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Solar Inverter

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Huawei Shipped 51 GW of PV Inverters in 2021

In other news, Longi reported increased revenue and a slight drop in profits for the full fiscal year 2021, and heterojunction (HJT) photovoltaics manufacturer …

Rooftop PV System

India Installed 10 GW of Solar Capacity in 2021: Report

India installed 10 GW of solar capacity in 2021, a 210% growth compared to 3.2 GW in the same period the previous year, according to a report by Mercom Communi…

Energy Storage Battery

Tesla Supplying Power Pack for SpaceX Starbase 8MWh BESS Expansion

Tesla looks set to supply its Power Pack battery energy storage system (BESS) to sister company SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility in Texas, which is expanding …

Solar Cell

France Publishes Second-Quarter FITs for PV Systems up to 500 kW

France has increased feed-in tariffs for all PV system categories, ranging from €181.40 ($190.90)/MWh for installations below 3 kW in size to €96.90/MWh for a…

Solar Cell

Self-Healing Perovskites Can Withstand Fierce Cosmic Radiation

The development of a set of testing protocols for perovskite solar cells intended for use outside Earth’s atmosphere could lead to the devices being installed …

Solar Cell

Chinese and Turkish Contractors Build Largest PV Park in RO for Israeli Econergy

Turkish INTEC Energy Solutions and the Chinese CHINT Solar announced that they would work together to develop a 154 MWp photovoltaic plant.

Nigeria

Nigerian Solar Energy Provider Reaches $20M Refinancing Agreement

Nigeria-based solar energy provider Starsight Energy announced the conclusion of a competitive local currency refinancing agreement with Chapel Hill Denham Nige…

Solar Power Panel

SpaceX is Expanding the Solar Farm at Its South Texas Launch Facility

SpaceX is increasing the size of its on-site solar farm in Boca Chica, Texas, by 1.7 acres, or about 30%, making the solar array a total of 7.1 acres.

India

India’s ReNew Power Grows Solar PPA Portfolio by 2GW

India-headquartered renewable energy company ReNew Power has announced the signing of five solar PPAs and several long-term purchase agreements with corporate b…

Solar Power Panel

U.S. Solar Industry Braces for Slump in New Capacity

The U.S. solar energy industry has warned it is facing a substantial slowdown in capacity additions due to persistent supply chain problems and the danger of im…

Solar Cell

Electron Blocking for 18.5%-Efficient Carbon-Electrode Perovskite Solar Cell

Scientists in Germany and Switzerland have developed a perovskite solar cell with a carbon electrode that achieved 18.5% efficiency.

Solar Cell

Iran Launches Tender for 4 GW of Solar

The Iranian authorities have kicked off a tender to select development proposals for solar projects up to 10 MW in size, from both domestic and foreign investor…

Solar Cell

NEXT's Transparent PV Coating Transforms Commercial Windows into Power Source

California-based NEXT Energy Technologies announced the demonstration of a prototype installation of "transparent solar window walls" at the headquarters of its…

Coal Mine

RWE Brings Solar to German Coal Mine

The company plans to develop a utility-scale photovoltaic system with integrated battery storage.

Rooftop PV System

Swiss ‘Dragon Shingle’ Solar Maker Expands Its U.S. Market Presence

Google had installed integrated solar modules throughout its new campus in Mountain View, Calif., in the form of 90,000 squares that looked to many observers li…