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UAE Energy company to develop 400 MW photovoltaic projects in Armenia
The primary venture being organized under the joint enhancement understanding (JDA) is a 200MW utility-scale sun oriented photovoltaic (PV) plant in the west Armenia.
Dec 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, David Papazian, ANIF, Masdar, Europe, Armenia, Abu Dhabi, Armen Sarkissian, Suhail Al Mazrouei, Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Octopus to release Fluence's automated prospective buyer software for Australian solar farm
Octopus Investments Australia has deployed Fluence's AI-powered trading platform to optimize the result of its 333MW Darlington Point Solar Farm in New South Wales (NSW).
Aug 10, 2021 // Software, Australia, NEM, Oceania, Fluence, machine learning, octopus investments
What is Flat-Plate Collector?
A type of solar collector absorbing solar radiation on a flat surface with no concentration. It utilizes both the sunlight incident directly from the sun and
Sep 12, 2023
Australia's Leading Miner Andrew Forrest to Invest $2.2 Billion in RE
His firm Squadron Energy has acquired Clarke Creek project to establish wind, solar and also battery farms in central Queensland.
Mar 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, clean energy, Australia, Oceania, Andrew Forrest, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Fortescue Metals Group, Clarke Wind project, Squadron Energy
GenusPlus to Build Atmos’ 100-MW Merredin Big Battery for WA
GenusPlus lands AUD 65 m job to deliver Atmos Renewables’ 100-MW/400-MWh Merredin big battery, boosting grid stability in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt.
Jun 17, 2025 // Storage, battery, Western Australia, GenusPlus, Atmos Renewables, Merredin
LONGi Smashes Tandem Solar Record With 33 Percent Efficiency Leap
LONGi’s new silicon-perovskite tandem cell hits 33 % efficiency, raising the bar for large-area photovoltaics and spotlighting the firm’s broader “Innovation + Collaboration” strategy.
Jun 20, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, LONGi, efficiency, Tandem cells, photovoltaics
Denmark's Largest Energy Firm Ørsted Acquires Ballinrea Solar Farm- Its First in Ireland
The project will provide the electrical power needs of 16,000 Irish families. Its building and construction is expected to begin in 2024 and also will be operationalised by 2025. The Ballinrea Solar Farm will make a meaningful payment to Ireland's national power target of 80% renewables by 2030 in addition to the Government's new 5.5 GW solar target.
Sep 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Terra Solar, solar farm, Orsted, Kieran White, Ballinrea solar farm, Ballinrea solar PV, Carrigaline and Cork City
What is Photosynthesis?
The process of converting the sun’s energy into the stored form by chloroplasts containing chlorophyll. Chloroplasts are present in the cells of plants
Sep 13, 2023
Statkraft commissions Albanian solar advance
Project in collaboration with Ocean Sun gets on the Banja reservoir
Jun 3, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, floating PV, Europe, Statkraft, PV Power Plant, Albania, Christian Rynning-Tønnesen
Anti-solar cells: A photovoltaic cell that operates at night
In truth, a specially created photovoltaic cell might create up to 50 watts of power per square meter under ideal conditions in the evening, about a quarter of what a traditional solar panel can create in daytime, according to an idea paper by Munday and graduate student Tristan Deppe.
Feb 3, 2020 // Technology, USA, solar cells, North America, University of Maryland, Jeremy Munday
The Solar Roof On Hyundai’s New Sonata Hybrid Adds 1,300km Of Range Per Year
Hyundai rolled out a new version of its Sonata Hybrid, which would not normally be news around these parts but for the fact that it comes from the factory with a solar roof. It actually adds some zero emission range to the otherwise petrol-powered vehicle.
Jul 24, 2019 // Technology, Hyundai, powertrains, Sonata Hybrid
What is Direct insolation?
Radiation falling from the sun (as well as a small surrounding zone defined by the pyrheliometer aperture) directly on unit surface area during a given period
Sep 12, 2023
What is Diffuse insolation?
Solar radiation incident upon unit surface area during a given time period. The sun energy is received indirectly after being reflected and scattered by
Sep 12, 2023
What is Solar cell?
See photovoltaic (PV) cell. As a rule, the two terms are used interchangeably. However, sometimes a solar cell may refer to a device that captures photons
Sep 13, 2023
Utility backs solar farm atop capped Kentucky coal ash pit
The nation's largest utility has actually suggested developing a $216 million solar farm project in Kentucky atop a capped coal ash storage space pit at one of its coal-fired power plants.
Nov 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Amy Kelly