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New methods for fault detection revealed at EU PVSEC
Quality control and problem detection and classification was brought into focus at the conference in Marseille. A packed house at a session focused on the latest fault detection techniques indicated the high level of interest in the field.
Sep 11, 2019 // Technology, Solar, France, Engie, pv modules, Europe, eu pvsec, Marseille, Jay Lin, PV Guider, UVFL, Stijn Scheerlinck, Chantelle Clohessy, Nelson Mandela University
Japan Tempers Perovskite Hopes, Plays the Long Game
Japan cools perovskite hype, prioritizing durable, scalable gains as cheap silicon dominates; roadmap shifts to niche wins, cost cuts, and manufacturing know‑how through the 2030s.
Nov 25, 2025 // Technology, Japan, Asia, perovskite
PowerField Wraps 170 MWp, Outsmarts Dutch Grid Bottlenecks
PowerField energizes 170‑MWp bifacial solar fleet on congested Dutch grid—battery‑ready, grid‑compliant, O&M‑optimized—shifting power to evening peaks and unlocking PPA, merchant and ancillary services revenue.
Nov 26, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Netherlands, powerfield
Race Heats Up For Title Of Cheapest Solar Energy In The World
Dubai has narrowly missed out on reclaiming the title of having the world’s cheapest solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, after receiving bids for the latest phase of a massive solar park on the desert outskirts of the city.
Oct 17, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, China, Asia, ACWA Power, Dubai, Tom Heggarty, mbr solar park, Abu Dhabi, Concentrated solar power
Automated chemistry collections new pace for materials discovery
Scientists at the Division of Energy's Oak Ridge National Research Laboratory as well as the University of Tennessee are automating the search for brand-new materials to advance solar energy technologies.
Mar 10, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cells, North America, Mahshid Ahmadi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee, Sergei Kalinin, Maxim Ziatdinov
German Greens call for larger PV auctions as tariffs drop below 5-cent-per-kWh mark
Germany is crippling solar’s ability to produce large volumes of ever-cheaper electricity even as it retains too-large tenders for wind that end in undersubscription, the country’s Greens have said.
Oct 21, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Germany, tender, Europe, auction, tariffs
Total Eren & Gransolar To Develop 14.8 MWp Microgrid Project In Galapagos Islands
The structure os a solar powered project on the Galapagos rates, as the islands are a variety hotspot, immortalised by Charles Darwin in his theory of evolution.
Islands throughout the world that are usually based on nonrenewable fuel sources for apparent factors until lately, will profit widely from a sustainable shift much faster to cut prices and also tidy up the environment.
Dec 9, 2021 // Plants, Total Eren, BESS Project, Conolophus, E-quator project, gransolar, galapagos
Portugal trims hydrogen project field as multi-billion-euro campaign changes gear
Portugal has actually selected a total of 37 potential green hydrogen projects, representing a total investment of around EUR9 billion (US$ 10.5 billion) to progress to the following phase of its selection procedure.
Jul 28, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Portugal, Galp, Europe, hydrogen, green hydrogen, renewables, Smartenergy, apren, Marc Rechter
Unique Stellio Heliostat Solar Project Goes Online in China
Among the globe's initial molten salt tower focused solar energy (CSP) projects that utilizes a "Stellio" heliostat was grid-connected at the end of December in China's Xinjiang district near the Mongolian boundary. The 50-MW Hami pilot project established by Chinese state-owned firm China Power Engineering Consulting Group notes a significant turning point for the unique heliostat layout, which went from idea to building in a simple 5 years.
Mar 2, 2020 // Technology, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, Stellio, Heliostat
Power price volatility driving demand for shorter, more advanced PPAs
Shorter power acquisition contracts (PPA) might become extra commonplace in Europe's solar market as developers strive to bring on more companies and energies as offtakers, according to a panel of sector leaders.
Feb 5, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, PPA, corporate ppa, pexapark, sfi con london, europe ppa, ssf, utility ppa, Lee Moscovitch, Olivier Bardet
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act enters into force in the United States
The US' Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) has entered into pressure today as well as thinks that any type of things "completely or partially" made in China's Xinjiang region are a product of the area's affirmed labour camps for ethnic minorities, meaning they are banned from going into the US.
Jun 21, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Policy, USA, China, Asia, North America, Xinjiang, imports, import ban, Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act, customs and border protection, UFLPA
Machine-learning for PV module cleaning
French researchers have actually established a machine-learning model to clean low-power PV projects and also standalone solar arrays in backwoods separated from the grid.
Sep 3, 2020 // Technology, France, Europe, PV module cleaning
Neoen fires up 300MW Victorian Big Battery
The facility is a cooperation with Tesla, deploying its Megapack modern technology, and AusNet Services
Dec 8, 2021 // Storage, TESLA, Australia, AEMO, neoen, Lily D’Ambrosio, Oceania, Xavier Barbaro, Louis de Sambucy, Australian Energy Market Operator
One More Major Development For Solar Energy
The supposed gas bridge has recently come to be the scourge of coal. Currently, next-generation perovskite solar cells are likely to not just place the last nail in the coal's coffin yet likewise to twist the knife into a suffering oil and gas industry.
Oct 21, 2020 // Technology, USA, NREL, Trump, North America, efficiency, perovskite solar cells, Thin-film PV panels, Oak Ridge National Lab
California PUC approves 11.5 GW clean power procurement however much less enthusiastic on rooftop solar
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has actually approved a 11.5 GW purchase of power capability from greenhouse gas-free sources, while additionally approving a resolution that advocates stated will certainly have extreme negative influence on the state's residential solar and also solar-plus-storage development.
Jun 26, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Rooftop PV, California, USA, CPUC, North America, renewables, regulation, utilities commission, Clifford Rechtschaffen, Bernadette De Chiaro










