SMA unveils high voltage Tesla storage system
German solar inverter giant SMA has unveiled its new Sunny Boy Storage 2.5 inverter, which can be coupled with Teslas PowerWall. SMA says that its AC coupled unit cuts Sunny Boy storage power electronic costs by half.
Calls for UK renewable energy policy reform before the release of the budget
After conducting a pre-budget analysis, Green Alliance finds that investing in renewables instead of giving general energy subsidies would save GBP 420 million, while the Solar Trade Association calls for a level playing field in energy policy, and smart grid development.
India: storage to be included in 100 MW tranche of Andhra Pradesh 750 MW solar tender
For the first time, the Solar Energy Corp. of India will ask bidders in the forthcoming 750 MW Andhra Pradesh solar tender to include a storage component; plan is to enable easier transfer of solar power between states, but industry voices concerns over cost implications.
Recharge invests in Younicos groundbreaking island renewable storage project
The green investor takes 50.1% of the 24 million EUR hybrid renewable energy storage project on the Portuguese island, which, once completed, will allow the island to be totally powered by renewable energy, except for prolonged periods of unfavorable weather.
Solar Impulse poised to resume round-the-world flight
Solar Impulse 2, the solar-powered aircraft, will continue its round-the-world journey in mid April, after being grounded at Kalaeloa airport in Hawaii for eight months.
Solarcentury to build east Africas largest battery storage system for solar
The battery storage system will make up part of a PV project in Kenya, which, with $2.5 million invested, is the largest solar investment in Kenya to date.
Western Australia eyes off-grid solar+storage in wake of bushfires
Biggest energy suppliers in Western Australia now offers customers off-grid power supply to avoid the outages caused by natural disasters, such as bushfires.
US solar PV revenue grew 21% last year to $22.6bn
Nearly 1 MW of solar PV enough to power more than 160 homes was installed almost every hour in the U.S. in 2015. Navigant Research forecasts cumulative installations to reach above 100 GW by 2022.
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Vivint Solar closes the door on SunEdison, India charts a course towards 4 GW of additional PV this year, while the U.K. solar market gathers at Ecobuild to ask: where do we go from here?
Hawaii to use residential batteries, energy management to relieve solar grid congestion
Utility HECO’s pilot project on the island of Molokai aims to clear up to 10 additional PV systems for interconnection to the grid.
