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US solar hits 100GW turning point yet supply problems can prevent development leads
The US installed greater than 5GWdc of solar ability in Q1 2021, taking its collective ability past the 100GW barrier, yet supply chain restraints could position a major barrier to additional growth.
Jun 15, 2021 // Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Grids, USA, SEIA, Texas, Wood Mackenzie, North America, utility
France chooses first crop of names for PV repowering of nuclear site
France has marked progress with its programme to roll out solar in an area hosting its oldest nuclear plant, selecting its first batch of PV project winners.
Sep 27, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, pv power plants, tender, Europe, auction, nuclear power
SunCable's 14 GW Plan Inches Ahead With Move for Solar Mfg Plant in Darwin
Sun Cable, the Singapore-based consortium dealing with the world's largest power infrastructure project, aka the $22 billion Australia-ASEAN Power Link (AAPL), disclosed today that it had actually lodged an application with the Northern Territory's Growth Approval Authority for a facility in the region's capital, Darwin.
Apr 6, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Sun Cable, International, Solar Project, David Griffin, AAPL, Suncable
Solar Steel Wins 97-MW Tracker Contract for Italian Island Projects
Solar Steel will supply 2,800 trackers and 250 fixed structures—totalling 97 MW—to two rugged island PV sites in Italy, marking another milestone in its European expansion.
May 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, trackers, PV Power Plant, Solar Steel
Qcells Wins IEC, UL Nod for Breakthrough Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Cells
Hanwha Qcells’ large-area perovskite-silicon tandem cell secures IEC and UL certifications, clearing a key hurdle toward commercial rollout of next-generation high-efficiency solar modules.
May 23, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, Tandem cells, certification, Qcells
GRS Wins Contract for 171-MW Solar Park in Australia
GRS expands its Australian presence with a 171-MWdc solar park in Victoria, boosting renewable energy capacity and supporting global clean energy initiatives.
Mar 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, GRS
Indonesia Invites Bids for Solar as well as Bioenergy Projects
Indonesia's state-owned utility, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), has actually invited proposals from programmers for solar and also bioenergy (biomass and also biogas) projects in the nation.
Dec 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Indonesia
Japan’s fourth solar auction concludes with lowest bid of $0.098/kWh
The tender produced lower bids than previous rounds but again allocated less generation capacity than planned. The Japanese government initially accepted bids for a combined 589.9 MW but ended up assigning only 195.8 MW of capacity. The final average price for procured solar power was $0.1222/kWh.
Sep 3, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, tender, North America, METI, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan Asia Group, Ciel et Terre Japan
The major floating PV plant in Saemangeum (South Korea) stands up for its rights
The Ministry of National Defense of South Korea assures that a major floating PV generator that is planned to be located in the Saemangeum tidal flat will give no impact on military flight and landing operations of United States military forces based nearby.
Nov 4, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, South Korea, floating PV, Asia, Choi Hyun-soo
Longi Plans World's Largest Solar Manufacturing facility for $6.7 Billion
Expansion would include 100 GW of solar wafers, 50 GW of cells
Solar panel result has been hampered by high product costs
Jan 18, 2023 // Manufacturing News, LONGi
Stock markets pumped $1.3bn into solar in the last quarter
Fundraising activity for solar leaped in the July-to-September period to provide healthy quarterly and year-so-far comparisons on 2018.
Oct 8, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Mercom Capital Group, bboxx, Raj Prabhu, ReNew Power
LyondellBasell's 208-MW Solar Deal with Encavis AM
LyondellBasell secures renewable energy future with 260-MW solar park in Germany, set to power 56,500 homes annually and surpass 90% renewable energy goal by 2030.
Apr 2, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Encavis AM, LyondellBasell
Trina Solar Shines at Green Energy Expo 2024
Trina Solar shines at Green Energy Expo 2024 with cutting-edge solar innovations, supporting South Korea's renewable energy goals and sustainable practices. Li Na emphasizes partnerships for energy transformation.
Apr 23, 2024 // Manufacturing News, Trina Solar
Emerging markets help new faces into list of world’s top EPC providers
Although the Wiki-solar website ranking only gives a snapshot of PV project engineering, procurement and construction contracts outside China, it is nevertheless a useful indicator of the changing shape of the global solar market.
Oct 9, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, SunPower, China, First Solar, Europe, Asia, Africa, Egypt, Turkey, Hanwha Q-Cells, Belectric, juwi, Enerparc
United state eco-friendly electricity exceeded coal in 2022
Electricity produced from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the United State Energy Information Administration revealed Monday.
Mar 28, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, coal













