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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
Wacker forced to lower 2019 group profits as polysilicon price declines continue
Major polysilicon producer Wacker Chemie has warned its overall group profitability for 2019 would be around 30% lower than the prior year, due to continued weak demand from the solar industry in China and continued polysilicon prices declines to industry record lows.
Oct 16, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, polysilicon, c-si manufacturing, wacker chemie, Asia, 531 new deal, Rudolf Staudigl
American scientists speed up evaporation of wastewater
A group of scientists from Berkeley Laboratory has found out how to increase evaporation twice with the help of solar energy, based on natural properties of water.
Jan 9, 2020 // Technology, USA, North America
New campaign introduced to assist support women signing up with solar workforce
Nextracker and renewable energy technological training carrier Solar Energy International (SEI) are partnering to launch a worldwide scholarship program to support even more ladies in signing up with the solar workforce.
Aug 23, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Nextracker, diversity, jobs, equal representation, gender diversity, women in solar, Kristan Kirsh
What is Solar noon?
The moment of the day when the sun is at the highest position in the sky for a definite location. This moment is right in the middle of the daylight hours.
Sep 13, 2023
China to create a satellite-based solar power solution by 2035
China is going to complete a 200-tonne megawatt-scale satellite-based solar power project by 2035.
Dec 2, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, China, Asia
What is Solar spectrum?
The total distribution of electromagnetic waves emitted by the sun. The wavelength range defines the solar spectrum regions. The visible light wavelengths
Sep 13, 2023
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
German scientists determine source of contaminations in multicrystalline silicon
Scientists from Fraunhofer IISB, Wacker Chemie and also Alzchem claim undesirable metals go into the silicon mostly with finish of the quartz crucible. The searching for can make it possible for manufacturers to make forecasts concerning the high quality of silicon blocks.
Aug 18, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, wacker chemie, silicon, Alzchem, Fraunhofer IISB
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
First Solar planning 150-MWac Arizona solar array for Microsoft data centers
First Solar announced that its Sun Streams 2 PV solar plant will power new energy-efficient data centers being built by Microsoft in Goodyear and El Mirage, Arizona. The 150-MWac facility, is being developed and constructed by First Solar in Maricopa County and will power the data centers under a 20-year agreement and will be operational in 2021.
Jul 31, 2019 // Large-Scale, USA, Arizona, First Solar, PV solar, Sun Streams, El Mirage, North America
Exowatt raises $50m to scale thermal-solar for AI datacenters
Exowatt secured $50m to expand U.S. manufacturing of modular solar-thermal systems aimed at AI datacenters and heat-hungry industry.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, data centers, manufacturing expansion, thermal solar, Exowatt, clean cooling
US solar generation up 25% in 2021, renewables' share of power mix set to surpass coal in 2022
Solar power generation in the United States rose by 25.23% in 2021, making it the country's fastest-growing source of electrical power, while renewables made up 21.02% of all electrical energy and also look set to surpass coal in regards to total manufacturing in 2022.
Mar 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, coal, EIA, sun day campaign, us energy mix
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
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