PV Tech

1. ‘We knew it would be complicated’: Solarwatt CEO on energy transition
   While at Intersolar Europe/ees Europe this week, we caught up with Detlef Neuhaus, CEO of the Dresden-headquartered Solarwatt who told us more about his company's strategy, as well as offering up some candid views on the industry.
2. Intersolar 2018: Show award winners push technology boundaries
   Three solar companies were winners of the Intersolar Awards during a packed Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany this year. In 2018, the industry judges were said to have focused on product solutions that exploited design characteristics to achieve the best possible results.
3. Waaree launches 1GW ‘fully automated’ module assembly plant in Gujarat
   Indian PV manufacturer Waaree has started commercial production at a 1GW solar module assembly factory in the state of Gujarat, and despite a lull in local demand due to a lack of tenders in H2 2017, several large tenders coming to fruition soon will counter that lull, according to a company official.
4. Seychelles issues tender for development of 4MW floating PV project
   Wallace Cosgrow, Seychelles’ Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, has launched a tender for the right to develop, finance, own and operate a 4MW floating PV project in le Rocher Lagoon, Mahé.
5. Enel, IDC sign US$34 million financing agreement for 34MW PV project in Zambia
   The Enel Group and Zambia’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) signed off on a financing agreement for around US$34 million for the construction of the 34MW Ngonye solar plant in Zambia.
6. Sonnedix Japan reaches financial close for 46.6MW PV project
   Sonnedix Japan K.K. has reached financial close on a US$126 million non-recourse debt facility with MUFG Bank for the 46.6MW Tono PV project.
7. Intersolar Europe 2018: International Solar Alliance partners Global Solar Alliance
   Not-for-profit association Global Solar Alliance has signed an agreement with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), an India-led venture hoping to spur investment in solar across developing countries, to promote solar worldwide.
8. Intersolar 2018: GoodWe takes aim at bifacial market with trio of product launches
   Inverter manufacturer GoodWe has launched a trio of new products on the show floor at Intersolar Europe in Munich, particularly taking aim at the bifacial module market.
9. FlexGen to build largest energy storage system in Texas co-located with solar
   Texas IPP Vistra Energy has contracted energy storage integrator FlexGen to install a 10MW / 42MWh energy storage system (ESS) at the 180MW Upton 2 Solar Power Plant in Texas.
10. Intersolar 2018: Huawei launches three new 1500V string inverters
    Huawei launched a suite of 1500V string inverters at Intersolar Europe.