Solar power

Market Analysis

Solar in Burundi – Just Add Water

The African Development Bank is seeking consultants to explore how two hydropower projects and an associated grid planned in Burundi can incorporate solar power…

Solar Power Plant

​ACWA Power wins 900-MW Dubai Solar Project with USD-16.95/MWh Bid

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has picked a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power as preferred bidder to build and operate a 900-MW sol…

The Spherical Sun Power Genertator

German Architect Andre Broessel believes he has a solution that can “squeeze more juice out of the sun”, even during the night hours and in low-light regions.…

Distributed Solar

How Decentralized Solar Solutions Are Powering Global Green Economy Transition

Access to and the productive use of solar energy are a great enabler for many communities especially in rural, off-grid areas where there is no feasible alterna…

Solar Power Panel

Meeco Installs First Sun2rope Solution in Kenya

A Swiss-based clean energy provider, The meeco Group, has completed the structural installation of its first solar photovoltaic (PV) project using an innovative…

Solar Power Plant

International Finance Corporation to Fund Solar Farms in Mexico

NADB and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have agreed to provide $200m in green loans to Infraestructura Energética Nova (IEnova) to fund four new s…

Solar Technology

Hanergy's Boat with Thin-Film Solar Power Generation System

Equipped with Hanergy’s custom-tailored thin-film solar power generation system, the solar boat is set to sail in Bagkok’s Damnoen Saduak floating market.

Solar Power Panel

Thanks to Sunflowers, Solar Panels Could Harvest 400% More Energy

The SunBOTS bend toward light source and could help solar cells capture more direct sunlight all day long.

Concentrating Solar Power

Storage for Advanced Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plants

Ellen B. Stechel, a professor of practice in the School of Molecular Sciences and co director of ASU LightWorks®, received $3.3 million for a project to develo…

Spain's Iberdrola to Enter Australia with Wind, Solar Power Project

Spanish power firm Iberdrola SA said on Friday it plans to make its first foray into the Asia-Pacific, building a A$500 million ($343 million) wind and solar fa…

Market Analysis

Solar to Cover a Quarter of Global Power by 2050

Global solar power capacity will grow by 9% every year between 2018 and 2050, according to a new study released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IR…

Solar Power Plant

IEnova Switches on 41-MW PV Plant in Mexico

November 14 - Mexican power and gas utility Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV (IEnova) announced on Wednesday it has put online a 41-MW photovoltaic (PV…

Market Analysis

Latin America and Caribbean on the Brink of Massive Solar Power Growth

As new markets emerge worldwide, IRENA’s latest report sees solar PV covering one quarter of global power by 2050

Solar Power Plant

New Tenders to boost India's Solar Capacity by 28% in 2019

India’s utility scale solar capacity is projected to rise 28% YoY or 8.5 GW in 2019 and 29% or 11GW in 2020, JMK Research & Analytics reported. The sector is e…

Solar Power Plant

Netherlands Floats Its Solar Boat As It Aims for 27GW by 2030

Those wondering where the Netherlands will accommodate a forecast 27GW of total installed solar PV capacity by 2030, the completion this week of the nation’s l…