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FSLR is authorized for 450 MW solar farm in Sonoran Desert
First Solar has finally obtained authorization for its huge photovoltaic project in California’s desert. The approval was preceded by much objection based on cultural and eco reasons.
Jan 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, America, First Solar, pv power plants, solar pv, North America, large-scale pv, doi, sonora desert
South Africa PV industry welcomes 6GW allocation despite time gaps
A decision by South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to allocate 6GW of new large-scale solar over the next decade has been welcomed by the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) for giving a “moderate level of certainty” to the industry.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, ENERGY STORAGE, Africa, coal, reippp, doe, dmre, embedded generation, sapvia, irp, Wido Schnabel, Niveshen Govender
GoldenPeaks and Boryszew SA Sign 10-Year Solar Power Deal in Poland
GoldenPeaks Capital secures 10-year power purchase agreement with Boryszew SA, supplying 24 GWh of solar power annually in Poland. Expanding their photovoltaic system ownership, they plan to acquire 150 MW more by year-end.
Jan 15, 2024 // Plants, Commercial, Poland, Europe, GoldenPeaks, Boryszew SA
Endesa launches 50-MW solar PV park in Spain
Spanish power utility Endesa SA (BME: ELE), with its renewables unit Enel Green Power Espana (EGPE), has actually commissioned a 50-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) park in the region of Andalusia, southerly Spain.
Oct 24, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Endesa, PV Power Plant
Switzerland sustains 2021 PV with CHF 470 million
In 2021, Switzerland will certainly give a total amount of CHF 470 million ($512 million) to advertise the building and construction of photovoltaic plants. According to the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), this would certainly allow "the waiting listing for one-off settlements for photovoltaic or pv systems to be totally removed" for the very first time since 2008.
Nov 12, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, photovoltaic systems, Switzerland
High electricity costs, policy support driving roof PV deployment globally
Set up roof solar capacity internationally is on track to raise 61% in between 2021 as well as 2025 as policy support urges deployment and also homeowners want to minimize high electricity prices.
Mar 15, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, China, Australia, Asia, Oceania, North America, feed-in tariff, soft costs, rystad energy, deployment statistics, costs
Spanish PV association wishes to limit the dimension of new solar farms
Spain needs to limit the size of new photovoltaic projects and also much better disperse the plants in the country. Rather, smaller sized projects of one to ten megawatts ought to be supported, which would then also lie closer to the customers, demands the Spanish National Association of Solar Power Producers ANPIER (Asociación Nacional de Productores de Energía Fotovoltaica).
Mar 4, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, pv power plants, Europe, Miguel Ángel Martínez-Arocal
Solar team purchases 155MW Romanian PV
Econergy and Nofar Energy have actually each gotten 50% of the Ratesti project from Portland Trust
Nov 8, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Nofar Energy, Econergy
155MW Romanian PV Site Powers Up
The Ratesti Solar Project is the largest of its kind in Romania: the 155MW facility has started commercial operation with a €102m investment. Reducing CO2 emissions by 168,000 tons annually, it will supply green electricity to 100,000 households. Econergy plans to connect 648MW of PV and Wind Projects and 102MW-hours of energy storage in the next five years. Start powering your future with Ratesti Solar Project.
Nov 27, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Romania, pv power plaqnt
Brazil holds off power public auctions
When they will certainly return to, the Ministry of Mines as well as Energy has actually postponed public auctions to acquire brand-new transmission as well as generation ability and also has actually not revealed.
Apr 1, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, South america, auctions, Brazil
Scientists hit 21.6% perovskite cell efficiency using concentrator PV
An international research group achieved the result on a 9 sq mm, triple-cation based, n-i-p structured perovskite cell using low solar concentration levels. Device instability, however, remains a challenge.
Nov 22, 2019 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, UK, Europe, Asia, perovskite, Switzerland
Soltec, Fraunhofer ISE Revolutionize Concentrating PV with New Prototype
Soltec and Fraunhofer ISE revolutionize solar energy with cutting-edge CPV technology, boosting efficiency by 30% and opening new possibilities for solar power integration.
Aug 2, 2024 // Technology, Fraunhofer ISE, Soltec
SK D&D, Glennmont sign US$ 160m MOU for solar PV in South Korea
South Korean developer SK D&D has actually signed a co-investment memorandum of understanding (MOU) with renewable resource mutual fund manager Glennmont Partners to target opportunities in solar PV projects in South Korea.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, South Korea, Asia, Memorandum of Understanding, glennmont partners, sk d&d
EU introduces industry-wide solar PV production alliance
The European Commission (EC) on Friday formally released the block's Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance, seeking to scale up residential photovoltaic (PV) production and also reduced supply risks by commercialising "Made in Europe" products.
Dec 12, 2022 // Manufacturing News, european commission, EC
Belgian solar park to power local production site of Ineos Inovyn
Ineos Inovyn, an unit of UK-based chemicals group Ineos, has actually made an undefined investment in a Belgian solar park project that will be supplying electrical energy to among its centers in Namur province.
May 8, 2023 // Plants, PV Power Plant, Ineos Inovyn, Belgia











