Experiencing some of the highest irradiation hours on the globe, Africa has potential to reach more than 70GW of solar PV capacity by 2030, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has said.
India’s first major utility-scale tender for solar PV combined with energy storage in the state of Andhra Pradesh has been put on hold due to the cap on tariffs being too low.
In this week's segment, PV Tech reports on energy storage in Australia, acquisitions in India, and policy-makers in the US, in a round-up of the most dynamic employment stories over the last fortnight.
A number of finance experts have confirmed that securitisation may be feasible in the near future for the US solar market, due to the maturity and low-risk nature of the industry.
The solar centric political campaigning group EU ProSun, established by integrated PV module manufacturer, SolarWorld, has condemned China and Chinese module manufacturers for causing SolarWorld to make 500 ‘temporary’ workers at its manufacturing plants in Germany, redundant.
The Nevada Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) recent decision to grandfather 32,000 customers into pre-existing favourable rates structure has created a significant business opportunity for local installer Sunworks, and according to the company, is the next step to restoring the residential sector.
The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has set its Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) at 12.75%, more than 50% higher than the targets set by the Central Government.
Hawaii regulators have approved a tariff for Hawaiian Electric Companies (HECO) to establish interim time-of-use (TOU) rates in the utility’s biggest base rate increase in almost six years.
Los Angeles is the latest US city committed to achieving 100% clean energy after its city council approved a motion to chart a roadmap for its zero emissions future.
