167 news items tagged PV system
China reaches PV installation capacity of 10.52GWp in 2014, says report
Monday 26 January 2015Total installation capacity of rooftop and ground-mounted PV power-generating system set up in China in 2014 stood at 10.52GWp, increasing 13% on year but short of the target of 14GWp...
CGCC reportedly questions China PV systems quality
Friday 26 December 2014A China government-sponsored certification organization has found that about 30% of the country's PV power-generation systems show various problems three years or more after installation,...
China falls short of 2014 PV installation goals, say reports
Tuesday 9 December 2014Based on actual total installation capacity of 3.79GWp for PV systems set up around China during the first three quarters of 2014, the total installation capacity for the whole year...
Global PV installation capacity in 2015 may be flat or decline, say Taiwan makers
Tuesday 18 November 2014Mainly because the 2015 total installation capacity of new PV systems in Japan is likely to drop a great deal from 7GWp in 2014, and installations in China, the US and Europe are...
Stepping into PV system installation in US market is a way to cope with anti-dumping tariffs, says TSEC chairman
Tuesday 4 November 2014The US imposition of preliminary anti-dumping tariffs on Taiwan-made crystalline silicon solar cells has substantially hindered Taiwan-based makers' direct and indirect exports of...
Gigastorage to set up PV module factory in Thailand
Friday 24 October 2014Solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker Gigastorage will begin to set up a PV module factory in Thailand to mainly meet local demand in the second quarter of 2015, according to...
AUO sets up PV systems totaling 23.4MWp in Taiwan
Wednesday 22 October 2014TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has extended business operation to EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) services for setting up PV systems and has set up PV systems...
Neo Solar Power subsidiary setting up PV system in UK
Friday 17 October 2014Neo Solar Power's PV module and PV system EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contract subsidiary, General Energy Solutions (GES), is installing a PV system with total capacity...
China PV makers hope government can extend feed-in subsidies for a quarter
Friday 3 October 2014China-based PV module makers and PV system EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contractors hope that the China government can extend feed-in tariff subsidies to the first...
China may hike target PV installations in 2014
Friday 5 September 2014The China government is likely to raise the target total capacity for PV systems installed around China in 2014 from 13GWp to 15GWp, consisting of 11GWp for ground-mounted PV power-generating...
China to adjust subsidies for distributed PV systems
Friday 15 August 2014Viewing that total capacity of distributed PV systems installed around China so far in 2014 is far less than its 2014 target, China's National Energy Administration (NEA) plans to...
China faces potential shortage of PV power transmission infrastructure, says NEA
Tuesday 12 August 2014While the China government has been promoting PV power generation, there is a potential problem that the capacity of its power transmission systems in areas where large PV power-generating...
Tatung to set up rooftop PV systems with total capacity of 4MWp in Pescadores
Tuesday 29 July 2014Tatung has said it has won a project to set up rooftop PV systems in 38 public schools and 38 government organizations in Taiwan's Penghu (Pescadores) islands, with total installation...
Solargiga Energy plans to hike revenue proportions for PV modules, PV system installation, says CEO
Friday 11 July 2014China-based Solargiga Energy Holdings plans to adjust its current operations through increasing production of PV modules and stepping into PV system installation projects, with PV...
China lowers 2014 PV installation goal to 10GWp
Wednesday 18 June 2014China's National Energy Administration, viewing that installation of distributed PV systems (mainly rooftop models) so far in 2014 has lagged far behind schedule, has lowered the...
Neo Solar aims at 95MWp in PV system installations in 2014
Thursday 12 June 2014Solar cell maker Neo Solar Power has set a goal for its subsidiary PV EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contractor General Energy Solutions (GES) to achieve 95MWp in total...
China market: Insurance to be offered to boost distributed PV system installations, says NDRC
Thursday 22 May 2014Viewing that distributed PV system installations (mainly rooftop) in China have so far lagged behind schedule due to high risks, China's National Development and Reform Commission...
PV system installation in China may surge in 2H14, say Taiwan makers
Wednesday 30 April 2014There is likely to be concentration of PV systems installed around China due to government-offered feed-in tariff subsidies in the second half of 2014, and consequently Taiwan-based...
PV systems installed in China in 2013 total 12.92GWp in capacity, says NEA
Tuesday 29 April 2014PV systems installed in China in 2013 had a total power-generating capacity of 12.92GWp, consisting of 12.12GWp (95.81%) ground-mounted PV stations and 800MWp (6.19%) distributed...
Yingli Green Energy expects to turn profitable in 2Q14
Wednesday 23 April 2014Yingli Green Energy Holding, a leading China-based PV module maker and PV system EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contractor, expects operations to swing from continual...
Tatung to set up 3MWp PV systems in northern Taiwan
Wednesday 9 April 2014Tatung, a Taiwan-based own-brand machinery and consumer electronics maker, has extended business operation to PV-ESCO (photovoltaic-energy service company) and signed with New Taipei...
China sets 2014 PV installation capacity at 10GWp
Thursday 13 February 2014China's National Energy Administration has set a target total capacity of 10GWp for PV systems to be installed in China in 2014. The agency said 60% of the target capacity is for...
Japan to revise PV subsidy downward, investment in PV system installation may increase in the short run, says EnergyTrend
Tuesday 26 November 2013Rumors have it that the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan (METI) is considering revising PV subsidy downward to JPY34/kWh in 2014 and JPY30/kWh in 2015. According...
Giga Solar to set up 5MWp PV system in Palau, says paper
Tuesday 19 November 2013Taiwan-based photovoltaic (PV) conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials will establish a 5MWp PV system in Palau, with power purchase agreement to be signed with Palau Public Utilities...
China selects 18 initial distributed PV system zones, says paper
Thursday 22 August 2013China's National Energy Administration has selected 18 initial demonstration zones for installing distributed PV systems during 2013-2015, with total installation reaching 1.823GWp,...
- Germany likely to see storage subsidies on May 1 (April 15) - PV Magazine
- Solar venture capital funding on the fall (April 10) - Economic Times
- Solar power may eclipse oil in fifty years, says Shell (February 28) - National Post
- Germany sets new solar installation record in 2012 (January 31) - PV Magazine
- France reports 66.7% increase in solar power generation (January 28) - PV Magazine
- Mitsubishi announces latest wind and solar power projects (January 28) - Energy Matters
- Solar success costing owners (January 17) - Boston Globe
- California solar energy systems top 1GW (January 10) - San Francisco Chronicle
- NRG and GenOn complete merger (December 14) - Company release
- US sees record year for residential solar installations (December 11) - PV Magazine