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US duties prompt Chinese PV shipment surge - Solarbuzz

The US has seen a surge of Chinese and Taiwanese PV imports as companies seek to secure low-cost product ahead of the imposition of trade duties.

SEUK: SunEdison targeting UK residential market

At Solar Energy UK (SEUK), major global PV energy provider SunEdison said that the UK had become a key market for the company, but rather than citing its PV power plant project business success, the interest was the residential and commercial rooftop markets via installers.

Desertec to shift into consultancy role

The Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) is to become a consultancy firm, following a meeting of its shareholders in Rome.

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Hitachi and Etrion begin construction on first project of 300MW in Japan

The first two projects in Etrion and Hitachi Hi-Tech’s 300MW Japanese utility-scale pipeline have begun construction, with a combined generation capacity of 34MW.

Solaria signs PPAs with state-owned UTE for two solar projects in Uruguay

Solaria signed PPAs for two state-organised solar projects in Uruguay with a potential capacity of 20MWp.

Jinko Solar involved in 40MW plus of US projects

US anti-dumping duties aside, China-based JinkoSolar said it was involved in two PV projects supplying modules totalling over 40MW.

Video: Future-proofing inverters for self-consumption and storage

The role of the inverter is changing. More than just converting the electricity generated by a PV plant from DC to AC, today’s inverter is expected to be an intelligent piece of kit that can define a solar power system’s role in the electricity network.

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PV Talk: Why Tesla needs the Gigafactory

Tesla’s much talked about Gigafactory should be up and running in 2017. The Elon Musk-owned EV maker is hoping to use it to produce up to 500,000 battery packs a year by 2020, amounting to around 50GWh. PV Tech Storage spoke with analyst Dean Frankel of Lux Research about the plan.

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