Solar

Energy Storage Project

German Researchers Investigate Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage

An example of a neat-film-based molecular solar thermal (MOST) system, created by researchers in 2022A four-year research project by several German universities…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Solar Hits 50 GW Milestone in Brazil

Brazil reached the 50 GW solar mark by the end of October, with 33.5 GW of distributed solar and 16.5 GW of utility-scale PV, according to new data from Brazili…

Wind Farm

Hybrid Technology Boosts Wind and Solar Photovoltaic Energy

Increasingly weather-dependent electricity production makes grid operation more complex. A plant in Hjuleberg, Sweden, is using a solution based on new smart te…

Solar Power Plant

CSIRO Venture Plans 50 MW Concentrated Solar Tech Plant

CSIRO spin out FPR Energy has secured $15 million in seed funding to commercialise concentrated solar thermal technology that lends itself to long-duration ener…

Solar Panel

Maxeon Solar Pivots Business to Focus Exclusively on U.S. Market

Maxeon's solar module factory in Ensenada, northern MexicoThe solar panel manufacturer announced a five-year lease of a factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico.M…

Virtual power plants

Energy Department Announces $289.7 Million Loan Guarantee for Widespread VPPs

The conditional loan guarantee will help deploy up to 1,000 solar and battery energy storage systems in a virtual power plant that spans as many as 27 states.Th…

Solar project

Midwest Coal Mines to Be Reborn as Solar Fields in Major Partnership

A renewable energy developer and major coal company announced a partnership for 5.5 GW solar development plan, enough to power over 850,000 homes.Coal company P…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Australian Venture Plans 50 MW CST Plant

FPR Energy has raised AUD 15 million ($9.7 million) in seed funding to commercialize its concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology. The system is designed for…

Photovoltaic （PV）

‘The Crop People Don’t Understand the PV Aspect’

University of Exeter academic Aritra Ghosh tells pv magazine a multidiscipline approach is required to unlock the full potential of agrivoltaics. Discussing a n…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Scientists Create PV-Driven Synaptic Device for AI Processing

Demonstration of motion recognition task using a PRC system with the DSC-based synaptic deviceA team from Tokyo University of Science has developed a solar cell…

Solar project

Indian Utility Seeking Consultants for Floating Solar Projects

THDC India Ltd. is seeking technical consulting agencies to submit expressions of interest (EOI) to prepare detailed project reports on floating solar projects …

Solar project

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures Turns on 300 MW of Solar in Australia

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) says its 300 MW Walla Walla Solar Farm in New South Wales, one of the Australian state’s largest solar projects, has st…

Solar Cell

Inverted Perovskite Solar Cell Based on Co-absorbed Self-Assembled Monolayer Achieves 24.68% Efficiency

A research team in China improved the efficiency and stability of an inverted perovskite cell using a co-adsorbed approach to incorporate self-assembled monolay…

Solar project

More Than 19 GW of Solar Projects Set for Implementation in Poland

Poland’s Institute for Renewable Energy (IEO) says that building permits have been issued for nearly 1,500 solar projects totaling over 12.3 GW. Some of t…

Solar project

Somalia Launches Tender for Off-Grid Solar-Plus-Storage at 25 Health Facilities

Somalia’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals said the solar-plus-storage systems will be deployed in the Marodi-Jeeh and Awdal regions.Somalia's Ministry…