The worldwide market for solar storage is forecast to grow rapidly to reach US$19 billion in 2017, from less than US$200 million in 2012, according to IHS. Following the introduction of an energy storage subsidy in Germany, global ...
April 22, 2013 - ABB announced it is acquiring Power-One Inc.—a provider of renewable energy and of energy-efficient power conversion and management solutions—for $6.35 per share in cash or $1028 million equity value. The ...
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Analyst: PV module market to bounce back to growth in 2014 23 Apr 2013 But Solarbuzz predicts 20% decline in revenues this year, and survival remains the priority . Solar roller-coaster: down then up The global market for ...
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The initial installation numbers for the week ending 14th April 2013 show 2,013 sub 50 kW PV installations in that week compared to 1,673 for the week ending 7th April 2013. This now brings the total number of sub 50 kW solar PVs ...
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Alan Bartlett and Sons has commissioned the construction of the largest privately owned, roof mounted solar panel installation for self-use in the UK. The company acquired its Chatteris site in 1968, which has since been developed into a ...
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ABB has agreed to acquire US-based power firm Power-One in a deal valued at $1,028m. Swiss firm ABB is bidding to strengthen its position as a supplier of solar inverters used in photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems. "Solar PV is ...
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The benefits of solar energy have been widely published for many years, with the technology able to make significant inroads on carbon emissions as well as reducing the financial costs of running a home. However, recent studies and ...
While feed-in-tariffs are a well-established incentive scheme, which many homeowners have benefited from since they were introduced, the government's new Green Deal financing scheme is very much in its infancy. With feed-in tariff ...
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The SOLiC 200 – an intelligent solar immersion controller – is now for sale in the UK from Segen Ltd. Iain McRitchie, Managing Director of Earthwise Products Ltd, comments, "We are thrilled that Segen, a recognised ...
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Lightsource Renewable Energy Limited, the UK's largest solar energy developer has completed and commissioned over 133 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in the first quarter of 2013. The 133 MWp involved developing ...
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A new study from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) puts some hard numbers to the benefits realized when U.S. cities streamline their solar PV permitting processes. Germany´s residential solar adoption is attributed to ...
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China-based makers' solar product shipments to Europe have been falling due to the ongoing trade dispute, but their shipments to the US, Japan and the domestic market have been rising. Due to orders related to China's Golden Sun ...
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Weekly PV Highlights There were 1,632 sub 50 kW PV installations registered during the week ending 7th April 2013, compared to 1,981 in the week ending 31st March 2013. Although this represents a fall of 17.6% in the weekly total, the ...
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Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, developed a cluster of utility scale photovoltaic plants totaling 28.1 MWp in the United Kingdom. This is one of the largest clusters of utility scale solar PV plants ever built ...
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The bigger jobs have been rolling in for us this month at SunGift, as our commercial team has been working hard on winning contract with highly-regarded installations. So we're delighted to announce that we've completed work on a 250 kW ...
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