Solar

China

China’s Dominance in Solar Energy Hard to Change

Trade barriers make domestic PV companies stronger.

Offshore Wind Power

Taaleri Energia Swoops for 252MW Finnish Wind

Taaleri Energia has bought two ready-to-build wind farms in Finland with a combined capacity of 252MW using capital from its Taaleri II SolarWind fund.

Solar Power Panel

Longi Unveils n-Type, TOPCon Bifacial Module with 22.3% Efficiency

The 144-cell module is available in six versions with power ratings ranging from 545 W to 570 W and efficiency between 21.3% and 22.3%.

United States

Solar & Wind Are 93.8% of New U.S. Electrical Generating Capacity for 1st Third 2021

According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the FERC, wind and solar resources provided nearly all of the new electrical generati…

Solar Power Plant

SENEGAL: Kahone and Kaél Solar Power Plants go into Commercial Operation

The Kahone and Kaél solar power plants are now injecting 60 MWp into Senegal's national electricity grid.

Floating Solar Project

Statkraft’s Albanian Floating Solar Project Begins Operations

Statkraft, one of Europe’s largest renewable energy generators, has started commercial operations at the first unit of its floating solar project in Albania in…

Solar Power Plant

FuturaSun Participates at SNEC, the International Photovoltaic Fair Held in Shanghai June 2-5, 2021

SNEC, the International Photovoltaic Power Generation and Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition, is the biggest yearly photovoltaic event in the world. The 15th …

Solar Power Plant

Venezuela Sees First Grid-Connected PV System Come Online

The system will power the broadband transport networks. The solar panels are “made with 100% Venezuelan engineering.”

Solar Power Panel

Abu Dhabi Completes Largest Solar-Powered Car Park

The three-megawatt solar photovoltaic project is installed on the car shading at the short-term car park of the Midfield Terminal at Abu Dhabi International Air…

Solar Power Panel

JinkoSolar Large-Area N-Type Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cell Reaches Record-Breaking New High Efficiency Of 25.25%

This result has been independently confirmed by the National Institute of Metrology, China and it is the third time that JinkoSolar has broken this world record…

Solar Cell

LONGi Breaks Three more World Records for Solar Cell Efficiency

LONGi has consolidated its leading role in R&D innovation in the global PV industry by setting new cell efficiency records for N- and P-type TOPcon and HJT.

Solar Power Plant

Masdar Wins Tender for 457MW Solar Farm in Uzbekistan

The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan has awarded a tender to Masdar for the construction of a 457MW solar PV plant in the Sherabad district of the Surkhandarya …

Solar Power Plant

Construction Begins on Vertical Solar Project in the Alps

The 2.2 MW vertical solar plant, built on a dam wall at an altitude of almost 2,500 meters above the sea level, is expected to be commissioned within four month…

Solar Power Plant

PPA Advances Guinea’s First Grid-Connected Solar Project

The 40MWac Khoumagueli Solar IPP project in Guinea has marked a significant milestone with the signing of a 25-year power purchase agreement between InfraCo Afr…

Carbon Emissions

Australia's Carbon Emissions Drop 5 per cent in 2020

Australia's carbon emissions fell by 5 per cent in 2020 with growth in wind and solar energy, a hit to transport from coronavirus lockdowns, and a rise in carbo…