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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
Duke Energy Adds 150 MW Solar Power In Florida
Each site of 74.9-MW of solar capacity will certainly generate enough carbon-free electricity to power what would certainly be equivalent to about 23,000 homes. The conclusion of two new solar power projects is part of company's community solar program.
Apr 14, 2023 // Plants, Duke Energy, Melissa Seixas, Alachua solar project, Clean Energy Connection, High Springs Renewable Energy Center, Hildreth Renewable Energy Center, solar power in USA, solar projects USA, Suwannee solar project
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
Various joint ventures complete 195MW of PV projects in Egypt’s Benban
A joint venture between Elsewedy Electric and EDF, along with Scatec Solar and its respective partners, have both commissioned PV projects near Benban, Egypt with a combined generation capacity of 195MW.
Aug 20, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec Solar, EDF, Asia, Africa, Elsewedy Electric and EDF, Benban, Egypt, Ahmad El Mokadem
Various joint ventures complete 195MW of PV projects in Egypt’s Benban
A joint venture between Elsewedy Electric and EDF, along with Scatec Solar and its respective partners, have both commissioned PV projects near Benban, Egypt with a combined generation capacity of 195MW.
Aug 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec Solar, EDF, Asia, Africa, Benban, Egypt, Ahmad El Mokadem, elsewedy
AI-driven robots are making new materials, improving solar cells and other technologies
Ada, an AI-driven robot, searches for new solar cell designs at the University of British Columbia.
Dec 12, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, Canada, UK, Europe, solar cell, North America, University of British Columbia, Curtis Berlinguette, Benji Maruyama, Apurva Mehta, Kristin Persson, Keith Brown, Joshua Schrier, John Gregoire
Solar racking provider Unirac secures extra PE companies as investors
Middle-market personal equity firm Greenbelt Capital Partners has led a bulk recapitalisation investment of an undisclosed amount in US solar racking and also mounting solutions provider Unirac Inc
Oct 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Unirac, Greenbelt Capital Partners, Sam Graham
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
HyDeal picks EPC partners for PV-hydrogen project
3 firms will certainly carry out basic design for mega solar-plus-electrolyser scheme in northern Spain
May 31, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar to Fuel, Spain, Europe, Vinci, hydeal
Queens Landlord Will Full Borough's Largest Residential Solar Energy Project by End of 2021
A Queens landlord has installed solar innovation on over half the buildings it owns in the borough, part of an ambitious project that will ultimately change its whole portfolio as well as create adequate tidy energy to balance out the greenhouse gas discharges of 5 million car miles driven yearly.
Apr 13, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Residential, USA, New York, North America, Queens landlord, Tony Subraj, Amir Sobhraj, Chris Hoffmann, Thomas Grech
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
Trump ratchets up tariffs on Chinese products – including batteries
While the damage is largely done for cells, modules and inverters, increased tariffs on U.S. module components and 15% measures on lithium-ion batteries are not good news for either sector.
Aug 29, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Inverters, Tariffs, USA, Lithium-ion batteries, TESLA, Sungrow, Trump, Inverters, Huawei, North America, tariffs, PV cells, modules, Enphase, Flex, USTR, Kelly Speakes-Backman