New York's $5bn renewables vision
NYSERDA says its 10-year plans will cost $3.85bn on top of current spending commitments. But the sustainable energy body says that does not mean a rise in energy bills for consumers.
Can energy utilities keep their customers, or will they flee the grid?
Will Australia’s electricity consumers welcome utilities’ attempts to re-engage with distributed generation, or has energy democratization already taken hold?
Forecast 2030: stored electricity at $0.05/kWh
Winfried Hoffmann, a well-known figure throughout the PV world, has created a learning curve for battery storage that predicts costs will fall much faster than many experts believe.
IEA: Solar could be world's main energy source by 2050
International Energy Agency announces at EU PVSEC that solar PV could provide 16% of global electricity by 2050.
The pv magazine weekly news roundup: Sept 19-26
Solar’s soaring potential lit up the distant horizon this week amid stories of lower cost storage for 2030, solar dominance by 2050 and higher CIGS efficiencies within a couple of years.
EPIA backs WTO environmental free trade agreement
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association says it supports free trade of all solar products, and urges quick conclusion of WTO solar trade dispute.
UC Davis to build largest PV installation in University of California system
Built and owned by Sunpower, the project is designed to generate 33 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year, compared to total campus electricity use of 228 million kilowatt hours in 2013-14.
UN Climate Summit strikes bum note
Despite the self-congratulatory mood, critics attack gathering of 120 world leaders for failing to rise to the challenge of climate change.
Flow batteries: more cost effective for residential and utility-scale installations?
CEO interview: Bill Watkins, CEO of Imergy Power Systems, speaks exclusively with pv magazine about the company’s vanadium-based flow battery energy storage products and why they make sense for PV developers. Imergy is headquartered in Fremont, California, and has operations in Gurgaon, India.
WRB secures PPA for 20 MW PV project in Jamaica
The company will supply solar power at US$0.18 per kW hour to the grid, with completion expected early 2015.
