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US-German Alliance Launches Perovskite Solar Plant
REVKOR and H2GEMINI partner to construct a 5GW solar cell and module production facility, beginning production in Q2 2024. The project will utilize HJT/Perovskite technologies and mark a milestone for renewable energy.
Aug 2, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, Germany, Europe, perovskite, North America
Bangladesh’s first state-owned solar plant comes online
The new generation facility was financed by the Asian Development Bank and built by Chinese company ZTE Corp. The project will sell power to the grid for $0.065/kWh, a record low for solar in the country.
Sep 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, China, Bangladesh, Asia, rooftop solar, Asian Development Bank, ZTE Corp, Floating solar
Silfab Secures US-made Wafers from NorSun's 5GW Factory
Silfab Solar Inc. has signed an agreement with NorSun to purchase locally-made silicon wafers for its PV module production. This partnership will enable Silfab to strengthen its supply chain and provide more Western-produced wafers for its products. NorSun is currently raising funds for a 3Gw and 5GW production facility in the US.
Sep 11, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, silfab solar, NorSun
SolAmerica Secures $100M to Boost Community Solar Expansion
SolAmerica Energy secures $100M from Deutsche Bank to fast-track U.S. community-solar projects, boosting local access to utility savings and accelerating green energy growth.
Aug 20, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, SolAmerica Energy
Wood safeguards $200m solar EPC contract in Virginia, United States
International design and also getting in touch with company Wood has expanded its presence in the US renewable energy sector by securing two solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts from an American power and energy company.
Jun 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Stephanie Cox, Wood
Meyer Burger to Build 2GW Solar Cell Factory in CO
Meyer Burger Technology AG announced the construction of a 2-GW solar cell production facility in Colorado Springs, creating 350 jobs and offering tax credits and discounted rates. The company is receiving prepayments and a loan, and will adjust sales and marketing to cope with the challenging EU solar market. Initial EBITDA figures show a loss of EUR 42 milllion.
Jul 24, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, solar cell, meyer burger, North America
S-5! mounts adapt to two models of metal rooftops on single solar project
S-5!, an authority on metal roof attachment solutions, recently participated in a complex solar conversion project at a manufacturing facility in Clinton, Illinois.
Jan 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, USA, rooftop PV, North America, Illinois, S-5!, Rob Haddock
EUR 150m Green Portfolio Powers Renewables
European Energy A/S, a Danish renewable energy developer, secures EUR-150-million revolving fund to boost renewable energy projects in 10 Northern European countries. With an accordion feature to expand to EUR 250 million, the fund is expected to be up and running by early 2024.
Nov 22, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, european energy
Austrian Agri-PV Project Promises 22 GWh Annually
Energie Steiermark and Enery Development are revolutionizing green energy near Graz with a groundbreaking agri-PV facility, powering 6,000 homes while championing sustainability and sheep farming!
Oct 2, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Austria, PV Power Plant, Energie Steiermark, Enery Development
No such point as 'next-generation' modules
According to one Dutch researcher, the growth of PV innovation in current years need to be viewed as a transformative procedure, instead of the consistent introduction of brand-new generations of tools.
Apr 3, 2020 // Technology, Europe, Netherlands, Win C. Sinke, Martin Green
Scientist Create 68.9%- efficient PV Cell for Laser power Transmission
Along with the classic applications for solar cells on roofings and also open spaces, photovoltaic or pv tools can also be used with laser light for reliable power transmission.
Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer ISE case to have achieved a 68.9% conversion effectiveness rate for a III-V solar cell that can be used in laser power transmissions systems.
Jul 1, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, Andreas Bett, efficiency, Henning Helmers, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, laser energy transmissions systems, photovoltaic cell
Salt River Project is joining solar storage market leaders
One of the major public utilities in Arizona is starting deployment of a 250 MW / 1,000 MWh storage facility in Rainbow Valley, the southern neighborhood of Buckeye (Phoenix Metropolitan Area). Sonoran Energy Center is going to become the biggest storage system in Arizona and one of the biggest in the US.
Nov 18, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, Salt River Project, Sonoran Energy Center
Cowessess First Nation commissions 10-MW solar park in Saskatchewan
Awasis Solar LP, a project vehicle that is 95%-possessed by the Cowessess First Nation, has commissioned an Indigenous-led and also government-backed solar project of 10 MW in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Nov 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar Park, Cowessess First Nation, Saskatchewan
New Mexico solar-storage project breakthroughs as utility continues coal-phase out strategy
A project incorporating 300MWac of solar with a 150MWac/600MWh battery power storage center in New Mexico has progressed after DE Shaw agreed to get it.
Sep 23, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, New Mexico, pnm, centaurus, de shaw, dsri
Tongwei's $4B Bet on Solar Recovery
Tongwei Co. pushes ahead with ambitious expansion plans while Chinese solar sector braces for inevitable consolidation and price wars. The 28 billion yuan ($3.9 billion) factory in Inner Mongolia promises 500,000 tons of industrial silicon and 400,000 tons of polysilicon annually.
Dec 26, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Tongwei, China, polysilicon, Asia, silicon











