SunPower Archives - Renew Economy

GM buys into Aussie battery metals refiner to secure EV and home energy growth
GM has bought into Queensland Pacific Metals to secure its battery metal supply chain, and is launching a home energy management system to rival Tesla.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 13, 2022

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Markets

New Australian big solar fund adds SunPower plants to portfolio
Recently launched New Energy Solar takes majority interest in two California PV farms, developed by US giant, SunPower.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 15, 2016

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Solar

SunPower acquires AUO’s stake in Malaysian joint venture
SunPower Corp. announced today that it is purchasing AUO’s portion of the two companies’ joint venture.
SunPower

Sep 20, 2016

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Big oil major Total says it wants to be one of Big 3 solar companies
French oil giant sees future growth in electricity, solar, and energy storage, rather than transport fuels. It aims to be one of top 3 solar companies.
Christian Roselund

Apr 22, 2016

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Commentary

SunPower CEO: ‘Fundamentals for solar have never been better’
SunPower plans to grow its annual module capacity to 4 gigawatts over the next few years.
Eric Wesoff

Feb 24, 2016

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Other Good Stuff

SunPower claims 22.8 per cent solar module efficiency record
SunPower claims its latest X-Series module is now the most efficient on the market.
Ian Clover

Feb 23, 2016

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Other Good Stuff

Value of battery-backed solar in California: 25¢/kWh
Storage advocates use net-metering models to calculate a potential tariff for solar-plus-storage.
Jeff St John

Sep 9, 2015

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Commentary

Uterne 4.1MW solar expansion complete, ready to power Alice Springs grid
Australia’s largest solar PV farm with sun tracking technology, the 4.1MW Uterne project, is complete, giving Alice Springs one of highest solar penetration levels in country.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 20, 2015

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Commentary

SunPower targets 1GW solar plants in Chile – ‘most attractive region on planet’
Phenomenal sunshine and favourable policies take SunPower to Chile, where the US company plans to develop 1GW of PV farms in 5 years.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 6, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

Large scale solar near parity in world’s three biggest markets
Large scale solar is nearing parity in US, China, and India. Even in the US, utilities are giving up the fight against solar, says leading manufacturer.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 29, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

SunPower buys 1.5 GW US solar pipeline from Australia’s Infigen
SunPower has added a further 1.5 GW to its growing solar PV pipeline across the U.S.
Ian Clover

Jul 29, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

Solar Star, largest PV power plant in the world, now operational
579 megawatts on-line in Antelope Valley, built by SunPower and now owned by BHE Renewables
Eric Wesoff

Jun 26, 2015

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