Solar

Solar Power Panel

About One-Third of Disused PV Panels Fit for Reuse, Says Australian Consortium

Reclaim PV Recycling and the Circular PV Alliance (CPVA) have have agreed to jointly develop standards and testing procedures to support the reuse and resale of…

Solar Power Plant

Indian State of Madhya Pradesh to Host 1.4 GW Solar Park

A new solar power plant will be developed on 2,800 hectares of land near a temple in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is expected to be operational within…

Solar Cell

Solar Cell Achieves Record-High Efficiency

A solar cell developed by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has achieved a record 39.5% efficiency under 1-sun global illumination …

Solar Cell

Amazon Invests in Us-Based Solar Cell Production Facility

Ambient Photonics will build a fully automated manufacturing facility to produce solar cells for powering consumer electronics.

Solar Power Panel

Australian Researchers Crack ‘Nighttime’ Solar

Researchers from the University of New South Wales have made a major breakthrough in what was previously conceived of only in theoretical terms – namely, “nig…

Germany

RWE Issues New Us$2.1 Billion Bond to Chase Solar, Wind Projects

German utility giant RWE has issued a green bond with a volume of €2 billion (US$2.1 billion), the proceeds of which will be used to pursue development of sola…

United States

Osaka Gas USA Jointly Develop Solar Projects with Oriden

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd has reached agreement with Oriden LLC (Oriden), a US based renewable project developer, to jointly develop a portfolio of more than 700 MWdc …

Solar Cell

Global Solar Demand to Reach 190 GW This Year, Says IEA

The International Energy Agency expects solar, wind power, and other renewable energy technologies to achieve triple-digit global growth this year, with new PV …

Floating Solar Project

SJVN Secures 90MW Floating Solar Project

It is expected to be commissioned within 15 months after the signing of a PPA.

Solar Cell

European PV Subsidies a Divisive Topic

Subsidies for PV projects are a divisive topic in European countries. Mistakes of the past hang over fresh decision-making processes.

Solar Power Panel

Chinese PV Industry Brief: JA Solar Major Winner in Solar Panel Tender with 3.1 GW in Bids

Meanwhile, Trina Solar has established a new branch for upstream operations and Longi has a officially changed its company name.

Rooftop PV System

IKEA to Offer SunPower Residential Solar, Energy Storage in US Market

IKEA and SunPower have agreed to launched a new partnership in California in the fall.

Energy Storage Battery

Canadian Solar Marks Entry into UK Energy Storage Market with 100MWh EPC Deal

Canadian Solar has made its first move in the UK battery energy storage space after signing a number of agreements with Pulse Clean Energy.

Solar Cell

Solar PV to Lead over 8% Addtional RE Capacity in 2022: IEA

Global renewable energy installations are expected to reach around 300GW.

Floating Solar Project

DNV to Create Floating Solar Standards

DNV estimates that the potential global capacity for deploying floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) power is currently approximately 4 TW and installed capacity wi…