Industrial giant gets behind scheme proposed to help Western Australia become global forerunner by exporting renewable hydrogen to Japan, Korea and others.
Carbon Tracker analysis urges Asian state to ditch coal investments after finding solar will fully outcompete fossil fuel by 2025, followed by wind power in 2027.
Maturation of solar asset class into subsidy-free venture in some markets could see industry become better fit with utilities comfortable with power price swings, firm says.
U-turn by Trump administration may slow bifacial switch by Southeast Asian makers but will not stop technology from capturing utility-scale market by early 2020s, analysts tell PV Tech.
Win by UAE firm marks one of lowest tariffs seen to date in emerging solar, says World Bank's IFC as it backs maiden Scaling Solar tender in Central Asian state.
Escalating US-China trade tensions have seen polysilicon manufacturer record slump in profits, with one facility halted and another now facing potential exit.
Firm will partner with local utility RusHydro to equip diesel plants with solar and storage in scheme backed by Russian state's Far East Development Fund.
Fitch Solutions says module supply glut from Chinese companies will benefit Taiwan, but local developer tells PV Tech that locally-sourced equipment still backbone of market.
The equity transfer comes weeks after Meralco launched a 2MW/2MWh battery electric storage system 50km north of Manila that will work to stabilise energy from a 3.8MW solar farm.
