Australia: nearly half of PV installers offer storage, mostly sell commercial systems
A survey by EuPD Research discovers that Australian PV providers today primarily install commercial energy storage systems of over 12 kWh.
Despite sequential drops Trina posts solid first quarter results
The world’s largest PV manufacturer Trina Solar saw drops in revenue and profits in Q1 compared with the final quarter of 2015, but the Chinese company put this down to “seasonality” and maintains that it was a good start to the year.
Intevac receives multi-system order for implant systems used for c-Si cell manufacturing
The California-based equipment supplier received an order for two of its ENERGi implant systems for advanced solar cell manufacturing, from an unnamed solar cell manufacturer in China.
India: new program to support small hybrid PV+wind installations
Indian MNRE is implementing a new program to promote installation of small solar and wind hybrid systems in remote areas.
GOLDBECK Solar installs a further 49.6 MWp of PV to the U.K. grid
GOLDBECK Solar completed the Sandridge Solar Park in Melksham, England, making it the largest PV project even constructed by the company.
JinkoSolar becomes first Chinese manufacturer to receive Q+ certification
The TÜV Rheinland’s new upgraded test certification is recommended by the California Energy Commission and may become a requirement in the state. Q+ certification uses more stringent criteria than IEC 61215, the current industry standard.
Meteocontrol, Phoenix Solar partner in Jordan, Turkey
Among the projects Phoenix Solar is developing in the MENAT region is an 11 MW solar PV plant in Jordan, expected to be the largest private plant of its kind in the country, for the Marriott and Sheraton hotel chains in the country.
BMW rolls out new solar carports in South Africa
The solar carport rollout is part of the German automaker’s global efforts to expand home and publicly accessible charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
SMA installs PV+storage on Caribbean island, will meet 23% of annual demand
A singe system combining PV with storage will generate enough clean power to meet more than 23% of annual power demand of the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius.
Motir DuSable and Martifer Solar partner up for 100 MW solar plant in Nigeria
Nigerian and American company Motir DuSable has already been awarded a power generation license for the project and has now signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Martifer Solar to develop the plant.
