Chine. La France et sa transition énergétique sont septièmes.

2015-09-22 Market
www.lefigaro.fr

The Hague-based high-tech company Eternal Sun, a specialist in solar testing equipment, designed and upgraded the Energy Research Centre's new testing lab.

2015-09-22 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

The investment necessary to move toward 100% renewable energy by 2050 would be more than covered by future savings in fuel costs, according to a ground-breaking new report from Greenpeace, researched in collaboration with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR).

2015-09-21 Events
www.greenpeace.org

EDF souhaite doubler son parc de centrales électriques basées sur les énergies renouvelables et se développer à l'international dans le cadre de son plan stratégique pour 2030, annonce son PDG dans un entretien accordé aux Echos.

2015-09-21 Companies
www.lefigaro.fr

The hotter solar cells become, the less efficient they are at converting sunlight to electricity, a problem that has long vexed the solar industry. Now, Stanford engineers have developed a transparent overlay that increases efficiency by cooling the cells even in full sunlight.

2015-09-21 Technology
news.stanford.edu

The bankruptcy of Tianwei signals Beijing will allow a new round of failures for weaker solar panel makers, with YIngli and ReneSola the most likely to come under pressure.

2015-09-21 Companies
www.youngchinabiz.com

Le verdict est tombé. Abrupt. Au-delà des déclarations d'intention des politiques, en matière de soutien au développement des filières énergétiques, la machine technocratique de Bruxelles n'a de cesse que de privilégier les secteurs d'activités centralisés plutôt favorables aux grands groupes au détriment des secteurs d'énergie plus diffuse au sein desquels exercent plus volontiers les PME ou les ETI. A ce titre, les résultats des appels à projet « Low Carbon Energy » consacrés à l'innovation et à la R&D sont plutôt confondants. Le solaire, et plus encore le solaire thermique, sont bien les parents pauvres de ces programmes européens.

2015-09-20 France
tecsol.blogs.com

C'est un long bâtiment aux façades de bois clair, entouré de jardins potagers. Une quarantaine de jeunes en insertion professionnelle, apprentis, intérimaires ou travailleurs saisonniers, y font escale un an ou deux, le temps d'entrer dans la vie active. « Trop bien, trop cool », dit Ahmed, vingt ans, qui recherche un emploi en rêvant à un avenir de footballeur. « Cool » est le terme juste : ouverte voilà deux ans dans la petite commune de Thouars (Deux-Sèvres), la résidence est de conception bioclimatique, avec exposition plein sud, auvents brise-soleil, ventilation à double flux, isolation intérieure et extérieure, chaudière à bois et panneaux solaires pour l'eau chaude sanitaire.

2015-09-20 France
www.lemonde.fr

A l'occasion de la visite du Président de la République, le 18 septembre, à la centrale photovoltaïque de Roc du Doun en Corrèze, une lettre ouverte (ci-jointe et ci-dessous) publiée dans l'édition du jour du Figaro, lui a été adressée. Le fondateur de La Compagnie du Vent y appelle le Président de la République à prendre les initiatives nécessaires pour rouvrir le débat législatif sur le problème de l'absorption des ETI par les grands groupes en France.

2015-09-19 France
tecsol.blogs.com

Saudi ACWA Power and Emirati Masdar plan to make an official offer to the Ministry of Electricity next week to establish renewable energy projects with a capacity of 2,000 MW.

2015-09-19 Middle East North Africa
www.dailynewsegypt.com

Disposés le long d'une place nautique, trois nouveaux bâtiments s'alignent au centre du confluent, un morceau de ville futuriste dans le prolongement de l'hypercentre de Lyon, entre Rhône et Saône, construit sur d'anciennes friches industrielles. Démarré il y a plus de dix ans, le chantier Lyon Confluence,...

2015-09-18 Building
www.lemonde.fr

Le Groupe ENGIE a annoncé avoir conclu une prise de participation de 6 millions de dollars dans la société Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS), une startup installée en Californie spécialisée dans le stockage d'énergie. Elle fait suite à la visite en Californie par Isabelle Kocher, Directeur général délégué d'ENGIE, en charge des opérations.

2015-09-18 Companies
www.enerzine.com

In the quest for competitive CSP, storage is a must.

2015-09-16 CSP
www.greentechmedia.com

Reporting from SPI in Anaheim: thin-film PV giant to lower costs and gain efficiency with improvements at new factory

2015-09-16 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has set a new efficiency record for silicon solar cells. For the first time, an efficiency of 25.1 percent has been measured for a both sides-contacted silicon solar cell. Having a simple rear side contact without any patterning, this type of solar cell converts one quarter of the incident sunlight into electricity. The new concept for the solar cell rear side holds great potential for further increases in efficiency.

2015-09-15 Technology
www.ise.fraunhofer.de

Andrew Beebe of Obvious Ventures focuses on the energy storage business model, not chemical engineering.

2015-09-14 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

Supporters are happy, but the entire package of energy bills receives mixed reviews.

2015-09-12 Americas
www.greentechmedia.com

Tier-1 Chinese solar firm says that the subsidy delays of more than one year are storing up trouble for the country's solar industry, reports Bloomberg.

2015-09-11 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

San Antonio just announced a brilliant new business model for renewable energy.

2015-09-11 Americas
www.slate.com

?Distributed switching? eliminates magnetics, aluminum and copper.

2015-09-11 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

Dans le cadre de la conférence mondiale pour le climat, le premier ministre a annoncé ce jeudi la fin du soutien de la France à la construction de centrales à charbon à l'étranger.

2015-09-10 France
www.lefigaro.fr

Company claims new advanced digital processing can dramatically lower inverter's weight and size while optimizing performance; market launch penciled for December.

2015-09-10 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

Australian organic PV and perovskite solar cell (PSC) developer Dyesol claims to have made a significant breakthrough in perovskite stability for solar applications. The company claims to have produced 1cm squared perovskite cells, at around 10% conversion efficiency, which can with stand accelerated degradation testing for over 1000 hours.

2015-09-09 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

The Chinese polysilicon and wafer producer plans to sell all non-solar related interests to Jiangsu Golden Concord Energy Co. for a reported sum of 3.2 billion yuan.

2015-09-08 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

"While more significant regional variations remain than for baseload technologies, variable renewable technology costs continue to converge towards international benchmarks at the lower end of their cost range," the report finds.

2015-09-08 Market
www.pv-magazine.com

The Indian government has ordered state utility giant NTPC to sell more expensive solar generated electricity with cheaper coal power as a single unit in an effort to increase solar uptake. As part of the initiative, the NTPC will build 15 GW of solar plants by 2019.

2015-09-07 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

Conçue comme une aide à la construction par Petit, filiale de Vinci Construction France, la maquette numérique des bâtiments occupés par Thales à Velizy-Villacoublay (Yvelines) a été adaptée en vue de leur exploitation. C'est une première en France.

2015-09-04 Building
www.lemoniteur.fr

Answer: scale. Can anyone do for thin-film solar what China did for silicon PV?

2015-09-03 Market
www.greentechmedia.com

Can a huge solar updraft tower be permitted, financed and built? Is EnviroMission the one to do it?

2015-09-03 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

Akinwumi Adesina, 55 ans, le nouveau président de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), a pris ses fonctions mardi 1er septembre à Abidjan. L'ancien ministre de l'agriculture du Nigeria a été élu le 28 mai, pour un mandat de cinq ans, lors des assemblées annuelles de la BAD. Cette institution financière, la plus importante du continent (100 milliards de dollars de capital), investit plus de 6 milliards d'euros chaque année dans des projets de développement.

2015-09-01 Developing countries
www.lemonde.fr

Following a meeting with representatives of Greenpeace Israel, Finance Ministry officials pledged on Sunday to reevaluate certain barriers blocking the solar energy industry's advancement.

2015-08-31 Middle East North Africa
www.jpost.com

Par arrêté du 28 août 2015 modifiant l'arrêté du 15 décembre 2009 relatif à la programmation pluriannuelle des investissements de production d'électricité (JORF n°0200 du 30 août 2015 page 15376), la ministre de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie a traduit dans un texte l'engagement du Président de la République de fixer à 8000MW la puissance totale installée en énergie solaire photovoltaïque au 31 décembre 2020. Un objectif dont la valeur juridique pourrait être modifiée.

2015-08-30 France
www.arnaudgossement.com

The Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Federal Minister for Economic Co-operation and Development Thomas Silberhorn, announced that the Tunisian-German partnership is currently carrying out a solar photovoltaic pilot project.

2015-08-27 Middle East North Africa
www.esi-africa.com

The acquisition is likely coming at a crucial time for the battery startup, which is working on a second-generation of its battery technology.

2015-08-27 Companies
fortune.com

Créée en juin 2011 par Marc Ricci et Pierre-Yves Thoulon, la start-up Crosslux installée près d'Aix-en-Provence et spécialisée dans le développement de vitrages photovoltaïques producteurs d'électricité via la technologie du CIGS, déposera le 31 août prochain un dossier finalisé pour reprendre la société Nexcis. Réponse attendue de la part d'EDF le 7 septembre prochain. En cas de bonnes nouvelles, les premiers vitrages pourraient sortir des lignes de production à fin novembre. Déroulé d'une histoire qui dispose de tous les ingrédients pour bien se terminer?

2015-08-26 Companies
tecsol.blogs.com

The number of subsidized solar power storage installations has increased by more than 35% in a year in Germany. Falling prices and the desire for energy independence are fuelling this high demand.

2015-08-26 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

Chancellor Angela Merkel cemented Germany's shift toward an economy powered by renewable energy in 2010 with her ?Energiewende? plan. One result has been a seemingly unstoppable decline in wholesale electricity prices, which tumbled to a 12-year low on Monday.

2015-08-26 Europe
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Panasonic currently leads the EV battery space with a 39% market share.

2015-08-26 Market
www.greentechmedia.com

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world's No.1 contract chip manufacturer, on Tuesday said it would stop making solar modules at the end of this month because the sector was not profitable.

2015-08-25 Companies
in.reuters.com

Le fabricant de matériaux semi-conducteurs Soitec vient de subir un revers dans sa stratégie de recentrage vers l'électronique. Malgré l'accord signé fin mai avec ConcenSolar en vue de la cession d'une partie de ses activités énergie solaire, la transaction engagée ne sera pas finalisée. La société iséroise indique qu'elle "regrette l'arrêt des négociations et la perte d'une opportunité de plus-value attendue de cette cession".

2015-08-25 Companies
www.info-economique.com

A couple of new reports from the Chinese solar sector are shining a spotlight on consolidation that's still needed before the industry can return to health. One report cites the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the sector regulator, saying more such consolidation is necessary and the pace should accelerate. The second is a technical announcement from Yingli, the weakest among China's major panel makers, saying it has fallen out of compliance with US listing requirements due to its low stock price.

2015-08-24 Companies
blog.renewableenergyworld.com

En visite à l'INES de Chambéry, François Hollande n'est pas venu les mains vides. Telle est souvent la règle dans ce type de déplacement. Dans sa besace, un doublement de l'appel d'offres CRE3 pour la filière solaire photovoltaïque. De quoi redonner quelques perspectives de marché aux acteurs du secteur.

2015-08-20 France
tecsol.blogs.com

Yingli Green Energy has received an official notice from NYSE stating that the company was not in compliance with the stock exchange's price criteria.

2015-08-19 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

If you're considering solar power but aren't quite sure it's worth the expense, Google wants to point you in the right direction. Tapping its trove of satellite imagery and the latest in artificial intelligence, the company is offering a new online service that will instantly estimate how much you'll save with a roof full of solar panels.

2015-08-18 Events
www.wired.com

India's National Solar Mission has outlined the annual targets required between now and 2022 if the nation is to hit its goal of installing 100 GW of solar PV capacity by that date.

2015-08-17 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

Announcement forms part of a 500 MW renewable energy push by the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), with 250 MW of wind and 50 MW of CSP also confirmed.

2015-08-14 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

Solar cells made from perovskites have great potential for high efficiency and low cost, but more research is necessary to scale them up to mass production. A new federal grant will support that effort and other perovskite improvements at Brown University, Rhode Island College and the University of Nebraska?Lincoln.

2015-08-14 Technology
news.brown.edu

Bloomberg news briefs on renewable energy developments across the globe.

2015-08-12 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Pour préserver le climat, le cofondateur de négaWatt bataille pour économiser l'énergie dans le logement et l'industrie.

2015-08-12 France
www.liberation.fr

AVACO, an equipment manufacturer that specializes in the sputtering (PVD) vacuum deposition equipment, receives purchase order of $5.8M in production tools under a Capital Lease Agreement from STION, a U.S. based thin film solar manufacturer.

2015-08-12 Companies
www.businesswire.com

The DoE and numerous organizations and governments globally are focused on driving down the cost of solar convinced that lower costs will drive higher deployment. The cost of manufacturing modules and soft costs are in focus as is driving down LCOE. Switching costs are more difficult to address, however, they are a crucial piece of the residential PV deployment puzzle.

2015-08-11 USA
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Modifying existing infrastructure could add 20 GW of pumped hydro storage in just seven years.

2015-08-10 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

A steel disc promises far more than grid balancing.

2015-08-10 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

The country has embraced technological innovation?except in renewable energy. Is that finally changing?

2015-08-07 Middle East North Africa
www.slate.com

American thin film producer Stion will double its production capacity from 60 MW to 120 MW, after placing a tool order with Korean supplier Avaco. The equipment supply deal is worth US$5.8 million and will see Avaco supply Stion with six thermal processing furnaces and two TCO deposition tools.

2015-08-07 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Pour Tesla, la route se révèle un peu plus compliquée que ne l'espérait Elon Musk, son fondateur et patron. Mercredi 5 août, en marge de la publication de ses résultats trimestriels, le fabricant américain de voitures électriques a abaissé son objectif de livraisons pour l'ensemble de l'année. De 55 000 véhicules au minimum, celui-ci est désormais compris dans une fourchette allant de 50 000 et 55 000. L'an passé, le constructeur avait livré 35 000 voitures.

2015-08-06 Companies
www.lemonde.fr

In 2014, electricity production in the 34 members of the OECD fell slightly to 10 712 TWh a decrease of 0.8% or 86 TWh compared to 2013, according to provisional data recently released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). This decline was driven by lower fossil fuel and hydro production that were only partially offset by growth in non-hydro renewables ( 8.5%) and nuclear ( 0.9%).

2015-08-06 Events
www.iea.org

A utility in northeastern Australia is rolling out a pilot solar storage pilot project to create a 'virtual power plant' in areas where grid capacity is constrained. The 12-month project will allow for remote control of the residential solar storage systems to provide grid support.

2015-08-06 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

In the South Oman oilfields, a glass-encased Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project the size of an average nuclear plant has broken a new record for solar.

2015-08-06 CSP
www.renewableenergyworld.com

De l'énergie propre aux Etats-Unis, ça serait un nouveau truc lancé par Obama pour briller à la conférence de Paris sur le climat ? Comme si les renouvelables n'avaient pas déjà envahi le marché électrique américain ! Les entreprises du Net font évoluer le paysage au galop, Apple jouant les locomotives.

2015-08-05 Americas
blogs.rue89.nouvelobs.com

The company's entire module production will be running at an average efficiency of 16.2 percent by the end of the year.

2015-08-04 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

L'ultimatum avait été fixé au 31 juillet par le groupe Engie principal actionnaire de la PME d'Aix-les-Bains spécialisée dans l'énergie solaire. Le Plan de Sauvegarde pour l'Emploi a donc finalement été signé dans les temps entre la direction et les salariés. Le groupe Engie aurait fait quelques concessions et efforts supplémentaires pour reclasser au mieux les salariés concernés (au nombre de 37) dans les différentes filiales du groupe. En essayant de pallier les problèmes de mobilité qui ne manquent pas de se poser dans de telles situations. Dès la rentrée de septembre, la société Clipsol reprendra donc sa marche en avant en se concentrant sur le solaire collectif et notamment les réseaux de chaleur solaire et l'autoconsommation, nouveaux axes stratégiques du groupe. De quoi espérer dans un avenir durable pour cette entreprise pionnier historique du solaire en France !

2015-07-31 France
tecsol.blogs.com

Alors que les tarifs augmentent ce samedi, le bilan énergétique 2014 montre que les Français sont toujours enclins à laisser tout allumé.

2015-07-31 France
www.liberation.fr

L'Agence marocaine de l'énergie solaire s'est associée au français Alcen dans une société marocaine, Alsolen. Cette dernière développera des centrales thermodynamiques pour des marchés à l'international.

2015-07-27 CSP
www.lematin.ma

Symbion Power, an American Independent Power Producer, and the most prolific investor in the African power sector from the United States announced today that it has entered into a Protocol D'Accord directly with His Excellency Hery Rajaonarimampianina, President of the Republic of Madagascar. The agreement covers the phased development of seven new power plants that will utilize biomass, solar and heavy fuel oil as primary fuel sources. The total capacity will be 180 Megawatts. The objective is to build more efficient and cost effective electrical energy solutions that will contribute to the economic growth of Madagascar.

2015-07-24 Developing countries
www.businesswire.com

Ce 22 juillet 2015 est intervenu le vote définitif de la loi sur la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte et des 100 signatures de cent conventions « Territoires à énergie positive pour la croissance verte ». Ce texte fixe les grands objectifs du nouveau modèle énergétique français. Il prévoit aussi une série de mesures dont les effets sont immédiats pour notre quotidien. Ségolène Royal souligne qu'avec cette loi, la France est exemplaire pour recevoir la Conférence de Paris sur le climat. Le texte va aussi permettre de créer 100 000 emplois de la croissance verte. Rénovation des logements, transports propres, tri des déchets, énergies renouvelables : retour sur les grands objectifs et les 20 actions concrètes lancées par la ministre.

2015-07-22 France
tecsol.blogs.com

A newly released Deutsche Bank markets research report has adjusted its solar power forecast prognosis for India to 34 GW by 2020, an increase of about 240% from its previous estimation of 14 GW. India has a pivotal part to play with its 2020 commitment to solar energy increasing five-folds to 100 GW.

2015-07-22 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

L'ADEME, avec la contribution des ministères de l'Ecologie, du Développement Durable et de l'Energie, de l'Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, et de l'Économie, de l'Industrie et du Numérique, présente les 15 projets de recherche retenus en 2015 dans le cadre de l'Appel à projets « Energie Durable : production, gestion et utilisation efficaces ». Lancé à l'automne 2014, l'appel à projets de recherche (APR) « Energie Durable : production, gestion et utilisation efficaces » est une mesure concrète prévue à l'article 53 du projet de loi relatif à la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte, intitulé « La recherche et l'innovation pour la politique énergétique ». Il a pour objectif d'encourager des projets de recherche finalisée impliquant des organismes de recherche, centres techniques, entreprises, associations professionnelles.... Les 15 projets retenus dans le cadre de l'édition 2015 couvrent la production d'énergie (4 projets), la gestion et l'utilisation efficace de l'énergie (8 projets) et la mutualisation énergétique (3 projets).

2015-07-14 France
tecsol.blogs.com

NY Prize awards money to 83 projects for feasibility studies.

2015-07-09 Americas
www.greentechmedia.com

Following speculation, Intersolar Europe and EU PVSEC will join forces in June 2016. The merger will see the Intersolar tradeshow and storage conference run concurently with, yet independently from, EU PVSEC's R&D conference.

2015-07-08 Events
www.pv-magazine.com

ENGIE vient d'acquérir une participation de 95 % du capital donnant 100 % des droits de vote dans la société Solairedirect, acteur de référence dans la production d'énergie solaire compétitive. Ce rapprochement entre les deux sociétés permet à ENGIE de renforcer sa position dans le solaire en devenant le numéro un du secteur en France avec une capacité installée totale brute de 383 MW. Il permet également de renforcer ses positions dans le monde, la société Solairedirect développant des projets dans 15 pays, où le groupe ENGIE est également présent.

2015-07-01 France
tecsol.blogs.com

Un jour. La DGEC aura laissé une seule journée aux opérateurs pour déposer leur dossier en ayant la certitude que le nouveau tarif T4 était bien pris en compte au 1er avril 2015. De quoi encombrer les couloirs des locaux d'ErDF dans toute la France ! Le gouvernement a en effet publié le 30 juin l'arrêté du 26 juin 2015 modifiant l'arrêté tarifaire PV du 4 mars 2011. Par l'article 8, cet arrêté acte donc la hausse du T4 à 13,95ctseuros/kWh pour les moins de 36 kWc et à 13,25ctseuros/kWh pour les moins de 100 kWc au 1er avril 2015. Toujours côté tarif, l'article 7 vient revoir les seuils de dégressivité trimestrielle, avec un seuil de déclenchement de la baisse du T4 à partir de 50 MW de demandes de raccordements pour les 3ème et 4ème trimestres 2015 (i=17 et i=18) avec une baisse du T4 de 2%. A partir du 1er trimestre 2016, le seuil sera abaissé à 30 MW de demandes de raccordement/trimestre, avec une baisse du T4 de 0,8%. Des mesures qui sont loin d'apporter la stabilité demandée par les acteurs de la filière !

2015-07-01 France
tecsol.blogs.com

Comme chaque année, la Société Chimique de France délivre différents prix à des chercheurs émérites. En cette année 2015, le Grand Prix Pierre Süe a été remis à Daniel Lincot pour ses contributions remarquables au développement des recherches sur le photovoltaïque. Quand la chimie transcende l'énergie solaire photovoltaïque !

2015-07-01 France
tecsol.blogs.com

Les producteurs d'électricité à partir de source photovoltaïque lésés par des retards de transmission par le gestionnaire de réseau vont assurément trouver matière à réflexion dans la décision que vient de rendre la Cour de cassation. Il est en effet reconnu au plus haut niveau la faute du gestionnaire de réseau dans le non respect du délai de transmission de l'offre de raccordement, de même que l'évaluation faite par les juges du fond du quantum du préjudice.

2015-07-01 France
www.actu-environnement.com

Tombé en désuétude, l'usage de l'air comprimé comme source d'énergie revient au goût du jour dans le bâtiment. Grâce au groupe d'ingénierie et d'architecture AIA, qui lancera en ­septembre prochain la start-up Air4Stock pour porter son projet innovant Air4Power, dévoilé ce jeudi à Nantes.

2015-06-26 Building
www.lesechos.fr

SolarCity called it in 2014. Canadian Solar recently voiced its concerns during its first-quarter 2015 earnings call. Will there be a module supply shortage by the end of 2015?

2015-06-25 Market
www.greentechmedia.com

Jim Hughes, CEO of vertically integrated solar developer First Solar, spoke at the recent Edison Electric Institute meeting in New Orleans. He cited "three big trends" in solar power.

2015-06-24 Market
www.greentechmedia.com

Soitec (Euronext Paris), leader mondial dans la conception et la production de matériaux semi-conducteurs ultra-innovants, annonce une nouvelle avancée dans son projet SmartCell?. Ce projet porte sur le développement d'une cellule solaire à quatre jonctions en tirant profit du leadership de Soitec dans le domaine des matériaux semi-conducteurs. Après avoir établi un record mondial d'efficacité en décembre 2014, la cellule à quatre jonctions SmartCell vient d'être intégrée avec succès dans un module photovoltaïque à concentration (CPV), permettant à ce dernier d'atteindre une conversion de 38,9 pour cent de l'énergie solaire en courant électrique. Cela représente une augmentation significative par rapport au record mondial précédemment atteint par des modules CPV.

2015-06-24 CPV
www.soitec.com

The renewable-energy boom is here. Trillions of dollars will be invested over the next 25 years, driving some of the most profound changes yet in how humans get their electricity. That's according to a new forecast by Bloomberg New Energy Finance that plots out global power markets to 2040.

2015-06-23 Market
www.bloomberg.com

Lithium-ion battery production is more likely to be constrained by cobalt or nickel supplies than by lithium availability, experts believe. Li-ion battery makers use both metals in greater quantities than lithium, which has been the subject of significant supply concerns as battery production ramps up. In fact, none of these minerals are worryingly scarce in nature.

2015-06-23 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

L'Observatoire de l'énergie solaire photovoltaïque en France estime à 885 MWc la puissance PV raccordée en 2014 sur l'Hexagone, portant le parc total à 4928 MW à fin décembre dernier, après un creux historique à 610 MWc en 2013. La situation du secteur reste malgré tout préoccupante pour le think tank France Territoire Solaire : la hausse de 45% de la puissance mise en service en 2014 comparé à 2013 apparaît en effet surtout tirée par les grandes centrales de plus de 1 MWc, segment en progression de 88% à 510 MWc, soit 60% de la puissance totale raccordée

2015-06-22 France
www.lechodusolaire.fr

Shaping our energy future into one that is efficient, reliable, affordable, and sustainable is a significant undertaking. Much of this effort is focused around the energy industry, utilities, and power grids ? which can seem intangible to the average consumer. But the performance and integration of the homes we all live in is a critical part of solving national energy challenges.

2015-06-22 Building
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Les derniers chiffres de l'Observatoire de l'énergie solaire photovoltaïque témoignent d'une année 2014 en demi-teinte et prévoient un exercice 2015 difficile. Actuellement, seules les grandes centrales tirent le marché.

2015-06-19 France
www.lefigaro.fr

À six mois de la COP 21, Pascal Canfin, ancien ministre du Développement et conseiller climat du WRI (World Ressources Institute) et Alain Grandjean, économiste et fondateur du cabinet de conseil Carbone 4 ont remis leur rapport sur la mobilisation des financements climat au président de la République. Ils y dressent un bilan de la situation actuelle et y formulent 10 propositions pour une feuille de route du financement d'une économie décarbonée. Entretien avec Alain Grandjean.

2015-06-19 France
www.novethic.fr

In Germany and South Africa, researchers and industry are cooperating in a "solar melting of aluminium in a directly radiated rotary kiln" (SOLAM ) project to develop a method by which aluminium foundries could use solar energy to melt the metal, states the German Aerospace Centre.

2015-06-18 Technology
www.esi-africa.com

Et si l'efficacité énergétique était aussi une affaire de mobilier? Un designer et un architecte-ingénieur français se sont associés pour concevoir une table qui avale les calories.

2015-06-18 Building
www.lemoniteur.fr

Trina Solar Ltd. will invest in a $500 million plant with India's Welspun Energy Ltd. as the world's biggest supplier of panels seeks to circumvent U.S. and European Union sanctions on solar shipments from China. The 2-gigawatt facility will be in either the western state of Gujarat or southern state of Andhra Pradesh, Zhiguo Zhu, senior vice president of Trina Solar, said in a phone interview. Construction of the plant, planned in two phases, will take about 18 months, Zhiguo said. ?We'll use Indian products to export to the U.S. or even Europe,? Zhiguo said.

2015-06-17 Companies
www.bloomberg.com

The research group at the NIMS Photovoltaic Materials Unit achieved 15% energy conversion efficiency in perovskite solar cells for the first time certified at an international public test center.

2015-06-17 Technology
www.nims.go.jp

For the first time ever, the world's energy consumption has increased without causing an equivalent spike in carbon dioxide emissions.

2015-06-17 Events
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Smartphone users can now access the most reliable data on global renewable energy potential, for free, thanks to an application launched today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The Global Atlas pocket, now available on all platforms including BlackBerry® 10, iOS, Android? and Windows Phone®, is the only global tool of its kind, combining 1,000 maps from 67 governments and 50 data centres to provide information on renewable energy resources anywhere in the world.

2015-06-16 Events
www.irena.org

SOLEWA, spécialiste de l'installation et la maintenance de solutions solaires photovoltaïques, vient de reprendre FACILASOL. L'entreprise compte désormais 2400 installations, représentant une puissance installée de 60 MWc (Mega Watt Crêtes), ce qui en fait un des leaders du solaire photovoltaïque en France. 

2015-06-16 Companies
www.revenuagricole.fr

New York's antiquated infrastructure was in trouble long before hurricane Sandy. The bulk power system, designed to meet a peak demand 75 percent higher than most of America, is underutilized most of the day. New Yorkers have been paying some of the highest electrical bills in the nation, so that air conditioners have power during the hottest summer days. Hurricane Sandy revealed the vulnerabilities of the low-lying Atlantic state's grid. Governor Andrew Cuomo's response is a plan calling for New York's statewide adoption of community utilities, or Community Choice Aggregation (CCA).

2015-06-15 USA
www.renewableenergyworld.com

An interview with First Solar CTO Raffi Garabedian scratches the surface on bandgap grading.

2015-06-15 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announces five new partnerships that will award up to $6.5 million in federal funds to technical teams throughout the country. The cost-shared projects with industry, universities, and other stakeholders will address the challenge of enabling the nation's electric grid to handle increasing amounts of renewable energy.

2015-06-15 USA
www.nrel.gov

Avec sa batterie Powerwall, destinée à révolutionner la consommation d'électricité des foyers, le groupe d'Elon Musk a fait sensation. «Libération» fait le point.

2015-06-14 Market
www.liberation.fr

The budget allocated for the development of renewable energy sources is forecast to increase to five times the current amount next year, underlining the government's commitment to shift toward new energies amid depleting fossil fuel resources. The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said on Friday that the budget for the directorate general for new renewable energy and energy conservation may soar to Rp 11 trillion (US$824.9 million) next year, up from Rp 2.2 trillion this year.

2015-06-13 Asia
www.thejakartapost.com

Directeur de l'Institut National de l'Energie Solaire (INES) depuis 2008, Jean-Pierre Joly, 64 ans, tire sa révérence à l'aube de l'été 2015. Ce spécialiste des matériaux silicium a été l'un des acteurs du fantastique essor de l'énergie solaire lors de cette dernière décennie. Il nous livre son expérience mais aussi ses frustrations et ses espoirs sur la filière française photovoltaïque à l'heure du boom mondial du solaire. Entretien sans concession !

2015-06-11 France
tecsol.blogs.com

Tata Industries Ltd has invested an additional 10 million Swiss francs ($10.67 million) in Flisom, a Swiss company developing solar power technologies. The Tata Hroup had invested 42.5 million Swiss francs in Flisom in 2013 for a plant with an annual capacity of 15MW in Switzerland's Niederhasli-Zurich

2015-06-11 Companies
www.livemint.com

Le Maroc est le deuxième pays africain à publier sa contribution nationale de lutte contre le changement climatique, en vue de la Conférence climat de Paris (COP 21). Le pays s'engage dans celle-ci à ralentir ses émissions de gaz à effet de serre jusqu'à 32% à l'horizon 2030, s'il bénéficie d'un appui financier international suffisant. Le pays hôte de la future COP 22 est en effet engagé dans un plan d'adaptation, et va continuer à réduire ses subventions aux énergies fossiles.

2015-06-11 Middle East North Africa
www.novethic.fr

California has moved one step closer to making one of its "big, bold energy-efficiency strategies" outlined seven years ago a reality. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) have launched a residential Zero Net Energy Action Plan to build a self-sustaining market for all new homes to be net-zero energy by 2020.

2015-06-10 Building
www.greentechmedia.com

India is set to add more solar capacity than wind power for the first time as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to harness the sun's rays to curb energy shortages. Solar installations are on course to exceed 2,500 megawatts in the year though March 31, 2016, topping the 2,400-megawatt target for wind, according to interviews with officials from India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

2015-06-10 Asia
www.bloomberg.com

SunEdison CEO Ahmad Chatila reacts to SunPower's allegations of poaching and data theft.

2015-06-09 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

El Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo creará un nuevo cargo que desincentivará el uso de baterías o sistemas de almacenamiento por parte de los autoconsumidores de electricidad (por ejemplo, a través de placas solares fotovoltaicas) que se conecten además a la red, según se aprecia en el borrador de real decreto que regula esta actividad, cuyo contenido está siendo sometido a consulta pública.

2015-06-08 Europe
economia.elpais.com

Within a decade, solar photovoltaics could account for 10 percent of electricity supply globally, beating out coal and nuclear as "default" power generation technologies. That's the conclusion of a new analysis from investment bank UBS, which found that global installed solar capacity will more than triple between now and 2025, and then triple again between 2025 and 2050. By the middle of the century, UBS estimates that nearly 3,000 gigawatts of solar will be installed worldwide.

2015-06-08 Market
www.greentechmedia.com

Is lithium-ion the only type of battery worth considering for stationary applications and electric vehicles? Predicted price drops and the hype surrounding production increases make it seem so. But many dispute the idea -- including Imergy Power Systems' COO and President Tim Hennessy.

2015-06-08 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

Understanding how the proposal for inviting solar tariff bids in dollar terms and India's largest thermal power generation company may hold the key to making the dream of 24x7 power a distinctive reality for 1.3 billion citizens, even in the midst of contradictions that riddle the growth of India's power sector.

2015-06-08 Asia
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., a Chinese solar manufacturer that hasn't reported net income in almost four years, may return to profitability in the second half, the chief financial officer said.

2015-06-05 Companies
www.bloomberg.com

A survey by DNV GL of a range of participants in the MENA region's solar markets has confirmed that Dubai and Jordan are considered the markets with the greatest short term potential. Looking beyond two years, Saudi Arabia is seen as having the highest potential, despite the slow movement in the market today.

2015-06-04 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

In a U.S. federal lawsuit filed yesterday, June 3, SunPower Corp. has accused SunEdison Inc. of poaching over 20 employees and trade secrets between 2011 and 2014, in order to gain a competitive edge.

2015-06-04 Companies
www.pv-magazine.com

Europe recently approves studies for energy infrastructure plans that could transform its energy market and boost renewable investments. Electricity interconnection plans specifically between U.K. and France, and Greece, Cyprus and Israel stand out.

2015-06-03 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

The Global Apollo program looks to emulate the successful moon missions of the '60s by diverting similar levels of efforts and funding towards making clean energy cheaper than coal.

2015-06-03 Events
www.pv-magazine.com

Earlier this year, South African-based alternative energy system installers AdSolar EPC, chose a solar photovoltaic (PV) system by Schneider Electric to power the construction of a 22-room Rhino Ridge luxury game lodge bordering the Hluhluwe Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

2015-06-02 Events
www.esi-africa.com

The Korean solar cell manufacturer has announced plans to construct the nation's first large-scale cell fab at a cost of $315.54 million. Facility will be located in Jincheon.

2015-06-01 Asia
www.pv-magazine.com

The suddenness in the acceleration of the Solar initiatives being launched by the Government of India has not only taken our country by surprise, but also caught industry participants off guard. It would thus be natural in a sense, to assume the difficulty of the global community to fathom the pace of developments that the Solar Industry in India is presently witnessing. Especially in the backdrop of India's historical Hindu rate of growth.

2015-05-30 Asia
blog.renewableenergyworld.com

Australian-made technology that will allow householders to remotely monitor and control their electricity usage, and utilities to coordinate demand management programs, is being trialed in the city of Perth and regional Queensland.

2015-05-29 Building
www.pv-magazine.com

Full member backing for name change from European Photovoltaic Industry Association to SolarPower Europe to reflect expanding "scope of organization".

2015-05-28 Europe
www.pv-magazine.com

Annual report reveals solar PV accounts for more than 1% of global electricity demand for first time ever, recognizes growth and evolution of the industry.

2015-05-28 Market
www.pv-magazine.com

The Spanish renewable developer has been given the green light to proceed with the Atacama 2 project, which is a combined PV/CSP development in the Atacama desert.

2015-05-28 CSP
www.pv-magazine.com

While energy storage is creating a growing buzz that reminds many of the boom period that solar went through, Jigar Shah offers a sobering keynote address that ESA Executive Director Matt Roberts described as a ?reality check.?

2015-05-28 Market
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Romande Energie et l'EPFL ont construit ensemble, sur le campus de l'EPFL, le plus grand parc solaire de Suisse intégré à un complexe de bâtiments existants. Inauguré mardi dernier, ce parc, d'une surface de 15.500 m2, couvre plus de 25 toitures, à l'image d'une seule centrale sur tous les toits d'un quartier. Mais c'est également d'un important laboratoire de recherche et d'enseignement que se voit dotée la Haute Ecole.

2015-05-27 Europe
www.enerzine.com

News of solar PV plans in Jordan is coming in fast and thick on the back of announcements last week that projects totaling 200 MW had been tendered at record low prices. The country appears to be gearing up for its day in the sun, but it can't afford to rest on its laurels, with the fossil fuel industries still lobbying heavily.

2015-05-26 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

La plus puissante, la plus dense, la plus compétitive, la plus française, la centrale solaire photovoltaïque de Cestas en Gironde (300 MW) développée par la société neoen est aussi à ce jour la plus grande du continent européen et l'une des trois centrales les plus imposantes dans le monde.

2015-05-26 France
tecsol.blogs.com

Some commercial and industrial facilities are betting that PV plus "smart" energy storage solutions will help them save money. But how much savings is up for debate.

2015-05-24 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Kindeya Redaie n'a pas l'électricité dans sa maison, mais il a pu acheter deux b?ufs avec l'argent que lui a versé l'Etat pour avoir le droit de planter une éolienne sur son lopin de terre. « J'aurais préféré garder mon champ, mais je suis fier d'habiter là où a été installée la première ferme éolienne du pays », se console le paysan en regardant les gigantesques pales blanches qui battent l'air à un rythme régulier au-dessus de sa tête.

2015-05-23 Developing countries
www.lemonde.fr

China-based thin-film solar company Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd. said that trading of its shares was halted at its request from 10.40 a.m. on May 20, 2015. The company's stock price dropped approximately 47% from 7.37 HKD on May 19 to 3.91 HKD on May 20. Since the beginning of 2015 to May 19, the company's stock price had increased by 176%. The company declined to comment on the price drop and said it will issue a statement containing inside information at a later date. According to the »Financial Times«, which conducted an investigation on Hanergy sharp stock market gains in March, »some unconventional practices were behind Hanergy Group's soaring fortune«. At the time, the FT reported that the price gains registered by Hanergy stocks over the past months consistently occurred during the final 10 minutes of trade. © PHOTON

2015-05-21 Companies

Soitec (Euronext Paris), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, today announced a definitive agreement with ConcenSolar, a privately held company and a business partner of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) leader Suncore Photovoltaic Technology Co Ltd, to divest its solar system business.

2015-05-21 Companies
www.soitec.com

Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., the debt-strapped solar manufacturer that lost almost a third of its value this week, may get emergency funds to refinance.

2015-05-21 Companies
www.bloomberg.com

According to the International Energy Agency, sub-Saharan Africa will require more than $300 billion in investment to achieve universal electricity access by 2030. Committing more than $7 billion in U.S. government support and attracting nearly three-times that in private sector funding, Power Africa, which launched in October 2013, marks a milestone for President Obama with regard to action on climate change and clean energy, not to mention foreign relations and international development.

2015-05-21 Developing countries
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Italy's well-known sun and sand form the basis of many beach holidays. An Italian company has also found another purpose for the combination: energy production. Magaldi Group is using sand to produce and store energy in a 100-kilowatt thermal power demonstration plant in Salerno, a short drive from the famous Amalfi Coast. Production is set to start later this year.

2015-05-21 CSP
www.bloomberg.com

C'est fait. La Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen) vient de réaliser le bouclage financier des projets Noor II et Noor III, ce qui, selon l'agence, "annonce le lancement prochain des travaux de construction des deux plus grandes centrales dans ces catégories, à l'échelle mondiale, pour une mise en exploitation en 2017"

2015-05-20 Middle East North Africa
www.leseco.ma

It was a full moon when Frank Sinatra's hometown was struck by a hurricane named Sandy in October 2012. High tides combined with the storm surge to flood his birthplace at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, under several feet of water. The floodwaters knocked out power to more than 90 percent of the city for more than a week, and to many areas for more than two weeks. ?We lost almost all ability to function in a regular capacity,? says Caleb Stratton, principal planner for the City of Hoboken.

2015-05-20 Americas
blog.rmi.org

The successful bidders under Jordan's second 200 MW PV tender round have been announced. Two from Saudi Arabia have generated hopes for a spillover of the uplifting solar mood to the nearby Arab state.

2015-05-19 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

More than 7.7 million people worldwide are now employed by the renewable energy industry, according to a new report released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This is an 18 per cent increase from last year's figure of 6.5 million.

2015-05-19 Market
www.irena.org

As most Alaskans can attest, energy in The Last Frontier is expensive. The average residential electricity rate of more than 18 cents per kWh is a full 50 percent higher than the national average, ranking among the highest in the country. That's in part because outside the 50 hydro plants throughout the state, most of Alaska's rural communities rely on imported diesel for their electricity.

2015-05-19 Americas
blog.rmi.org

Following the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan, one city decided to transition to a clean, renewable future and became Japan's first microgrid community.

2015-05-18 Asia
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Aalto University's researchers improved their previous record by over three absolute percents together with Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

2015-05-18 Technology
www.aalto.fi

The solar industry is once again on the verge of increasing voltage to lower costs.

2015-05-14 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

The last couple of weeks have brought a dizzying array of partnerships between solar and storage companies, most of them with Tesla. Add SunPower and Stem to the list.

2015-05-12 Companies
www.greentechmedia.com

Last month Taiwanese CIGS manufacturer TSMC Solar revealed a 16.5% CIGS world record module. The record dethroned German equipment supplier Manz's CIGS module record, which had only held the world record position for two days. TSMC Solar's worldwide sales & marketing VP Marc Spaulding and VP for R&D Wen-Chin Lee spoke to pv magazine about the result.

2015-05-12 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

In the latest edition of the Latin America PV Playbook, GTM Research forecasts Honduras to install 460 megawatts of PV this year. This puts Honduras second in the rankings, behind perennial market leader Chile, which is expected to install 1 gigawatt in 2015. Mexico, Latin's America's No. 2 installer in 2014, will be bumped into third place.

2015-05-08 Americas
www.greentechmedia.com

Le don a été signé par le président de l'Agence marocaine de l'Energie Solaire (MASEN), Mustapha Bakkoury, et le commissaire européen responsable de l'action pour le climat et l'énergie, Miguel Arias Canete. «Ce don vient couronner le processus de financement et de préparation de développement du projet Noor III, le troisième projet à développer dans le cadre de projets de complexe solaire Noor Ouarzazate, dont la construction devra démarrer dans les prochaines semaines», a déclaré à la MAP, Mustapha Bakkoury.

2015-05-07 Middle East North Africa
www.lematin.ma

Molten salt is practically a must-have for new projects.

2015-05-07 CSP
www.greentechmedia.com

Tesla presented its new battery power-storage system last week in California. The sensational low price of the system does not yet have the competition shaking in their boots; not officially, at least. On the contrary, whether the device can deliver on all that it promises is questionable.

2015-05-06 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

Solar energy holds the best potential for meeting humanity's future long-term energy needs while cutting greenhouse gas emissions ? but to realize this potential will require increased emphasis on developing lower-cost technologies and more effective deployment policy, says a comprehensive new study, titled ?The Future of Solar Energy,? released today by the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI).

2015-05-05 Market
newsoffice.mit.edu

We covered the recent First Solar earnings call, and aside from YieldCo fever, one topic from the presentation really stands out: First Solar's best production line is now shipping solar modules with efficiencies of 16.3 percent.

2015-05-04 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

Message de Alain Straboni Fondateur et dirigeant de S'Tile Notre projet de production pilote de cellules solaires photovoltaïques est en phase de collecte sur la plateforme de financement WiSSEED. Nous pourrons y produire dès juin 2016, l' i-Cell, une cellule à haut rendement de conversion et à bas coûts de production. Une technologie appuyée par un fort portefeuille de brevets développée en France avec le concours des plus grands instituts et universités en France et en Europe. Vous pouvez nous soutenir en faisant connaitre notre campagne ici : https://www.wiseed.com/fr/startups/s-tile (Investissements à partir de 100euros) Une première libération du capital souscrit aura lieu le 21 mai 2015. Pour mieux connaitre S'Tile : - un article récent dans l'Echo du Solaire http://lechodusolaire.europelectronics.net/?id=tohvrfxv2401azjt - Le Blog de TECSOL : http://tecsol.blogs.com/mon_weblog/2015/04/la-startup-stile-souhaite-lever-750-000-pour-fabriquer-une-cellule-solaire-innovante.html - son site : http://www.silicontile.fr/

2015-05-03 Companies

The big reveal from Tesla Energy tonight: the company will charge $3,500 for a 10-kilowatt-hour energy storage pack that includes batteries, thermal management, and software. The price was the first thing that Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, told the gathered press corps and the 1,000 Tesla fans in attendance. (That price is the cost to installers and does not account for incentives. The price does not include the SolarEdge hybrid inverter.)

2015-05-01 Technology
www.greentechmedia.com

One of the fastest-growing areas of solar energy research is with materials called perovskites. These promising light harvesters could revolutionize the solar and electronics industries because they show potential to convert sunlight into electricity more efficiently and less expensively than today's silicon-based semiconductors.

2015-04-30 Technology
www.washington.edu

Yingli appears to be in financial distress but will avoid defaulting on debt obligations coming due next week, while China's broader solar panel sector is likely to face new anti-dumping tariffs in Europe later this year.

2015-04-30 Companies
www.youngchinabiz.com

TSMC Solar Ltd. today announced confirmation by TUV SUD that its latest commercial-sized (1.09 m2) CIGS champion C2 module has achieved 16.5% module total area efficiency. This improves on TSMC Solar's previous record of 15.7% set in 2013. The module was produced using the current manufacturing equipment and materials at the company's manufacturing facility in Taichung, Taiwan.

2015-04-28 Technology
www.prnewswire.com

The Masdar Solar Hub will serve as a platform to test solar energy systems and deliver new innovative technologies to market.

2015-04-24 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

Chile's one of the world's fastest growing energy markets, thanks in large measure to reforms that center on three guiding tenets: enhancing energy security, boosting economic efficiency and assuring environmental sustainability. Following ?moderate? annual growth over the previous five years, unconventional renewable power generation in Chile ? from wind, biomass, solar and other renewable energy resources outside of large-scale hydro power ? erupted in 2014,

2015-04-22 Americas
www.renewableenergyworld.com

Leading solar companies are moving beyond PV and into home energy management. Is the mass market ready?

2015-04-22 Market
www.greentechmedia.com

After achieving the lowest global cost of production of PV energy for the second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, doubling its capacity from 100 MW to 200 MW, and announcing the 800 MW third phase, Dubai is on track to achieve the solar park's total capacity of 3,000 MW.

2015-04-21 Middle East North Africa
www.pv-magazine.com

The leading renewable energy laboratory is spearheading the International PV Module Quality Assurance Task Force to establish guidelines dealing with a number of issues, including adequate durability for specific climate zones and maintaining consistent manufacturing standards.

2015-04-15 Technology
www.pv-magazine.com

The race for renewable energy has passed a turning point. The world is now adding more capacity for renewable power each year than coal, natural gas, and oil combined. And there's no going back.

2015-04-14 Market
www.bloomberg.com

The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is co-leading an international push to assure the reliability of solar panels ? an assurance demanded by customers, manufacturers, lenders, and utilities.

2015-04-14 Technology
www.renewableenergyworld.com

The industry ministry have decided to draft guidelines on how to dispose of and recycle decommissioned solar and wind power facilities.

2015-04-12 Asia
www.japantimes.co.jp