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China’s Solar Century

From zero to hero in 20 years, China’s PV industry has undergone an extraordinary journey. Vincent Shaw considers the reasons for the nation’s solar success a…

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New CRC at the University of Bayreuth Will Investigate Nanostructured Materials for Energy Industry

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a new Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) at the University of Bayreuth. The interdisciplinary research of nanos…

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Five Renewable Energy Projects Highlighting the Energy Transition in France

From green gases to floating solar, this quintet show the appetite for renewable energy in FranceI recently interviewed French energy transition minister Agn&eg…

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Key Takeaways From Solar + Storage España

RE+ held the Solar + Storage España event in Barcelona on May 10 and 11, in collaboration with pv magazine. Our team of editors curated and hosted the tw…

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Solar Panels for Ski Areas

French off-grid specialist Sunwind has developed a light, curved solar panel that can be used at ski resorts. It is currently working with CEA-Liten to develop …

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Spanish Government Devotes €600 Million to Solar-Powered Desalination

State-owned company Sociedad Estatal de Aguas de las Cuencas Mediterráneas (Acuamed) will soon launch tenders for solar-powered desalination projects in …

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Vibrant Energy, Saint-Gobain Sign PPA for 100 MW Wind-Solar Project in India

Vibrant Energy will set up a 100 MW (DC) wind-solar hybrid project in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The plant will be connected to the interstate transmis…

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Solar Gazebo Provides up to 4.3 KW of Backyard Generating Capacity

Arka Energy’s new outdoor gazebo provides 2.4 kW to 4.3 kW of residential solar power via monocrystalline PERC solar tiles.Just in time for the summer bar…

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Thailand’s Egat Plans Hybrid Hydro-Floating Solar Project

Image credit: EGATThe EGAT (Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand) – MPD Consortium has signed a construction contract for a hybrid hydro-floating …

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Brazil Clean Electricity Hits Decade High

Brazil burned fossil fuels for electricity at the lowest level in more than a decade in February, thanks to booming use of wind and solar power, said a study pu…

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Boosting Solar Cell Energy Capture Efficiency With a Fullerene-Derivative Interlayer

Solar cells are a critical component to the transition to renewable energy sources, and enhanced power conversion efficiency (PCE), or amount of power captured …

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Driving on Sunshine: Clean, Usable Liquid Fuels Made From Solar Power

Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car's engine …

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Saint-Gobain Inks Indian Solar-Wind PPA With Vibrant Energy

Corporate renewable energy solutions provider Vibrant Energy, a portfolio company of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG), has struck a deal to supply…

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NY Installer Sunation Energy Reaches 100 MW of Solar Projects

Just before its 20th anniversary, New York installer SUNation Energy reached 100 MW of solar energy installed. On April 27, SUNation celebrated this milestone (…

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Community Batteries Are Popular—but We Have to Make Sure They Actually Help Share Power, Say Researchers

To power Australia without fossil fuels will mean using batteries to store power from solar and wind. We often think this means home batteries—or large grid-sc…