Solar

China

China’s ‘Biggest’ Solar/LNG-Powered PCTC Embarks on Inaugural Global Voyage

The Yuan Hai Kou, described as China’s largest ocean-going cargo ship powered by both solar energy and liquefied natural gas (LNG), has officially embarke…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Mozambique Opens Solar-Storage Minigrid Tender

Mozambique’s Energy Regulatory Authority (ARENE) has launched a tender for the development of hybrid minigrids that integrate solar power and battery energy st…

Solar project

Iraq’s First Solar-Powered Village Begins Operating

The Rwanga Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Erbil, Iraq, has launched the country’s first fully solar-powered village in the Harir district …

Solar Cell

Midsummer Bags 15 MW CIGS Production Line Order

Swedish company Midsummer, a specialist in thin-film solar technology, has secured a contract to supply an undisclosed Swedish industrial and defense group with…

Photovoltaic （PV）

SOLV Energy Secures 6GW Solar Projects Across US

In 2025, SOLV Energy, a U.S.-based infrastructure services provider for the power industry, secured contracts to build over 6 gigawatts of utility-scale solar a…

Photovoltaic （PV）

India’s Additional Solar Capacity Down 25% in Q1

India installed 6.7 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2025, a 25% decrease from the same period in 2024, according to Mercom India Resear…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Slovenian Government Approves Largest Solar Project to Date

Slovenia’s government has greenlit a spatial plan for a 30 MW solar project, poised to be the nation’s largest solar array. The Ministry of Environm…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Germany Deploys 838.5 MW of PV in April

Germany added 838.5 MW of new photovoltaic (PV) capacity in April 2025, according to data released by the Bundesnetzagentur, the country’s federal network…

Solar Module

Sonnex Plan 500 MW Solar Module Factory in Bangladesh

Sonnex Energie, a Germany-based company, plans to construct a 500 MW solar module factory in Bangladesh by 2028, with the location yet to be disclosed. The init…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Italy Installs 1.24 GW of Solar in Q1

Italy's cumulative installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity reached 38.5 GW by the end of March 2025, according to data released by Anie Rinnovabili, the Italia…

Solar Module

Premier Energies, Sino-American Silicon Plan 2 GW Solar Wafer Plant in India

Premier Energies Limited, an integrated solar cell and module manufacturer based in India, has entered into a joint venture with Taiwan’s Sino-American Si…

Solar project

Bechtel Picked for Main Phases of 1.3GW ‘Mammouth’ Solar Farm

Doral Renewables, a U.S.-based renewable energy developer, has selected Bechtel to construct three phases of its 1.3GW Mammoth Solar farm in Indiana. This initi…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Quebec Utility Targets 3 GW of Solar by 2035

Hydro-Québec has unveiled a plan to develop 11 GW of clean energy capacity in Quebec, Canada, by 2035. The strategy includes 3 GW of new solar projects, …

Solar project

Site Selection for PV Plants on Coal Gangue Hills

A research team from China has developed a strategy for selecting sites for photovoltaic (PV) plants on coal gangue hills in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province. Coa…

Photovoltaic （PV）

House Bill Would Choke US Solar Investment, Says Top Trade Group

A proposed budget plan advanced by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives last week could impact around 300 solar and energy storage factories across …