Kyocera’s solar module sales revenue weaker than expected

Japanese electronics firm Kyocera Corporation has said that steeper than expected PV module price declines in Japan, coupled to a halt in grid access applications by many utilities, led to solar sales declining in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Wacker’s polysilicon sales increase in 2014

Wacker has reported that preliminary sales for its polysilicon division in the fourth quarter of 2014 topped €262 million, up 5% from the prior year period, but declined slightly quarter on quarter.

Pattern yield-co acquires potential 1GW pipeline in Japan

San Francisco headquartered ‘yield-co’ Pattern Energy could acquire a pipeline of up to 1GW of solar farm projects in Japan, having purchased a majority stake in Green Power Investment Corp.

Lowering interest rates ‘could cut Indian solar cost by a third’

Lowering interest rates for Indian solar projects from around 14% to 7% would save around one-third of the project’s entire lifetime cost, according to a senior climate financier.

sPower set to acquire 162MW portfolio from Hecate Energy

Renewable energy provider sPower has signed a non-exclusive joint development deal with power developer Hecate Energy that will see sPower purchase nearly 162MW of projects.

China WindPower to develop 20MW PV in Tibet

Developer China WindPower Group is to build a 20MW PV project in Tibet, according to a statement made to the Hong Kong stock exchange.

Hanwha Q CELLS acquires 6.5MW UK project ahead of March subsidy cut

International PV manufacturer and EPC firm, Hanwha Q CELLS, is to build a 6.5MW power plant in Gloucestershire, England, after acquiring the project from developer, Green Hedge Group.

Citigroup predicts 240GW energy storage market by 2030energy storage

Investment bank Citigroup is predicting a 240GW global battery storage market worth US$400 billion by 2030 as increased deployment creates a “virtuous circle” of falling costs.

Grid-connected PV energy storage installations to triple in 2015

Ahead of a free webinar from IHS Technology and PV Tech next month, IHS analyst Sam Wilkinson discusses some of key trends shaping the market for energy storage in PV in 2015.

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