Indian conglomerate RattanIndia Power plans to use a 324 hectare site in Punjab, which was originally pegged for a thermal power plant, to build a 200MW solar PV project.
Leading PV inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology has guided 2016 revenue to be flat with the prior year as key global markets continue to be price sensitive, driven by utility-scale PV market sectors.
In addition to launching a residential energy management and PV self-consumption package for the home compatible with Tesla’s Powerwall, power optimiser specialist SolarEdge launched a lightweight inverter late last year utilising the Israel-headquartered firm’s new HD Wave technology.
Two new PV installations have officially commenced operations in the Philippines — a 50.7MW TSPP site near Tarlac City and a 6.23MW diesel replacement plant in Mindanao.
In a narrow 3-to-2 vote, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) made the motion to extend net metering for rooftop solar in the Golden State.
The Indian state of Uttarakhand has invited expressions of interest for setting up 44MW of grid-connected rooftop solar PV and small-scale solar capacity in the state.
China-based PV energy provider (PVEP) United Photovoltaics Group has transferred its deal with Hareon Solar to build 930MW of PV power plants to third parties in exchange for recouping its initial deposit and interest and expenses, while dropping its case in an arbitration court.
Spain’s Court of Arbitration has ruled against two companies who filed a lawsuit against the Kingdom of Spain over reforms to the PV sector made in 2010, according to a statement from the Spanish Ministry of Industry.
The need for solar to find new ways of staying competitive in the US is increasing as a the pace of hardware cost reductions slows. Ben Willis looks at efforts going on to tackle some of the persistently high soft costs involved in US solar development
