The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing AU$17 million (US$13 million) funding for nine renewable energy research and development projects looking at energy storage and solar PV among other technologies.
Domestic developers triumphed in Karnataka’s 500MW solar auction, maintaining the market’s fiercely competitive tariff levels with winning bids between INR4.78-4.8/kWh (US$0.072) for capacity in the Pavagada Solar Park in Tumkur District.
Canadian PV company SkyPower is searching for partners for its projects in India and will begin constructing them in Fall 2016 and has denied a report suggesting it could exit the country, according to Reuters.
Market research firm Lux Research believes the commercial deployment of perovskite solar cells could just be around the corner, according to a new published report.
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Indian developer Mytrah energy has received a direct loan facility of up to US$175 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help fund the development of solar and wind projects in Mytrah’s pipeline.
The Indian state of Gujarat has introduced a subsidy for residential grid-connected rooftop solar systems on top of any benefits provided by India’s Central government.
Former integrated PV manufacturer LDK Solar has entered liquidation proceedings in the Cayman Islands, while its mainland China assets undergo restructuring.
