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Metlen Activates 12-MW Solar Park, Expands Footprint in Puglia Rapidly
Greek firm Metlen energises a 12-MW solar farm in Puglia, adding 22 GWh to Italy’s grid and paving the way for battery storage at the same site.
Jul 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, PV Power Plant, Metlen, San Severo
OPES Solar Mobility opens Europe’s first vehicle solar panel factory
OPES Solar Mobility inaugurated a Zwenkau, Germany factory for flexible vehicle-integrated solar panels, calling it Europe’s first dedicated plant of its kind.
Oct 24, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, decarbonization, vehicle-integrated solar
Longi Slumps as Another Year of Loss Looms
Longi slumps on fresh loss warning, but a 2026 price rebound beckons. Cost relief and a silver-to-base-metal shift hint at margin repair as China tames overcapacity; Tongwei also bleeds.
Jan 19, 2026 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, LONGi
Vattenfall Cuts Solar Embodied Emissions With Low-Carbon Steel
Vattenfall is building its first German solar farm with low-emission steel to slash embodied carbon from materials—going beyond electricity emissions by boosting traceability and meeting rising financier requirements.
May 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Vattenfall, solar farm, sustainability, low-emission steel
Engineer discovers mighty power in small solar energy invention
Today's commonly used silicon solar cells are heavy and bulky, and take up a lot of space to produce power. Newer models, made from soft materials that are flexible and versatile, are cheaper to produce but also much less efficient than their pricier counterparts.
Dec 17, 2019 // Technology, Storage, USA, solar cells, North America, flexible, Susanna Thon, Johns Hopkins
Scientists suggest unique bilayer structure for crystalline silicon solar cells
Researchers from the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed an unique "bilayer" structure composing of various change metal oxide (TMO) thin films in crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells in order to boost the cells' effectiveness.
Dec 9, 2021 // Technology, China, Asia, crystalline silicon solar cells, Advanced Research Institute, SARI
Reform power billing or risk hindering clean energy, Spain told
Spain has an opportunity in its upcoming reform of electricity charging to clear hurdles for self-consumption and electric vehicles (EVs), according to national PV body UNEF.
Jul 22, 2019 // Tariffs, Spain, Sweden, Portugal, France, Greece, Germany, UNEF, UK, Italy, CNMC, Europe
Sahel summit backs ‘Desert to Power’ plan to bring solar to 60 million
An African Development Bank (AfDB) initiative that wants to install 10GW of solar energy across the Sahel by 2025 was endorsed by G5 Sahel heads of state at a summit held last week in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Sep 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, France, Europe, Africa, North America, AfDB, G5 Sahel, Christian Kaboré, Akinwumi Adesina
United States Electrical Generation by RE Sources Grows by 14.3% in Past Year, Solar Share Over 5%.
U.S.A.'s electrical generation from renewable sources of energy in the very first 10 months of 2022 stood at 23%. In the month of October, solar's output was 31.68% better Y-O-Y, narrating an excellent growth story for solar that dominated over every other source.
Jan 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, electrical generation year-to-date, renewable sources of energy, solar output
Mitrex Brings World's First Colored Solar Panels with California Energy Commission Listing
Mitrex announced that its items are not only CEC, NY-Sun, and also FSEC noted however boast bankability testing that evaluates the lasting performance of PV modules. Mitrex passed bankability tests evaluating the long-term performance of PV modules, consisting of IEC's Extended Stress Testing with 5 sequences of testing, Hail Test, as well as LETID Testing.
Jan 12, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Solar Panels, pv modules, solar modules, CEC, California Energy Commission, NY-Sun, Danial Hadizadeh, Mitrex, Canadian solar panels manufacturer, colored solar panels, Extended Stress Testing, FSEC, Hail Test, LETID Testing
NTPC Floats 2.5-GW Module Tenders To Accelerate India’s Solar Surge
NTPC invites bids for 2.5 GW of ≥ 570 Wp bifacial modules for mega-projects in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, advancing India’s drive toward gigawatt-scale solar.
Aug 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, NTPC, Asia, modules, TECHNOLOGY, procurement
Breakthrough: Stable High-Efficiency Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells
Revolutionary tandem solar cells with over 29% efficiency and exceptional stability developed by top researchers in Australia. Say goodbye to traditional manufacturing concerns.
Jul 25, 2024 // Technology, Australia, solar cell, perovskite, Oceania, efficiency
Soltec, Fraunhofer ISE Revolutionize Concentrating PV with New Prototype
Soltec and Fraunhofer ISE revolutionize solar energy with cutting-edge CPV technology, boosting efficiency by 30% and opening new possibilities for solar power integration.
Aug 2, 2024 // Technology, Fraunhofer ISE, Soltec
UAE Harnesses Solar Power Before Climate Talks
Explore the UAE's groundbreaking Al Dhafra solar plant and its ambitious plans to reach "net zero" in carbon emissions by 2050. Be part of the COP28 climate talks to see how the UAE is making progress in tackling climate change.
Nov 17, 2023 // Plants, Asia, UAE, PV Power Plant
Can solar power shake up the energy market?
The classical Greek philosopher Socrates believed the ideal house should be warm in winter and cool in summer. With clarity of thought like that, it's easy to see how the great man got his reputation.
Sep 11, 2019 // Solar, USA, BATTERIES, China, Asia, North America, Socrates, Golden Thread, Edmond Becquerel, Charles Fritts, Albert Einstein, Vanguard 1, silicon PV cells