GLOBAL PV MARKETS Archives - Renew Economy

Sonnen beats Tesla’s Powerwall in battery storage sales in Q1
The German storage startup takes the fight to Tesla in 2016, selling 2,600 batteries in the first quarter to edge out Tesla, which confirmed earlier this month that it has sold 2,500 Powerwalls during the same period.
Sandra Enkhardt

May 12, 2016

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Hazelwood owner Engie acquires 80% stake in leading battery maker
French utility Engie follows French oil giant Total by moving into battery storage space with its 80% acquisition of California’s Green Charge Networks.
Ian Clover

May 12, 2016

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US emissions to fall to lowest level in two decades in 2015
Power sector emissions across the country are poised to fall as record volumes of coal-fired capacity are shuttered more renewable energy comes online.
Ian Clover

Apr 10, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

We have lift-off: Solar Impulse begins round-the-world journey
Solar-powered aircraft finally began its circumnavigation of the globe on Monday morning, taking off from Abu Dhabi with Andre Borschberg at the controls.
Ian Clover

Mar 10, 2015

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SunEdison acquires storage firm, to add to wind and solar projects
SunEdison buys Solar Grid Storage, allowing biggest renewables developer to offer battery storage solutions with its solar and wind projects worldwide.
Edgar Meza

Mar 6, 2015

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EU poised to hit RE target, thanks to solar and wind
The expansion of solar and wind power across the European Union brings cheer, but doubts raised over biofuels and biomass.
Ian Clover

Feb 19, 2015

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Oil price drop could accelerate solar and renewables in US
Despite oil’s price slump having no direct impact on solar, a second-order effect could lead to greater stimulus to the US renewable sector.
Garrett Hering

Feb 5, 2015

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SunPower, Sunverge to offer solar with storage in Australia, US
SunPower says the new integrated solution will allow utilities “to access the benefits of rooftop solar and storage at significant scale.”
Edgar Meza

Dec 19, 2014

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SunEdison to build 350MW of solar PV in Chile – at 9c/kWh
SunEdison has won a tender to build 350MW of large scale solar PV in Chile – at an average price of less than 9c/kWh, with no subsidy.
Christian Roselund

Dec 16, 2014

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UK unveils Europe’s largest battery storage project
The largest battery storage project in Europe has been officially unveiled today in the U.K. town of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, near London.
Ian Clover

Dec 16, 2014

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SolarCity secures another $400m from Bank America for solar finance
The leasing giants will partner with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to finance the expansion of the American residential solar sector.
Ian Clover

Dec 12, 2014

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Global solar installations tipped to grow to near 60 GW in 2015
BNEF has taken a bullish stance for the 2015 solar market, declaring it is “fed up of being wrong on the downside.”
Jonathan Gifford

Nov 12, 2014

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