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[JulyWebb]

RGSE to install 10 Solar Electric Systems http://finance.yahoo...-143000881.html

[Scsnospam]

E.On, the latest utility to buy into U.S. solar, bets on Sungevity

 

http://blogs.marketw...ome_latest_news

 

More utilities buying into solar...

[Makan]

E.On, the latest utility to buy into U.S. solar, bets on Sungevity
 
http://blogs.marketw...ome_latest_news
 
More utilities buying into solar...

Not good for SCTY, they prop up the competition. The residental market is becoming crowded.

[Scsnospam]

I look at it very positively for the C7. More money flooding into their customers = more orders...

[Norse]

Its great for the Chinese if SCTY gets competition!

[sunnysky]

SunEdison: The Global Market For Solar Irrigation Is Almost Limitless

http://www.forbes.co...ost-limitless/?

 

 

Pashupathy Gopalan, President of SunEdison for the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions believes that solar power is the future for irrigated agriculture, and the market could be huge. In fact, the solar capacity dedicated to irrigation could someday exceed the amount of solar in the world today (137,000 megawatts – MW).

 

It sounds far-fetched, and maybe it is, but Gopalan reminds us that “if you were in 2003 and 2004 and said we’d get to over 130,000 MW of solar, it would have sounded like a dream.”

 

Agriculture use of solar such as greenhouse farms could also be a key driver for DG in China. 

[sunnysky]

NEC commissions largest renewable energy storage system in Italy

http://www.renewable...stem-in-italy/?

 

 

Enel Distribuzione forecasts the amount of energy flow from their primary substations to the national grid and submits the Energy Exchange Profile data to the Transmission System Operator (TSO). When the gap between the Energy Exchange Profile and actual energy flow excesses the threshold due to fluctuations in renewable energy generation, NEC’s ESS works to minimise the gap by flexibly charging or discharging the batteries. 

[sunnysky]

Solar Is In, Wind Is Out...

http://www.greenbuil...article_id=1733

 

In fact so committed does theThe Department of Energy and Climate Change seem to be, that ministers have stated that it will “make sure that not one inch of suitable government roof space is wasted” as it rolls out solar PV across public buildings – including MoD property and hospitals.

 

The strategy also included plans to turn factories, supermarkets and car parks into “solar hubs” as the government aims to “maximise the potential of the as yet little tapped mid-size projects on commercial and industrial rooftops”.

[greensolar]

Citigroup Says the ‘Age of Renewables’ Has Begun

 

http://www.greentech...ables-has-begun

[Norse]

That Is right Sunnysky!

Conservatives to promise ban on new onshore windfarms

Manifesto will focus on solar power and offshore wind instead in attempt to show Cameron is not abandoning green agenda

http://www.theguardi...shore-windfarms

[sunnysky]

ALEC Defeated Again In Attacks On Solar, Net Metering Preserved In Kansas

http://cleantechnica...served-kansas/?

 

 

Fresh on the heels of recent ALEC defeats in Utah and Washington, the solar industry today declares victory in Kansas. Across the country, many utilities are attacking the solar industry (and the utilities’ own customers) by attempting to eliminate net metering. Net metering allows rooftop solar customers to use clean solar energy they generate themselves, and then receive full retail credit for any excess electricity sent back to the grid. Utilities turn around and sell this energy to neighboring homes and businesses.

 

ALEC joined the fray at the end of 2013 by creating a template for model anti-net metering policies. In just the first few months of 2014, rooftop solar defeated utility-backed ALEC bills in Utah and Washington. It’s now time to add Kansas to the ALEC defeat list.

 

The three investor-owned Kansas utilities – Westar, KCP&L and Empire – supported a bill designed to eliminate net metering. Solar advocates and local industry groups defeated this attack on solar by ensuring that the current version of the bill preserves net metering.  The bill, now headed to Governor’s desk for signature, also says that if the utilities want to change rates in the future, they have to do so through a rate case.

 

[luckygoose]

http://www.marketwir...nty-1896373.htm

5000 jks modules installed per day.

[odyd]

Gintech's March results (with permission)

Net sales in March 2014 were NT$1,674 million, an increase of 33.8% month-over-month from NT$1,251 million in February 2014, and an increase of 52.5% year-over-year from NT$1,098 million in March 2013. On a quarterly basis, net sales in Q1/2014 were NT$4,287 million, a decrease of 0.6% quarter-over-quarter from NT$4,315 million in Q4/2013, and an increase of 51.0% year-over-year from NT$2,840 million in Q1/2013.

 

We delivered highest monthly sales in the past 35 months and reached record monthly shipment in Gintech history. The strong growth in monthly revenue was primarily driven by higher shipment, while ASP remained relatively stable and OEM business as a percentage of shipment reduced slightly.

 

We are seeing strong demand for our high quality products in the coming months, driving incremental strength on our pricing. We remain confident and committed to our capacity expansion plan, which is expected to bring up our annual solar cell capacity from 1.5GW currently to 1.8GW by end of 2014.

[explo]

Record revenue in March by NSP too:

 

http://www.pv-tech.o...revenue_quarter

[sunnysky]

Shunfeng shareholders approve Wuxi Suntech deal

http://www.pv-tech.o...gn=newsnow-feed

 

 

“As a leading solar power generation enterprise in China, we are exploring further strategic acquisition opportunities around the world to expand our footprint in the global clean energy market,” he added.

 

The statement released by Shunfeng confirmed that Wuxi Suntech has 2.4GW of module capacity and 1.6GW of cell capacity.

 

Shunfeng is planning close to 1GW of PV project development and plans to fulfil its pipeline with Wuxi Suntech’s output.

[sunnysky]

Australia’s Plunging Cost Of Solar Energy (Stats)

http://cleantechnica...energy-graphs/?

 

 

That, of course, leads to users thinking that they might be better off without the grid. How far is that away?

 

Ingenero’s Greene used this graph below to show that it was not as far off as some people think. It is from the Vector Energy offering in New Zealand, where the local distributor is offering solar plus storage packages on leasing arrangements with their customers. (Vector is doing this to avoid having to build new poles and wires).

 

The key figure comes in this table. Look at the bottom line, it is for the system with 5kW of solar and 12kWh of battery storage. That’s enough to look after all the needs for the average Australian house. The cost: $3,000 upfront and $115 a month.

 

It is likely subsidised to some extent by Vector under their trial, but it shows that solar and storage is not far from being a viable solution. And that, may just turn the industry on the head – instead of utilities dictating tariffs to consumers, it might be the consumers (with a viable alternative) that can dictate terms to the utilities. Imgine that.

 

 

[JulyWebb]

Sun Edison pulls out on India Solar Project http://www.livemint....upply-conc.html

[odyd]

There is no equipment in India for those projects needing domestic content. Great.

[uchsteve]

Anyone think that with Sun Edison sourcing products from South Korea ... US Tariffs have been decided?

[JulyWebb]

Anyone think that with Sun Edison sourcing products from South Korea ... US Tariffs have been decided?

 I would think there is some product from CN Solars that's in storage but I don't think any CN Solar is shipping any product now to the US until a decision is reached. Perhaps Odyd can verify that.