Enphase enters development and supply agreement with Eliiy Power
California-headquartered microinverter specialist agrees six year contract with Japanese battery developer for the exclusive supply of battery cells and management units for Enphase’s AC Battery.
Western Australia to take small communities off-grid with solar plus storage
Western Power, the state-owned company that operates the grid in the south-west corner of Western Australia, is looking to take small communities completely off grid so that it can save money on costly network upgrades and extensions.
Imergy to supply storage to China telcom market
U.S. storage specialists sign two-year agreement with China’s Juno Capital Group to jointly deliver battery solutions to off- and weak-grid areas of the Chinese telecommunications market.
Enel builds Italy's first large-scale storage facility
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.
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Events at the Solar Power International exhibition in California complement a busy week for the U.S. solar industry, while Dubai’s grand plans and Trinas new business strategy also turns PV heads.
SolarCity to provide dispatchable power from utility-scale solar in Hawaii
Utility KIUC has signed a contract to buy electricity from an integrated solar and storage system that SolarCity will build on Kaua’i. The system will provide power on demand to meet evening peak on the island’s grid.
Enphase to debut AC battery Down Under
U.S. microinverter supplier Enphase has selected Australia to launch its new AC Battery product. The Australian PV market has presumably been selected because of its high levels of residential PV penetration, falling feed in rates for solar electricity, feed in limitations in some states, and an expected wave of consumers looking for more value from their PV array as highly subsidized historic FITs expire.
Market for module-level power electronics to reach $1bn in 2019, says IHS
Report forecasts compound annual growth rate of 19% per year for the global MLPE market, with key markets expected to include the U.S., Australia, France, the U.K. and the Netherlands.
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Solar starts marching to a samba beat as Brazil kicks on, storage issues a set of handy reminders of its prowess in PV, and a rather conservative forecast by the IEA still serves to stick the boot in on fossil fuel.
Panasonic to roll out home battery to Europe, starting with Germany
Japanese electronics corporation to begin selling home batteries across Europe, putting company in direct competition with Tesla, for whom it makes lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries.
