Solar Sold in Chile at Lowest Ever, Half Price of Coal
05 September, 2016
Solar power recently sold for the lowest price ever, in Chile.
Australia readies for big solar boom as PV costs continue fall
02 September, 2016
Australia is poised to experience its biggest ever boom in large-scale solar construction over the next year as a range of international market factors and local policy incentives take hold.
Japan’s First Floating Solar System with Microinverters Installed on an Irrigation Reservoir
31 August, 2016
On a farming reservoir in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka prefecture, 1,200 photovoltaic (PV) modules cover the water surface to generate electricity and additional revenues for the city. Many floating solar systems have been developed in Japan, but this 300-kW system, which became operational this July, is a bit different. This is the nation’s first floating solar system equipped with microinverters.
AGL launches world’s largest solar virtual power plant battery demonstration to benefit customers
30 August, 2016
AGL Energy Limited (AGL) today announced the launch of what will be the world’s largest virtual power plant (VPP), ultimately involving 1,000 connected batteries installed in homes and businesses in South Australia, providing 5 MW of peaking capacity and offering customers the opportunity to save on their energy bills.