Energy storage is to be included in India’s state-run solar energy tenders for the first time under plans to help smoother integration of renewables into the grid.
Ontario-based semiconductor manufacturer Solantro Semiconductor is partnering with tracker company Smarttrak to help with remote management of PV trackers in India.
Japanese electronics firm Panasonic is reported to be suspending production at its Nishikinohama ‘HIT’ solar cell and module assembly plant due to weak domestic consumer demand in Japan.
Steel giant ArcelorMittal plans to build a 500-600MW solar plant in the Indian state of Karnataka after it backed out from plans to build a six million tonnes per annum steel mill.
The Terrawatt Initiative is partnering with an Indian business association as part of its efforts to create to create a global common market for solar power.
India has proposed a compromise in its trade dispute with the US by removing its local content requirement from private sector solar projects and continuing them in the public sector.
China-based PV manufacturer and project developer Hareon Solar Technology said in a financial filing that it expected to report a small profit in 2015, avoiding delisting from the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) in the process after stemmed three years of consecutive losses.
PV module manufacturer China Sunergy (CSUN) reported a strong recovery in total shipments and revenue for the third quarter of 2015, driven by strong module demand in China.
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.
