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China Researcher Sees Wind and also Solar Easily Beating Xi's Goal
A researcher for China's top economic preparation body expects the nation's wind as well as solar enhancements to easily outpace Xi Jinping's clean energy goals.
Feb 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, xi jinping, Shi Jingli
Trina Solar betting on largest wafer size and third cut cells for 500W-plus modules
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, Trina Solar has started producing PV modules using the largest wafer size (210mm x 210mm) technically possible today with multiple other features to provide 500W-plus modules.
Jan 24, 2020 // Manufacturing News, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, solar cell, Risen Energy, Trina Solar, monocrystalline wafer, PERC
Poland slashes VAT for residential solar from 23% to 8%
The Polish parliament has adopted new environmental provisions which also include a tax reduction for micro PV. The measure comes on top of the Mój Prąd rebate scheme for residential rooftop projects ranging in size from 2 kW to 10 kW which was launched in July.
Sep 17, 2019 // Plants, Residential, Poland, Europe, Andrzej Sebastian Duda, esidential
EnBW launches German solar as well as battery project
The farm has begun operations, providing over 5MW to the regional grid
Mar 20, 2023 // Storage, Germany, Europe, enbw
France powers up Europe’s self-styled largest floating PV project
Top French state officials have helped cut the red ribbon of a floating solar plant that is being touted as Europe’s largest, a project delivered by Paris headquartered Akuo Energy.
Oct 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Policy, Floating PV, France, floating PV, Europe, Elisabeth Borne, akuo, Ciel & Terre, ciel et terre, Brune Poirson
Germany added 2.9 GW of solar in nine months
In September, PV systems with a total generation capacity of 287 MW were registered in the country. The feed-in tariff has fallen again for this quarter as a result of the new capacity additions.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe
Soventix in talks to deploy 100MW solar in Nicaragua
Soventix has been singled out by the Nicaraguan government as the potential developer of a major solar project, the latest in a series of PV moves by the Central American state.
Aug 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Solar, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Soventix, Nicaragua, Salvador Mansell Castrillo, PV plants, North America
MPC Caribbean-led group to buy 33.4-MWp solar farm in Dominican Republic
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Fund LLC, part of German asset management group MPC Capital AG (ETR: MPCK) and also its Caribbean financial investment operations, has authorized an agreement to acquire a portion of a 33.4-MWp operating solar farm in the Dominican Republic.
Jun 7, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Dominican Republic, North America, solar farm, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Fund LLC
Neoen indicators 62MW French solar powerplay
TDF will certainly purchase electricity and guarantees of origin created by Salernes (16.8 MW) and Boussès (45.1 MW).
Dec 22, 2022 // Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, neoen, Guillaume Decaen, Olivier Huart
BayWa r.e. sells 44-MWp French solar duo now under construction
BayWa r.e. divests two under-construction PV sites totaling 44 MWp in France, recycling capital while locking in delivery.
Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, baywa r.e., construction, asset sale
Germanium use reduced in GaAs solar cells by new two-step process
Researchers from Canada have unveiled a new germanium deposition process which is said to eliminate threading dislocations and be significantly cheaper than previous approaches. The scientists say their technique creates nanovoids on the surface of the germanium layer which can attract and annihilate undesirable dislocations.
Oct 8, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Canada, Fraunhofer ISE, North America, Sheerbroke University
NTPC to provide consultancy for solar development in Togo
Indian electric utility company NTPC is appointed a PMC for installation of approximately 283 megawatts of Togo-based PV capacity.
Jan 29, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, NTPC, Asia, Africa, Togo, ISA
Biden management to spend US$ 56m to support solar manufacturing
US President Joe Biden has actually introduced a series of efforts to spur domestic solar PV manufacturing and also reusing with US$ 56 million in new financing.
Jul 18, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, perovskite, North America, Joe Biden, doe, Jennifer Granholm, cadmium
UK Solar Park Powers Up: Voltalia, City of London Corp
Voltalia has officially inaugurated its largest solar park to date in the UK. South Farm Solar Park has a capacity of 49.9MW, enough to cover half of the City of London Corporation's electricity needs. The project is funded by Santander UK and contributes to the City of London Corporation's energy transition away from fossil fuels.
Jun 16, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Voltalia, Europe, PV Power Plant, City of London Corporation
CEL opens tender for supply of 2 million solar cells
July 9 is the deadline to bid for supply of five-busbar, multicrystalline 'PERC' solar cells with an effectiveness of minimum 19.60%.
Jun 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, India, tender, solar cells, Asia, CEL