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China Aims to Install 18.1GW of Solar in 2016

published: 2016-06-13 18:28
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) unveiled the solar installation target for 2016, aiming to install 18.1GW of solar in this year. Nonetheless, the grid-connection due date and installation targets for distributed gener...  more

Trina Solar Has Shipped Over 1GW of PV Modules to India

published: 2016-06-13 18:09
Trina Solar is one of the world’s leaders of PV module manufacturing and shipping. In early June, the company achieved a milestone in delivering more than 1GW of PV modules to India, boosting the company’s market share in the coun...  more

Toyota’s Texas Headquarters to 100% Use Renewable Energy

published: 2016-06-13 17:33
Toyota Motor North America is to build a new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas, and the company signed a five-year retail electricity contract with MP2 Energy, a full-service power company based in The Woodlands, Texas, ...  more

LG Chem Powers Solar and Storage Systems in the US

published: 2016-06-13 16:05
A 7MW/3MWh battery energy system powered by LG Chem batteries has been commissioned for S&C Electric Company, making it one of the largest solar and energy storage systems in the United States. Commercial operation of t...  more

Boralex Starts Construction on 10MW Wind Farm

published: 2016-06-13 15:52
Construction of Port Ryerse Wind Farm, developed by Boralex Inc. (Boralex), will begin June 13 and will last about 5 months. Located east of the hamlet of Port Ryerse in Norfolk County, Ontario, this project will have 4 turbines, ...  more

Tesla May Purchase EV-use Li-ion Batteries from Samsung SDI

published: 2016-06-08 18:23
Most of Tesla’s EV-use lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries are supplied by Panasonic. However, it is reported that Tesla may expand its supplier pool and will purchase batteries from Samsung SDI. According to Nikkei (Chinese Ver...  more

99% of China’s “Top Runner” Program Projects Completed

published: 2016-06-08 18:06
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) launched “Top Runner Program” in 2015 to prompt using high-efficiency PV products and to accelerate PV industry transformation. The first phase of the Program’s demonstration projects, ...  more

Lerri Solar and 3M Launch Module Technology Collaboration

published: 2016-06-08 16:37
Lerri Solar, monocrystalline PV cell and module manufacturer, and 3M, world-leading supplier of materials, have formed a partnership for PV module technology. This is Lerri Solar’s another technology collaboration following...  more