Sungrow’s PV inverter shipments up almost 70% to 10.9GW in 1H 2017
16 August, 2017
Major PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd has reported strong first half-year financial results due to strong demand in China and key markets such as South East Asia.
Origin to add “a Hazelwood” of renewables by 2020, but says CET remains “critical”
16 August, 2017
Origin Energy has reaffirmed its plans to boost the renewable energy component of its generation portfolio to 25 per cent by 2020, up from the current level of 10 per cent, by adding enough new installed wind and solar capacity to replace Victoria’s recently closed 1600MW Hazelwood coal-fired power plant.
It’s absurd. But consumers may be better off quitting the grid
15 August, 2017
Australian consumers might as well start planning on leaving the grid – at least those who can. There seems no clear line of view that the gouging of consumers by networks, generators, and retailers will ever end.
Canadian Solar’s Q2 module shipments hit record 1,745MW
15 August, 2017
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Canadian Solar reported record PV module shipments in the second quarter of 2017, while reiterating total module shipments in 2017 would be in the range of 6.0GW to 6.5GW.