Intersolar South America opened in Sao Paulo on Wednesday with a clear focus on the domestic market. The events first day made apparent Brazils solar potential in both distributed generation and large-scale power plants.
Multinationals such as GE, Alston, Siemens and Sumitomo attended the 6th International Exhibition and Scientific Conference in Ashgabat. Despite plentiful resources, renewable energy is playing a bigger role in Turkmenistan.
The upcoming World Energy Congress in Daegu, South Korea, will be characterized by unprecedented developments that have redefined the global energy sector, says Christoph Frei, secretary general of the World Energy Council.
With a predicted 13 GW of capacity by 2017, the lure of South America for PV companies should ensure a positive turnout at the first Intersolar South America trade show. Brazilian and German exhibitors dominate at the Sao Paulo show.
The PV Japan 2013 trade show is smaller than its rival PV Expo event but offers opportunities in supporting technologies such as mounting systems. Uncertainty over the generous FIT regime, however, was a recurring theme.
Attendees at Intersolar Europe in Munich were upbeat on the final day trade show and praised the quality of this years event and the large crowds of visitors the decline in exhibitors. Uncertainty over EU tariffs remained palpable in the exhibition halls, however, with leading Chinese manufactures reportedly cutting production by as much as 50%.
Asian, American and European solar energy representatives met at the “Solar Leaders Dialogue”, within the framework of SNEC 2013 tradeshow and conference in Shanghai, to discuss the industry’s current challenges, trends and prospects. The panel was dominated by the EU Commission’s plans to impose provisional AD duties on Chinese imports.
Solar lease provider and online solar entrepreneur Danny Kennedy has expanded Sungevity into nine states across the U.S., from its Oakland base. This year the company moved into the Netherlands and, this quarter, into Australia. For company founder and president Kennedy, the move has a special significance, as the expatriate Australian is bringing his business home. pv magazine spoke the charismatic entrepreneur, to find out more.
Solar photovoltaic electricity is competitive with conventional fossil fuel-based electricity generation, particularly for peak demand during the middle of the day, in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to a new report.
The Liberal/National Party Coalition swept to power in elections in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) last weekend delivering the biggest defeat in Australian electoral history and some interesting developments for the PV industry.
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