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France launches 400MW tender for PV projects over 250kW

The French government has launched a 400MW request for proposals for PV projects larger than 250kW.

German company IBC Solar sells 2.3MW PV plant to Japanese investor

German company IBC Solar announced yesterday that it has sold a recently connected 2.3MW PV plant in Japan to an unnamed Japanese investor.

LG merges solar unit into new Energy Business Center

Korean conglomerate, LG, has merged its Solar, Lighting and Energy Storage System (ESS) business units into a new ‘Energy Business Center’ in an effort to boost its competitiveness.

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Belectric solar-plus-storage system to provide grid stability

Germany’s Belectric has connected energy storage at a large-scale solar power plant in Germany, which will be the first in Europe to operate on the primary operating reserve market.

Hanwha Q CELLS launches 100kWp kit for France’s commercial and small-industrial PV market

Hanwha Q CELLS has launched a 100kWp ‘all-in-one’ PV system kit in France, with one of the company’s sales managers for the region stating that Q CELLS expects next year to be a “promising” one in the French market.

The 2014 solar module shipment battle between Trina Solar and Yingli Green is over

The PV industry is expected to have a new market leader after both Trina Solar and Yingli Green have reported third quarter financial results and given revised full-year shipment guidance.

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Looking ahead to India’s ‘decade of energy infrastructure transformation’

Dr Rahul Walawalkar, founder and executive director of the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), on why his organisation is excited by the promises of the Modi government, how he hopes the decade between 2015 and 2025 will be one of "energy infrastructure transformation" for the country and the role energy storage and microgrids might play in that transition.

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