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Agrivoltaics good for agriculture and panel efficiency
A U.S. research team has found the most efficient locations for agrivoltaics include western America, southern Africa and the Middle East. The researchers found crop land, grasslands and wetlands were the best environments for PV projects linked to agriculture. Conditions suitable for crops are ideal for improving solar module efficiency.
Aug 12, 2019 // Technology, USA, Japan, PV panels, plants, Netherlands, Oregon State University, agrivoltaics
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
China added 11.4 GW of solar capacity in first half of this year
According to official statistics produced by the nation’s National Energy Administration, China’s cumulative installed PV generation capacity had reached 185.5 GW at the end of June.
Aug 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, National Energy Administration, Asia, Asia Europe Clean Energy (Solar) Advisory Co Ltd
PV waste: 28 tons collected in Panama and Senegal
The PV Cycle Association collects and recycles PV waste. Having treated more than 30,000 tons since its creation, it estimates 150,000 tons of PV modules will reach the end of their lifecycle by 2030.
Sep 5, 2019 // Solar, Latin america, Europe, Africa, PV Cycle Association, PV waste, Bertrand Lempkowicz, Senegal
Big storage comes to Ireland
A 200 MW storage project is being developed by Hanwha Energy Corporation and Lumcloon Energy. The €300 million facility is intended to stabilize the grid to host more renewable energy capacity.
Sep 10, 2019 // Storage, Grids, Germany, tender, Europe, Hanwha Q Cells, Richard Bruton, Hanwha Energy Corporation, Lumcloon Energy Limited, LSIS, Nigel Reams
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
Servotech Buys 27% of Rhine Solar to Boost Module Output
Servotech buys 27 % of Rhine Solar, aiming to expand its ALMM-approved plant from 100 MW to 600 MW by 2026 and produce high-efficiency TOPCon solar modules.
Jun 23, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, topcon, Servotech, Rhine Solar
ACE Power Gains Green Light for 200-MW Wheatbelt Solar-Battery Project
ACE Power secures approval for a 200-MW solar farm and four-hour battery near Narrogin, unlocking A$400 million investment and 230 construction jobs in Western Australia.
Jun 25, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Wheatbelt
Hiringa, Sundown Secure Funding for Aussie Green Hydrogen Project
Revolutionizing agriculture: GEGHA project in NSW harnesses solar power to produce green hydrogen and ammonia, boosting sustainable farming by 2027.
Jul 24, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, green hydrogen, Hiringa, Sundown
SUNOTEC Orders 2.4-GWh Sungrow Batteries for European Solar Pipeline Expansion
SUNOTEC orders 2.4 GWh of Sungrow PowerTitan 2.0 batteries for solar parks in Bulgaria and wider Europe, boosting grid stability and flexible clean power.
Jul 28, 2025 // Storage, Sungrow, Europe, Sunotec
SMA Solar Suffers Loss Amid Weak Home And Business Demand
German inverter giant SMA slides to €42.4 million H1 loss as inventory write-downs and sluggish residential sales overshadow utility-scale growth.
Aug 7, 2025 // Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Germany, Europe, inverter, SMA
ib vogt Starts 99-MWp Solar Park, Energising Southern Philippines Industry
German developer ib vogt breaks ground on a 99-MWp solar park in Mindanao, boosting local manufacturing and grid reliability.
Aug 8, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, ib vogt, Philippines, PV Power Plant
Masdar Signs Partnership for 145 MW Floating Solar Plant in Indonesia
Masdar has signed a PPA with PLN, the state electricity company in Indonesia, for the first floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the country.
Jan 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Masdar, floating PV, Asia, Indonesia, International
Powertis, Total amount collaborate for 1GW subsidy-free Spanish solar press
Yet one more significant subsidy-free solar pipe remains in the operate in Spain, complying with the statement of a joint press in between an international oil as well as a neighborhood developer as well as gas (O&G) significant.
Feb 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Total, subsidy-free solar, subsidy-free pv, levante
Utilizing ultrasonic irradiation to different backsheets in PV waste
Chinese scientists have actually utilized an industrial-grade, 720 W ultrasonic cleaner-- with a regularity ranking of 28 Khz as well as 1,000 W of home heating power-- to divide backsheets from end-of-life PV components. They've ended that an ultrasonic power of 720 W is excellent for the splitting up procedure.
Apr 7, 2020 // Technology, China, pv modules, Asia, backsheets