COP21: Global Solar Council launches with call to end all trade barriers by 2020
Canadian Solar CEO and guest speaker at the Global Solar Council launch Shawn Qu says solar can only tackle climate change effectively if there is global commitment to free trade.
Australia: campaign to fight connection charge doubling launched
The Australian Solar Council has launched a campaign to challenge a proposed doubling of grid connection charges for solar households in Western Australia. An annual connection charge of AU$800 (US$585) has been proposed by government-owned utility Synergy.
Delta to showcase energy conservation efforts at COP21
Group founder and various management executives of the Taiwanese power management company are in Paris to actively support the goals of the conference and showcase Delta’s efforts in renewables, green buildings and energy conservation.
California's PG&E announces first 75 MW of storage contracts
Pacific Gas and Electric Company unveils details of first tranche of storage contracts offered in the state under California’s Energy Storage Decision, which has targeted procurement of 1.32 GW of storage by investor-owned utilities by 2020.
From the Mag: A selection of stories from the December issue
It’s December, and do we have some gifts in store: from a comprehensive update of India’s solar market to a near-the-knuckle muck-rake of unscrupulous solar sales practices, it’s all in this month’s issue.
US deployed 60 MW of storage in Q3, finds GTM
By the end of the third quarter the U.S. had added more than 100 MW of energy storage capacity for the year, with more than 60 MW coming online in the third quarter, GTM Research finds.
Pushing the envelope: Utility KIUC on integrating high penetrations of solar on an isolated grid
The small island of Kaua’i, at the end of the chain of islands that comprises the U.S. state of Hawaii, has become a pioneer in the integration of high levels of solar on an isolated grid.
Solar, wind power output to surpass shale in five years, says Goldman report
New solar and wind capacity additions between 2015 and 2020 will add more power globally than U.S. shale-oil production did during 2010-2015, according to a new report by Goldman Sachs.
3 MW solar+storage system completed in Antigua
A 3 MW solar PV and energy storage system has been commissioned by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) and PV Energy Ltd. It is expected to cover almost all of the V.C. Bird International Airport of Antiguas energy consumption.
Next-gen battery market to grow to $10bn in 2030, says Lux Research
Dominance of lithium-ion based storage technology will continue for next decade, report says, but next generation technologies will increase their market share thanks to wider adoption in e-mobility industry.
