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Report: the commercial opportunity for off-grid solar power in Africa is $24 billion per year
On a continent where 600 million people have no access to electricity, “The combination of solar and fintech is driving an economic transformation.”
Jan 22, 2020 // Commercial, Rooftop PV, Market Research, Africa, PEG Africa, Nigeria, shell, Kleos Advisor, PayGo
Vattenfall to build large scale wind-solar-storage plant in the Netherlands
The energy company will build a 38 MW solar, 22 MW wind and 12 MW battery project on one site. The first fully renewable hybrid power plant could be a blueprint for post-subsidy Germany. Vattenfall has an eye on German coalfields in particular.
Aug 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, storage, Germany, Netherlands, hybrid power plant, wind-solar-storage, Vattenfall, Haringvliet Zuid Energy Park, ground-mounted, Claus Wattendrup
Azure Power project commissions grind to a stop as COVID attacks
Azure Power's project appointing task ground to a stop in the three months finished 30 June 2020, as the impacts of COVID-19 were really felt strongly in India.
Aug 14, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, IPP, India, Asia, Azure Power, covid-19
New net-metering regulations issued in Maharashtra
The latest regulation regarding net-metering and net-billing arrangements for rooftop PV installations has been issued by MERC in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Jan 3, 2020 // Policy, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV, maharashtra, MERC
Europe's Green Hydrogen Rules Raise Costs for Industry
The European Union (EU) has made clean hydrogen a pillar of both its net-zero target for 2050 and its near-term initiatives to get off Russian gas.
Aug 17, 2022 // Market Research, Solar to Fuel, Europe, green hydrogen
Self-Assembling Molecule Breakthrough Brings Commercial Perovskite Solar Closer to Market
A Chinese research team has created a self-assembling hole-transport layer that lifts perovskite solar efficiency above 26 % and shrugs off heat and humidity, clearing a path to mass production.
Jul 1, 2025 // Technology, Solar, China, Asia, perovskite, Innovation, photovoltaics
Savion launches 111-MW solar farm on reclaimed coal site
Savion LLC lights up Kentucky's landscape with the 111-MW Martin County Solar Project, powering 18,500 homes while revitalizing a reclaimed coal mine and creating over 300 local jobs.
Jan 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Savion LLC
Enel eys site in Oklahoma for 3-GW solar module factory
The state of Oklahoma would likely be one of the most appropriate location for Italian energy Enel day spa's (BIT: ENEL) suggested solar module gigafactory in the United States, the head of the team's United States solar manufacturing unit has actually told The Frontier.
Apr 26, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, Enel, North America, solar module
Xcel Energy intends up to 2.9 GW of added solar in Colorado by 2030
Xcel Energy has announced plans to double its renewables and battery storage capability in Colorado by 2030, as the utility progresses with efforts to get to 100% carbon-free electrical power generation throughout its service area by 2050.
Mar 1, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Colorado, Battery Storage, North America, distributed solar, Xcel Energy, energy transition, carbon neutrality
Argon Plasma Polishing Dramatically Boosts Efficiency, Stability of Perovskite Cells
Nankai University’s argon-plasma polishing removes surface defects, lifting perovskite solar-cell efficiency to 23.5 % and boosting stability, paving the way for scalable production.
Jun 12, 2025 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency, Nankai University, Argon Plasma
What is Own Consumption?
It is when all the power generated by a photovoltaic system is used on-site.     ← Back to Solar Energy Glossary
Sep 13, 2023
A carbon scaffold to boost lithium-sulfur performance
Scientists at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research have developed a new method to produce lithium-sulfur based cathodes which exhibit stable performance and high storage capacity over 200 cycles. According to the agency, this represents “a promising step towards the commercialization of lithium-sulfur batteries.”
Oct 15, 2019 // Technology, Storage, Asia, Singapore, lithium-sulfur batteries, NanoBio Lab group, Jackie Y. Ying
Spain's Catalonia targets 7GW of solar by 2030 as part of new energy roadmap
The Spanish area of Catalonia will certainly require to have at least 7GW of solar PV set up by 2030 to put it on track for attaining a decarbonised power system and also energy self-reliance by mid-century.
Feb 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, rooftop solar, decarbonisation, self-consumption, deployment target, catalonia
NHDC Tenders for 25 MW Floating Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh
NHDC has actually provided a tender, for eligible companies to occupy the EPC work for 25 MW floating solar power park at the Omkareshwar storage tank in Madhya Pradesh
Aug 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, India, floating PV, Asia, Madhya Pradesh, solar projects, NHDC
ITI Tenders for Commissioning of 1.5 MW Solar Plant in Raebareli
ITI has actually tendered for the commissioning of a 1.5 MW solar power plant with net-metering at its facility in Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh.
Nov 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, India, tender, Asia, solar plant, ITI Limited, ITI Solar Plant Raebareli, Raebareli