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SMA: We can’t be credible if we’re not sustainable
Credibility comes not just from offering products that generate clean electricity, but also from the way in which those products are manufactured, says SMA Solar Technology CEO Jürgen Reinert. Here, transparency and sustainability are key. That’s why one of the world’s largest PV inverter producers has partnered with pv magazine’s UP sustainability initiative. In the following Q&A, Reinert lays out what SMA is doing to step UP its green game.
Sep 16, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Inverters, Opinions, Germany, Europe, SMA
World's largest photovoltaic power stations
World's largest photovoltaic power stations in 2024. PV parks, PV farms. Find a list of solar photovoltaic plants that are currently considered the largest on
Jul 19, 2026
NYSEIA study finds tiny and also moderate solar firms deeply struggling with COVID effects
Under the Environment Leadership and also Area Security Act (CLCPA) passed in 2019, New york city State established an enthusiastic objective to release 6 gigawatts of dispersed solar energy by 2025. (Dispersed solar is defined as systems mounted on domestic, business, and also commercial roofs, as well as community planetary systems that give low-priced solar power to teams of consumers that lack rooftop accessibility or adequate come down on their building.) Entering into 2020, the state had approximately 2 GW of dispersed solar installed and a labor force almost 11,000 strong, with development projected to boost 25% each year to satisfy these objectives.
May 27, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, NYSEIA, COVID
New approaches for designing electroluminescent products
New study information exactly how a course of electroluminescent materials, crucial elements of devices such as LED lights and also solar cells, can be developed to function a lot more efficiently.
Jan 11, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, efficiently, Seoul National University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Andrew M. Rappe, University of Tennessee, Universitat de Valencia, Harbin Institute of Technology, Arvin Kakekhani
CDPQ looks to increase visibility in Spain after making initial acquisition
Canadian institutional fund supervisor Caisse de dépôt et positioning du Québec (CDPQ) has acquired a portfolio of 73 Spanish solar plants from renewables financier Q-Energy.
Oct 15, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, Q-Energy, southern europe, CDPQ, Emmanuel Jaclot
Californian panel maker reaps US$40m in bid to double production
Solaria Corporation is to work towards a doubling of its panel manufacturing capabilities this year, a push financed by a new capital raise.
Sep 12, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, North America, T.J. Rodgers, Isidoro Quiroga, solaria corporation, investors
New 1,500 V string inverter from Growatt
The new gadget is offered in 4 different variations with nominal power ranging from 185 to 253 kW. The inverter has actually a reported effectiveness of 99.0% and a European performance between 98.5% and 98.7% depending upon the dimension.
Aug 13, 2020 // Inverters, China, Asia, efficiency, Growatt
Malawian solar project has raised $67 million investment
Dubai’s Phanes Group together with its partner companies won the tender back in May of 2017, having beaten competitors from different countries. In total, 21 developers were bidding for the project.
Dec 30, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Dubai, Phanes Group, Malawi
Japanese scientists study photosynthesis and Chl f for future solar application
A group of scientists from several Japanese research universities have found new information on where exactly the molecule of chlorophyl f is located and how it works. The research was conducted to better understand the photosynthesis process in order to be able to apply this knowledge practically, including solar industry.
Jan 23, 2020 // Technology, Japan, Asia, chlorophyl f
Morocco kicks off tender for 400 MW solar park
The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy has started to pre-qualify developers for the first phase of the Noor PV II solar project.
Jan 31, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, pv power plants, Africa, Morocco
Iberdrola launches a huge energy storage system in Spain
The solution was developed by i-DE, a power distribution unit of the Spanish utility giant. The 3-megawatt-hour battery is meant to strengthen electricity supply in the area, taking into consideration the surrounding solar arrays.
Nov 28, 2019 // Storage, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, i-DE
Tata Power to Acquire a Major Shareholding in Odisha’s Discom
After successfully entering Odisha, Tata Power Company Ltd has reportedly won a bid to purchase 51% of the entire stock in Odisha’s CESU (Central Electricity Supply Utility).
Dec 23, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, tata power, Praveer Sinha, CESU, DISCOM
Solar Installed Across Brooklyn Park, Minn., Facilities
Brooklyn Park, Minn., has completed a solar project installed across several city-owned facilities.
Jul 8, 2019 // Solar, Brooklyn Park, Mayor Jeffrey Lunde
Speed of US climate options have to increase five-fold, says DOE director
The speed of environment action in the US is "completely undesirable", according to the director of the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) Loan Programme Office, Jigar Shah.
Jul 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, North America, doe, wall street, Jigar Shah
Repsol, Enagas safe and secure EU funds for photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen manufacturing
Spanish multi-energy group Repsol SA (BME: REP) and gas grid driver Enagas SA (BME: ENG) have actually protected EU funds to build a plant in Spain for the manufacturing of green hydrogen with photoelectrocatalysis.
Aug 4, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Solar to Fuel, hydrogen, repsol, Enagas, EU funds, Elena Verdu