India may be falling short of its aspirational renewable energy targets, but strong installation progress and rates of growth, particularly in solar, are buoying the sector.
Many Indian solar PV projects are performing poorly because intense pressure to reduce costs is leading to developers and contractors selecting poor quality components with sub-optimal designs, according to consultancy firm Bridge to India.
As the pace of commissioning commercial PV systems increases while in parallel current systems mature, the market is looking at PV systems as more than just a source of clean energy, they're an investment, writes Lior Handelsman.
Hamburg-based O&M provider greentech has acquired the Germany-based service business of Conergy known as Conergy Services GmbH, which is also based in Hamburg and Leipzig.
Leading CdTe thin-film producer First Solar has sold its PV power plant monitoring, control and supervision systems subsidiary, skytron energy to German business management firm, Liberta Partners. Financial details were not disclosed.
Nuclear reactors approaching end-of-life, a sound PV manufacturing industry and a robust legal system all make a strong case for solar PV to muscle into Taiwan’s energy mix. Last year, a new government set a target of 20GW solar by 2025, but the industry must deal with scarce land availability and the threat of typhoons. PV Tech examines some of the huge numbers being proposed and what it will take to realise them.
