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09 December 2014
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Top News  

Are utilities facing a ‘perfect storm’ from disruptive renewables?

A week after German utility giant E.ON announced its withdrawal from fossil fuels and an exclusive focus on renewables, further evidence has emerged that utilities face growing disruption from distributed energy technologies.

SEIA: US solar continues ‘impressive growth’

The US Solar Energy Industries’ Association (SEIA) has found that 1,354MW of PV was installed in the third quarter of this year, making it the second largest ever quarter for PV in the USA.

ITC hearing marks beginning of end to US-China trade case

Witnesses from SolarWorld, Yingli, SunEdison and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) gave evidence in Washington as the US-China trade row approaches its conclusion.

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GET mulling overseas production as sales fall

Taiwan-based solar wafer producer, Green Energy Technology (GET), reported sales in November of NT$1,460 million (US$46.79 million), down 5.6% on the previous month.

Duke gets nod for 128MW of solar in North Carolina

Duke Energy has been given approval by regulators in North Carolina to acquire three unbuilt PV projects totalling 128MW.

Japanese golf course to become 15MW solar park

The former golf course is in Nakagawa, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan and will sell power generated to the grid.

SolarCity invests in US$16 million fund for off-grid solar in Africa

US installer SolarCity is among the investors in a US$16 million funding round closed this week by Off Grid Electric, a company offering pre-paid solar systems in Africa.

US utility Southern California Edison’s 235MW of battery energy storage awards in focus

Dean Frankel of Lux Research blogs about utility Southern California Edison’s recent 235MW award of battery-based energy storage projects in detail and looks at some of the questions that remain as-yet unanswered by the announcement.

In Depth  

Hanwha solar merger an act of desperation or hope?

No one should be surprised about the inevitable merger announcement of Hanwha SolarOne and sister company, Hanwha Q CELLS. Mark Osborne assesses what the move will mean for the two companies and the questions that still remain unanswered.

Technical Papers  

X-ray specs for solar cells

Solar cell performance depends on material quality, as well as on the architecture of the cell. In the search for higher-performing cells, an ability to visualize the bulk and surface quality of the material is an advantage; to do this non-destructively, even in-line, is even better.

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