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Mytilineos acquires five Alberta solar projects
The purchase covers over 1GW of capacity
Jun 6, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, PV Power Plant, Mytilineos, Alberta solar project
Just how to speed up solar fostering for the underserved
As roof solar rates have fallen, several households at all revenue levels can now save cash by going solar. However, low- and moderate-income homes continue to be much less likely to adopt solar than high-income homes. So, scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) set out to examine if specific policy and also service designs could improve adoption equity in terms of family revenue.
Nov 10, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, rooftop PV, North America, Berkeley Lab, Eric O'Shaughnessy, Galen Barbose, Ryan Wiser, Sydney Forrester, Naim Darghouth
Solar powered weeding tractor uses manual labour
You might not have realised this, but there’s a group of hackers out there without whom you wouldn’t be able to put food on the table. They hack under the blazing sun and pouring rain, and have been doing it for thousands of years. Known more commonly as farmers, their creative problem solving skills with whatever is lying around can be absolutely jaw dropping. [Andrew Mans] is one such individual. He built a solar powered weeding tractor that uses human labour to do the actual weeding.
Oct 16, 2019 // Transport, Agriculture, solar electric motor, tractor, weeding, Andrew Mans
Perovskites meet the stability standard
European research group Solliance says its perovskite modules have passed three key industry standard reliability tests: Light soaking, damp heat and thermal cycling. The group said it is the first time perovskite modules of that size have achieved such results and represents a milestone in the technology’s move toward commercialization.
Jan 23, 2020 // Technology, Europe, perovskites, Solliance
Statkraft to obtain Solarcentury, adding 6GW to international solar portfolio
Norwegian renewables large Statkraft is to acquire UK-headquartered solar designer Solarcentury, taking on a 6GW global portfolio in doing so.
Nov 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Chile, South america, Europe, solarcentury, Statkraft, Christian Rynning-Tønnesen, Van den Heuvel
World can reach 65% renewables share in primary energy by 2050
Renewables can get to a share of 65% in global primary energy by 2050 under the greenest scenario in BP plc's (LON: BP) Energy Outlook 2022.
Mar 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Energy Outlook 2022
Trade body prompts France to triple solar capacity by 2025 via 'em ergency plan'
France should take "radical and also immediate measures" to transform its power system and also rapidly accelerate solar deployment, the country's PV trade association has actually said.
Mar 17, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, policy, permitting, Enerplan, deployment statistics, energy crisis
Norway to become member of International Solar Alliance
Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt revealed Norway's membership of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) during her official check out to India, a statement by the nation's Embassy here said on Tuesday.
Apr 27, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Norway, Renewable Energy, international solar alliance, Anniken Huitfeldt
China holds key to corporate solar take-up but lags way behind Texas at present
The Lone Star State accounted for almost half of the activity witnessed in the world’s biggest corporate clean energy marketplace but analysts are excited about the prospect of Beijing mandating companies to purchase minimum levels of green electricity.
Aug 13, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, PPAs, Texas, China, Europe, Africa, Lone Star State, green electricity, RPS, Nordic nations
Renewable PPA prices in Europe up 8% because of ongoing energy crisis
Renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) prices in Europe remain to climb up, rising 7.8% quarter-on-quarter in response to the continent's growing energy crisis, according to brand-new research from LevelTen Energy, a provider of renewable transaction infrastructure.
Jan 14, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Italy, PPA, Europe, power purchase agreement, LevelTen Energy, energy crisis
New York City Hits 4-GW Distributed Solar Energy Milestone
Considering that the launch of the NY-Sun Initiative, the cost of solar in New york city has decreased by 70 percent as solar release has grown almost 2,900 percent state-wide. The main declaration held that the 4-GW achievement puts New York on track to exceed its goal to set up 6-GW of distributed solar by 2025.
Sep 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, NYSERDA, Doreen M. Harris, Kathy Hochul, Climate Week, New York Governor, NY-Sun initiative
Tata Power's $8.5B Clean Energy Push in India's South
Tata Power partners with Tamil Nadu government to invest $8.5 billion in clean energy projects, aiming to build 10GW of renewable energy and phase out fossil fuel capacity by 2045.
Jan 10, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, tata power
TotalEnergies Switches On 263-MW Solar Cluster Near Seville Spain Today
TotalEnergies has inaugurated a 263-MW, five-site solar complex in Guillena, Andalusia—its largest European project—supplying clean power to 150,000 Spanish homes.
May 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, otalEnergies
ENEOS Partners with West Energy on Tohoku Micro-Solar Expansion Drive
ENEOS Renewable Energy joins forces with West Energy Solutions to roll out 50 low-voltage, 5 MW solar plants across Japan’s Tohoku region, easing land shortages.
Jul 16, 2025 // Plants, Residential, Japan, Asia, Eneos, West Group
Blue Moon Solar Wins Financing, Ignites Kentucky's Renewable Energy Momentum
Recurrent Energy secures USD 260 million to build the 94-MW Blue Moon Solar farm in Harrison County, Kentucky, targeting a 2026 start under a Constellation power deal.
Jul 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Canadian Solar, North America, constellation, Kentucky, recurrent energy