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The German Energy Storage Market 2016-2021: The Next Energy Transition 2016-08-01

With a high base of installed renewables, a supportive policy structure, and innovative local companies, Germany is well positioned to be a leader in the global energy storage market. Other storage markets can derive lessons from the German model, while the German market itself offers substantial opportunities for players across the energy storage value chain. German Energy Storage Market O...

Chile passes major transmission law to benefit of solar 2016-07-14

By Tom Kenning Jul 12, 2016 12:11 PM BST The Chilean Congress has passed a major law on electricity transmission, which will help the development of both renewable and non-renewable energy projects. Under the policy, which was entered into the Congress in October 2015, a new national interconnected power system will be established alongside a new independent operator. ...

Pakistan proposes solar FiT revisions 2016-06-17

NEPRA has published FiT revisions for the North and South provinces. Flickr: Nicolas Raymond Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has published proposed revisions to its feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for solar energy projects of between 1-100MW capacity. The Notice of Suo Moto Proceedings revealed the new tariffs and analyst firm Mercom Capital Group has converted the figures i...

Measures 'harm others without benefiting oneself 2016-06-03

Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that China firmly opposes the European Union's probes into Chinese solar and telecom products, suggesting that once the results of the investigations are released, both sides will be harmed. Li said in a speech delivered at a luncheon with business and financial leaders during his trip to Switzerland that China is keeping a close eye on the EU's trade probes, urgi...

New business models needed for Europe’s decentralised energy sector - SolarPower Europe 2016-05-27

The decreasing cost of distributed generation and storage technologies is changing the way value is created in the energy sector, according to a new report launched by SolarPower Europe in Brussels today. The lowering cost is accelerating the transition to a more decentralised approach for energy, which will require energy providers to take on new business models to stay ahead of the compet...

Germany Achieves Milestone – Renewables Supply Nearly 100 Percent Energy for a Day 2016-05-20

Clean power supplied almost all of Germany’s power demand for the first time on Sunday, marking a milestone for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “Energiewende” policy to boost renewables while phasing out nuclear and fossil fuels. Solar and wind power peaked at 2 p.m. local time on Sunday, allowing renewables to supply 45.5 GW as demand was 45.8 GW, according to provisional data by Agora ...

The United States plans to sharply narrow the gap with global solar top ranking China. 2016-05-06

GTM Research Research figures show, the United States this year is expects to install solar capacity 16 gigawatts (GW), increased by 119% of 7.3 GW last year. Record of installed capacity is expected to make the United States in 2016 from China this year, the world's largest solar market position only one step away. The market research firm, said in 2016, residential and commercial market will exp...

Californian utility-scale solar surpasses wind for first time in 2015 2016-04-29

CAISO reported that over the past five years, utility-scale solar generation in California increased from 1,000GWh to 15,592GWh, accounting for 6.7% of the system total in comparison to wind at 5.3%. Source: group-stl.com The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) stated in its records that over the past five years, grid-connected, utility-scale solar generation in the state increas...