Turkey eyes 5GW of PV as part of new clean energy strategy

Turkey is targeting 5GW of installed PV by 2023 as part of a new strategy on renewable energy deployment developed with Deloitte and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Mainstream Renewable Power forms US$1.9 billion Africa investment vehicle

Mainstream Renewable Power and private equity firm Actis have established a US$1.9 billion investment platform for clean energy projects in the African market.

Canadian Solar reveals UK PV power plant project pipeline

Having initially updated its global PV project pipeline in January, major photovoltaic energy provider (PVEP) Canadian Solar has revealed its UK plans, which like its US pipeline is being expanded by project acquisitions.

Japan shipments in slight fall but 7GW+ shipped already this financial year

Total shipments of PV modules in Japan for the third quarter of the 2014 Japanese financial year stood at 2.46GW, representing a 4% fall from the previous quarter, according to new figures from the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA).

Tax cut for Italian energy firms ‘offsets’ shrunken FiT

The repeal of a so-called Robin Hood tax on Italian energy firms could offset recent reductions in the feed-in tariff, according to independent power producer Etrion.

Solartech Energy’s solar cell sales increased 37.9% in 2014

Taiwanese solar cell producer, Solartech Energy Corp reported flat sales for January, 2015, compared to the previous month.

GM of Wuxi Suntech selected as new president

Shunfeng International Clean Energy has selected Haibo Xiong as Wuxi Suntech’s new president, after Eric Luo had led the company and was recently appointed CEO of Shunfeng.

Japan and US to lead inverter sales in 2015 and 2016, predicts IHS

Japan and the US will be the two largest markets for PV inverters in 2015 and 2016, according to research by the consultancy firm IHS.

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.

Why it’s worth suspending your scepticism of India’s multi-GW MoUs

An India project MoU may mean nothing in isolation but if the big ideas they contain can be matched with big investment, their job will be done.

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