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Sunrun to introduce 300-home solar-plus-storage virtual power plant
US household solar company Sunrun is to aggregate 300 domestic solar-plus-storage installments into a solitary virtual power plant (VPP), declaring it to be one of the US' very first property VPPs.
Jun 18, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Sunrun, solar-plus-storage, residential, Southern California Edison, North America, VPP, utility, Jill Anderson
Canadian Solar taking module capacity to over 12GW in 2019
Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, Canadian Solar plans to increase module assembly capacity to 12,220MW in 2019, an increase of 1,000MW on strong demand.
Aug 16, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Canada, Canadian Solar, PV plants, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, North America
LONGi Smashes Tandem Solar Record With 33 Percent Efficiency Leap
LONGi’s new silicon-perovskite tandem cell hits 33 % efficiency, raising the bar for large-area photovoltaics and spotlighting the firm’s broader “Innovation + Collaboration” strategy.
Jun 20, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, LONGi, efficiency, Tandem cells, photovoltaics
Dewa to spend $11 billion on Renewable resource in Dubai
The Dubai Electricity as well as Water Authority (Dewa) introduced that it will be investing $11 billion as capital expenditure over the next 5 years.
Under the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy, Dubai targets to obtain 75% of its energy requirements only from clean energy sources by 2030.
Apr 28, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, clean energy, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dewa, Dubai, Renewable Energy, green energy, Dubai Clean Energy Strategy, Dubai Financial Market, EV Green Charger initiative, Saeed Al Tayer
Qatar solar testing facility ‘open for business’
After more than six years of scientific and technical research efforts in the solar sector, the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) is now targeting a major role in the industry itself.
Sep 9, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, pv modules, Asia, Qatar, r&d, qeeri, testing, Dr. Veronica Bermudez Benito
New United States Energy Secretary shakes up DOE, asks for 'numerous gigawatts' of brand-new tidy energy
The United States will certainly require "thousands of gigawatts" of carbon-free energy set up within the following four years to fulfill its climate targets, brand-new Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm has stated.
Mar 4, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, TESLA, North America, department of energy, biden, energy sectretary, Karen Skelton, Tarak Shah
Gresham targets subsidy-free solar with latest Anesco acquisition
Gresham House is targeting subsidy-free solar with the acquisition of the Bumpers solar farm from developer Anesco.
Jan 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, solar pv, Europe, utility scale, renewables, Anesco, Subsidy Free, Gresham House
Big news as Zhonghuan Semiconductor unveils 12-inch super wafer
The manufacturer says its Kwafoo product improves efficiency and, if used in the optimal p-type PERC type of panel, could boast a module output of 610 W.
Aug 17, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, LONGi, PERC, Kwafoo, Zhonghuan Semiconductor, wafer, Tianjin, half-cut solar cells
Resurgence of Heterojunction (HJT) Solar Panels
Heterojunction Solar cells combine two various technologies into one cell-- a crystalline silicon cell sandwiched in between 2 layers of amorphous "thin-film" silicon
Oct 25, 2022 // Technology, Manufacturing News, REC Group, bifacial solar modules, Reliance, Goldi Solar, HJT Solar Modules
Philippines city prepares for 50 MW solar project first
Bacolod is expected to host its first large scale PV project within a year after domestic renewables firm Amatera signed a deal with Korean business TPC Construction Corp.
Sep 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Philippines, Bacolod, Amatera Renewable Energy Corp, TPC Construction Corp, Charles Ji, Ramon Luis Lacson
Maxeon hires new COO amidst continued transformation
Solar module supplier Maxeon Solar Technologies has appointed Philippe Costemale as its new chief operating officer (COO).
May 20, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Maxeon, Jeff Waters, Philippe Costemale
Highest possible SEG tariff launched as Tesla Energy Plan increased to solar and also Powerwall systems
As part of its new offering, the Tesla Energy Plan, the tech giant is supplying the highest possible Solar Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs in the UK.
Oct 27, 2020 // Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Tariffs, TESLA, UK, Europe, Octopus Energy, VPP
Texas overtaking California's utility-scale solar capacity
One-third of utility-scale solar set to come online in the US in the next two years will certainly be in Texas, as it narrows the space on leading state California, according to new numbers from the nation's Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Apr 22, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, California, USA, Texas, North America, Market research, EIA, deployment statistics, energy information administration
FIMER Solar Inverter Solutions Support Yarmouk University with 3.59 MW Capacity
A recent supply of solar inverters from the Italian company FIMER consisted of 14 TRIO-20.0/ 27.6-TL and also 48 PVS-50/ 60-TL for Yarmouk University's solar plants.
This unique project, referred to as the Yarmouk University Project-Phase 2, was erected in 2021 as well as has a 3.6 MWP capacity powered by 48 FIMER PVS-50/ 60-TL and also 14 TRIO-20.0/ 27.6-TL, which allows 350 MT of CO2 emissions to be saved.
Oct 20, 2022 // Inverters, Jordan, Asia, Fimer, Yarmouk University
Nexwell Power Buys 248-MWp Spanish Solar Suite from Q Energy
UK investor Nexwell Power buys seven-site, 248 MWp solar portfolio in Andalusia and Aragón from Q Energy, boosting Spain’s renewables push and data-centre PPAs.
Jun 24, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Nexwell Power, Q Energy, Solar Spain










