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Companies race to grab share of India’s 100GW PV plans

The hype surrounding India’s plans to install 100GW of solar by 2022 went to a new level at the weekend as India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for power attended the first government backed event to kick-start investment in Modi’s plans.

RE-Invest India round-up: Jifan Gao, Narendra Modi, Mike Bloomberg

The RE-Invest India summit has brought Indian government figures of the very highest level together with politicians from overseas, senior solar industry figures and renewable energy advocates.

China’s NEA calls 2014 deployment at 10.6GW

China installed 10.6GW of solar in 2014, according to official data released by the National Energy Administration (NEA), but the final figure could in fact be higher.

News

Veterans graduate from solar training and go straight to Vivint Solar

The first wave of military veterans to enroll in a US programme to train to work in the solar energy industry have graduated in San Diego, California and already been offered employment.

Mitsubishi JV inaugurates 21MW solar farm in heartland of recent disputes

An inauguration ceremony has been held in Tokushima, Japan, to mark the start of operation of a 21MW solar farm constructed by Mitsubishi Corporation and its joint venture (JV) partner Nippon Paper Industries.

India to get tough on clean power compliance

India will enforce renewable generation targets as part of impending new energy policy, Piyush Goyal, minister for coal, power and new & renewable energy (MNRE) has said.

PV-Tech Storage

Storage behind the meter: some determining factors for end consumer owned batteries

It is sometimes said that there is no business case which delivers economic viability for residential battery storage systems owned by private end customers. Yet the market already offers a variety of storage solutions which seem to be well accepted by the end-customer. Volker Wachenfeld of SMA explains the contrast.

In Depth

More bang for your buck: getting the most from PV asset management

Building a PV power plant is one thing; making sure it pays is a whole different game. Laura E. Stern explains the benefits of combining physical and financial solar asset management in maximising a plant’s profitability.

Technical Papers

Why p-type multi c-Si is seeing strong market-share gains

Modules based on p-type multi c-Si technologies look set to dominate the PV industry over the next five years, continuing a trend that has developed over the past two years. This paper explores why high-efficiency p-type multi seems destined to remain the workhorse of the global PV industry.

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