Solar

Malaysia

Trina Solar Wins 50MW Floating Solar Project in Malaysia

It is located at the Batang Ai Hydroelectric Plant.

Photon Energy Breaks Ground on Romanian Solar Projects

Photon Energy N.V. has announced that it has broken ground on the construction of its second Romanian photovoltaic (PV) power plant, which will have a generatio…

Australia

Hybrid Wind-Solar-Battery Renewable Power Plants Progress in Australia and the UK

Construction has begun on a large-scale hybrid renewable energy project combining wind, solar PV and energy storage in Australia, while another has been announc…

Cost-Competitive Renewables Save $55B in Global Energy Generation in 2022

Electricity costs from wind and solar power declined in 2021.

Energy Saving

‘Smart Window’ Demonstrates Energy Saving Potential

The Dutch innovation organisation TNO has reported its solar smart window is performing successfully in real world conditions.

Central Retail, GULF Partner for Solar Power Production

They invested $2.5m to establish Greengen Energy.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Charge Amps Launches Solar-Powered EV Charging

The Charge Amps Amp Guard intelligent smart feature, under its Cloud platform, can be accessed by single and multi-family homes as well as offices.

India’s Largest Floating Solar Project in Telangana Starts Operations

NTPC has commissioned the largest floating solar photovoltaic (PV) project in India with a 100-megawatt (MW) capacity in Ramagundam in Peddapalli District in Te…

United States

Wärtsilä to Deliver Five Solar + Storage Projects in the US

Image credit: 123rf.comTechnology group Wärtsilä is delivering a 500MW/2GWh portfolio of solar energy and storage systems to clean energy developer an…

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola’s First Solar PV Plant in Italy Begins Operating

Iberdrola has completed construction of its first photovoltaic facility in Italy, the 23MW Montalto di Castro project in the central region of Lazio.

Energy Storage Project

Wärtsilä Signs Contract for Solar-Plus-Storage Projects

The technology group Wärtsilä is delivering a 500-MWac/2-GWh portfolio of energy storage systems to clean energy developer and operator Clearway Energy Group.…

Canadian Solar Closes Sale of 345MWp Solar Farm in Australia to CalEnergy

The Suntop and Gunnedah solar farms are located in New South Wales.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Energy

The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement is an international legally binding treaty aimed at limiting global warming to below 2 °C, preferably 1.5 °C, compared to pre…

Rooftop PV System

Emerge, Miral to Install Rooftop Solar PV on Seaworld Abu Dhabi

The project will have an 8.2MW capacity.

Solar-Powered Chemistry Could Recycle Carbon Dioxide Into Fuels and Chemicals

An international research team has demonstrated that solar-powered synthesis gas could recycle carbon dioxide into fuels and beneficial chemicals.