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China’s 2016 PV Grid Connection Can Reach Up to 30GW, Target for Thirteen Five-Year Plan May Be Revised Downward

published: 2016-07-28 18:40

China’s PV industry has given a feedback result of more than 20GW of grid connection in the first half of 2016; however, this is a good sign as much as it may be a warning sign. It’s a good sign being that the overall state... more

Hemlock Judges US$793.5 Million Damages from SolarWorld

published: 2016-07-28 17:37

U.S.-based polysilicon manufacturer Hemlock Semiconductor claimed up to US$793.5 million in damages from SolarWorld’s contract violation. SolarWorld therefore is in crisis of filing Chapter 11. Hemlock sued Deutsche Solar, a wafer... more

Alliant Energy to Invest US$1 billion in Wind Energy

published: 2016-07-28 16:40

Iowans will soon see a significant increase in clean, economical wind generation from Alliant Energy. On July 27, Alliant Energy CEO Patricia Kampling and Gov. Terry Branstad announced the utility will invest approximately US$1 bi... more

NV Energy Requests Net Metering Grandfathering for Rooftop Solar

published: 2016-07-28 16:38

NV Energy made a filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) that seeks approval to grandfather eligible private rooftop solar customers on July 27. In its filing, NV Energy requests that customers who had install... more

Qualcomm and Lear Corporation Sign Commercial Wireless EV Charging License Agreement

published: 2016-07-28 16:25

Qualcomm Incorporated and Lear Corporation, a global supplier of automotive seating and electrical systems, have entered into a Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) license agreement. Lear will be including Qualcomm Ha... more

Yingli Solar’s PID Resistant Modules Certificated

published: 2016-07-28 16:19

Yingli Green Energy (Yingli Solar) announced that its TwinMax 60 cell dual glass modules (including standard and bifacial series) have passed the IEC61215/61730 tests. These standards ensure the performance and safety of the modul... more

LONGi JV with ET Solar to Build Mono-si Module Factory

published: 2016-07-27 18:19

Xi’an LONGi and ET Solar lately announced the creation of a monocrystalline module joint venture targeting global markets in Shanghai. The two companies’ goal with the joint venture is to push for the adoption of mono-si modules u... more

SunEdison Seeking to Sell YieldCo Companies

published: 2016-07-27 17:57

SunEdison, the ex-giant in the renewable energy industry, filed Chapter 11 on April 21, 2016. A series of restructuring has been gradually started, including the change of CEO announced in late June. SunEdison was recently confirm... more

Solar Impulse 2 Completes the Around-the-World Flight

published: 2016-07-27 17:35

Taking off on March 9, 2015 from Abu Dhabi and landing on July 26, 2016 to Abu Dhabi, Solar Impulse 2, the world’s very first zero-fuel airplane successfully completed its flight around the world simply by solar energy. Thi... more

Duke Energy Connects 4MW Solar Power Plant to Florida’s Grid

published: 2016-07-27 17:00

Nearly 15,000 solar panels soaking up the sun in Osceola County are now providing clean, renewable energy to Duke Energy customers in Florida. The new Duke Energy owned and operated Osceola Solar Facility is about the size of 13 f... more

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