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LONGi lands maiden CEC enhanced standards pre-qualification as Hi-Mo X launches in Australia
LONGi celebrated the launch of its new Hi-Mo X module in Australia this week, clinching the industry’s first Clean Energy Council (CEC) enhanced standards pre-qualification.
Aug 16, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Australia, LONGi, Hi-Mo X module, Clean Energy Council, mono perc
Daqo’s polysilicon business takes a dive in Q2
China-based polysilicon producer Daqo New Energy Corp has been impacted by weaker than expected financial results for the second quarter of 2019, due to the lack of demand in China and record low polysilicon prices.
Aug 16, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, polysilicon, Longgen Zhang, n-type mono, Daqo New Energy Corp, monocrystalline wafer
Meyer Burger and REC Group planning multiple GW heterojunction production business
Leading PV manufacturing equipment supplier Meyer Burger Technology is seeking a new business model with integrated PV module manufacturer, REC Group to establish revenue share from establishing multiple gigawatts of heterojunction (HJT) solar cell and module production in Singapore.
Aug 16, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, c-si manufacturing, Asia, heterojunction, meyer burger, REC Group, Singapore, Hans Brändle, n-type mono
New York leads coalition of 22 US states in lawsuit against Trump’s energy plan
A coalition of 22 US states and seven local governments have sued the Trump Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its “Affordable Clean Energy” (ACE) plan.
Aug 16, 2019 // Solar, USA, New York, Trump, lawsuit, Affordable Clean Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, Letitia James, Clean Power Plan
Botswana, Cameroon issue tender, sign contracts for combined 125MW of PV capacity
The African countries of Botswana and Cameroon have taken steps to add a combined 125MW of installed PV capacity to their respective national grids.
Aug 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Scatec Solar, tender, Africa, Cameroon, Botswana, Eneo, Izuba Energy, Sphynx Energy
The world’s first solar road is an absolute disaster
In 2016 France turned a one-kilometer stretch of roadway into the world’s first solar road. And three years later, the trial project has turned out to be an absolute disaster, French newspaper Le Monde reports.
Aug 16, 2019 // Solar, USA, France, Netherlands, solar road, Amsterdam, Solar Roadways, LED lights
Pattern Energy ‘Draws Interest’ From Potential Buyers
Brookfield Asset Management is reported to be considering merging its own TerraForm Power business with the U.S. wind operator.
Aug 14, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, New York, SunPower, pattern energy, terraform power, SunEdison, American Wind Energy Association, North America
Montana Developer Ready to Build Modern-Day Pumped Hydro Storage
Absaroka Energy and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners plan to update an old storage technology for the 21st century. All they need is a customer.
Aug 14, 2019 // Storage, USA, storage, Absaroka Energy, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Montana, Carl Borgquist
A new spectroscopic method to understand the physical principles of organic PV
A German research team claims to have created a new visualization technique it says can enable detailed mapping of the energetic landscapes of organic PV cells on a nano scale. The technique could lead to organic cells with reduced power losses.
Aug 14, 2019 // Technology, Germany, spectroscopic method, organic PV, Heidelberg University, Yana Vaynzof
Dear European solar industry: Let’s lead the interconnected platform before it is too late
While China is single-handedly reducing CAPEX for modules and inverters, Europe understands that hardware won’t be the holy grail – generally speaking. But what is? Perhaps it is time for a new strategy to surf in front of the digital wave.
Aug 14, 2019 // Opinions, ABB, Sungrow, China, Amazon, Europe, SMA, Schneider Electric, CAPEX, Solarworld, Kaco, Shunfeng International Clean Energy
Mexico needs domestic PV-making push, minister says at plant launch
Mexico should aim to nurture a national solar industrial ecosystem to ensure it captures the full benefits of the renewable technology, a top government official has said.
Aug 14, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Mexico, Rocío Nahle, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Zuma Energía
Australia’s CEFC teams up with bank to fund solar, EV batteries
Australia’s green bank has found a funding partner for a new programme to support solar and electric vehicle (EV) batteries, days after pledging to back less-mature technologies more decisively.
Aug 14, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, storage, Australia, Clean Energy Finance Corp, rooftop, Oceania
Texas’ self-styled largest solar project nears completion
Canadian developer Innergex has confirmed that its 315MWAC / 250MDC Texas PV project, set to be the largest in the state, is on track to go live by September.
Aug 14, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, New York, Texas, Nick Holman, Innergex, Phoebe Solar, Michel Letellier, Solar Energies Industry Association, Greenbacker Renewable Energy, BNRG Renewables
Competitive subsidy-free solar already a reality in China, study finds
Solar could be rolled out on buildings across all of China’s major urban centres at competitive prices without the need for subsidies, according to a new study published on Nature Energy.
Aug 14, 2019 // Technology, Solar, C&I, China, Asia, air pollution, grid parity, kth
Daqo prepares for flood of new PV orders in China
The polysilicon manufacturer took a step back in the last quarter to take two steps forward in the next, bringing forward annual maintenance operations at its main production facility to prepare for a solar gold rush expected to start next month.
Aug 14, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, polysilicon, Longgen Zhang, Daqo, mono wafers