Photovoltaic

Market Analysis

Green Hydrogen to Cost Less than Natural Gas by 2050

Falling costs of solar PV technology will make cleaner gas cheaper than its fossil fuel-derived variant, according to a new report

Solar Materials

New Silicon PV Project Breaks Ground in Southwest China

The third phase of a silicon photovoltaic project has been launched in southwest China's Yunnan Province with an investment of around 2.5 billion yuan, said loc…

Solar Technology

RES Targets Solar Surge with 1GW Pipeline

Developer has a total of 23 new projects in UK and Ireland ranging from 12MW to 120MW

Solar Power Plant

Karpat Solar to Launch Romania’s First PV Module Factory

Romania-based Karpat Solar has purchased a production line for photovoltaic solar modules in a move to establish the first module factory in Romania.

Concentrating Solar Power

VRB Energy to Build Battery-Integrated Solar Power Station in China

VRB Energy has agreed to build a 100MW solar photovoltaic plant with a 100MW/500MWh integrated vanadium flow battery in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, China.

Solar Power Plant

Burkina Faso to get 30MW Solar Plant for National Grid

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund will finance 80% of the construction of Urbasolar SAS’ new solar plant planned for 250km south-east of Ouagadougou, Bur…

Solar Materials

China's Xinte Adding to Polysilicon Capacity

Chinese polysilicon producer Xinte plans to build a 100,000 t/yr plant in Baotou city in north China's Inner Mongolia in response to firmer demand from the phot…

Floating Solar Project

13,400 Solar Panels on a Lake: RWE Constructs Its First Floating Photovoltaic Project

RWE, one of the world’s leading companies for renewable energy, is to construct its first floating photovoltaic project.

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola Plans 750MW Solar Photovoltaic Capacity in Spain

Iberdrola has announced development of two solar photovoltaic plants with a combined 750MW capacity in Extremadura, Spain.

Solar Materials

China's Polysilicon Output Rises in 2020

China's polysilicon output rose in 2020 on firm demand from consumers in the downstream photovoltaic and semiconductor sectors.

Graphene

The Advantages of Graphene for Photovoltaics

Enel Green Power is taking part in the EU-backed GRAPES project to research new applications for a very versatile material called graphene which boosts the effi…

Energy Storage Project

Trina Solar Launches Storage Arm

Chinese photovoltaic company Trina Solar has launched a new business unit focused on energy storage.

Solar Power Plant

NIGERIA: a 200 MWp Solar Power Plant will be Built in the Delta State

The Nigerian company Sunnyfred Global has signed an agreement with the Singaporean company B&S Power Holding PTE for the financing and construction of a photovo…

Solar Power Panel

Dualsun Unveils 375 W Photovoltaic-Thermal Panel with Shingle Tech

The panel features an efficiency of 20% and a thermal power of 600 W-thermal per square meter.

Solar Power Panel

MOROCCO: Nestlé Greenlights Production at Its El Jadida Factory Via a Solar Power Pla

The Moroccan subsidiary of the Swiss multinational Nestlé has just commissioned a photovoltaic solar power plant to supply its El Jadida factory.