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New floating solar research demonstrates water quality improvements
A brand-new research study in the UK has found that floating solar setups may assist to minimize the impact of climate modification on rivers as well as lakes and assist protect water high quality, yet much more study is required.
Mar 26, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, UK, floating PV, Europe, EDP Renewables, fpv, EDF Renewables, white pine
First Solar completes manufacturing expansion in Ohio, now with total solar panel production capacity at 1.9 GW
Thin-film solar panel manufacturer First Solar today announced the start of production at its new PV module manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio — a few miles from its flagship 600-MW factory in Perrysburg, Ohio. With the completed addition, First Solar has a total annualized production capacity of 1.9 GW in the United States. The company also manufactures panels in Malaysia and Vietnam.
Oct 26, 2019 // Manufacturing News, USA, First Solar, Mark Widmar, thin-film, North America, Hanwha Q Cells, Ohio, Tymen de Jong
RWE powers up 14.4-MWp solar-plus-storage plant in Rhenish mining area
German power group RWE AG (ETR: RWE) has actually commissioned a 14.4-MWp solar park tied to a 9.6-MWh battery storage space system in the Rhenish mining region in western Germany as part of a method to green the location.
Dec 21, 2022 // Plants, Storage, Germany, Europe, rwe
RWE commissions initially floating PV plant
Project gets on a lake near the Amer nuclear power plant in the Netherlands
Jul 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Europe, Netherlands, rwe, PV Power Plant
Scientists create stable materials for a lot more effective solar cells
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have created a new process for producing stable perovskite products to produce more reliable solar cells.
Dec 15, 2021 // Technology, UK, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, Queen Mary University of London, solar efficiency
South Korea Counts On Floating Solar To Overcome Land Scarcity
Floating solar farms utilize solar panels that are affixed to plastic floats, which then drift on a body of water.
These floating solar arrays are generally placed on man-made bodies of water-- a town's water reservoir, an irrigation reservoir, a water therapy facility.
Mar 8, 2022 // Floating PV, South Korea, Asia, International, Scotra, floating solar plants, hydroelectric systems, reservoirs
Hanwha Tightens Grip on REC Silicon, Mandatory Tender Offer Looms
Hanwha Group secures a 44% stake in REC Silicon, crossing Norway’s takeover threshold and setting the stage for a mandatory offer to minority shareholders.
Jul 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, polysilicon, REC Silicon, Hanwha
Ciel & Terre Makes Waves with 11 MW Floating Solar Project in France
Ciel & Terre's innovative aiR Optim technology is powering their first floating solar project in France, upgrading a quarry lake with renewable energy.
Jan 18, 2024 // Plants, Floating PV, France, Europe, Ciel & Terre, PV Power Plant
Four Solar Power Projects Worth 6.5 MW Floating Up in Chandigarh Soon
First announced last year, these projects are finally all set to continue to the building and construction phase.
With a tension on floating solar, these projects will contribute to the fast building portfolio of floating solar projects in India.
Mar 15, 2022 // Floating PV, India, Asia, solar panel, Renewable Energy, Solar Project, Chandigarh, CREST, Dhanas Lake, floating solar power, N-Choe, Patiala ki Rao
3D Printed Perovskites: Lighting Revolution
Experience 3D printing's amazing potential to transform lighting technology: Researchers from the University of Missouri and the University of Tulsa have combined perovskite nanocrystals and UV resin to produce a thin, stable color conversion layer. This could create cheaper, higher quality lighting with energy efficiency!
Nov 6, 2023 // Technology, perovskite, University of Missouri, University of Tulsa
Alberta's First Nations Lead Solar Revolution with New Project
Cold Lake First Nations lead Alberta's green revolution with majority stake in Duchess Solar, powering 7,000 homes and creating jobs while cutting 25,000 tons of CO₂ annually.
May 28, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, alberta, PV Power Plant, Cold Lake First Nation, CLFN
BayWa r.e. to construct 3-MWp self-consumption floating PV farm in Germany
German renewables programmer BayWa r.e. stated today that is set to start constructing a 3-MWp floating solar PV farm in the town of Haltern am See for family-owned mining business Quarzwerke GmbH.
Feb 7, 2022 // Plants, Floating PV, Germany, Europe, baywa r.e., floating PV farm, Stephan Auracher
Floating solar farms can help reduce impacts of climate change on lakes and storage tanks
Floating solar farms can aid to safeguard lakes and storage tanks from several of the damages of environment modification, a brand-new research recommends.
Mar 29, 2021 // Floating PV, UK, floating PV, Europe, solar farm, Giles Exley
Alpine floating solar
Romande Energie is currently creating a floating solar system high in the Alps. In spite of being exposed to unfavorable meteorological conditions, the plant is predicted to generate more power by half compared to lowland-installed solutions.
Nov 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Europe, Switzerland, Romande Energie
150-MW solar project planned on government land in Nevada
NV Energy has actually tapped Stanley Consultants to perform owner's engineering for the Dry Lake Solar photovoltaic solar project.
Oct 28, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, nv energy, PV Power Plant, Chris DePodesta