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Using machine learning and cheap satellite data to design rooftop solar power
Researchers have built a tool to use cheap satellite imagery – like Google Maps – to automatically create solar designs with a 91% accuracy rate.
Aug 13, 2019 // Technology, rooftop, Google Maps, Clean Coalition, power grid maps, University of Massachusetts, LIDAR, Project Sunroof
Indonesia’s vast rooftop potential
The nation’s roofs could host up to 655 GWp of solar generation capacity a recent solar mapping exercise found. But a wider understanding of the benefits of solar, combined with incentives, would be required to unlock a potentially transformative energy development.
Aug 20, 2019 // Plants, rooftop, world bank, Solargis, Indonesia, Institute for Essential Service Reform, Marlistya Citraningrum
Top EU financier to refocus on market-based renewables, energy storage
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is debating plans to shift its multi-billion energy funding firepower to back energy storage and free-market renewables more decisively.
Sep 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, solar pv, Europe, subsidy-free pv, BESS, European Union, european investment bank, eib, green finance, storage systems bess
New regulations eye 'large' release of renewables in Spain
Spain's PV industry has actually welcomed government approval of a plan of legal actions focused on quickening the nation's change to 100% renewables.
Jun 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, auctions, Europe, policy, law, grid permits, regulation, Arancha Martínez
Seraphim provides all-black'S 2' photovoltaic panel without performance sacrifice for residential roofs
Seraphim Solar has introduced its S2 full-black half-cell series module, particularly tailor-made for residential and business rooftop installments. This new model of the present S2 module series offers an all-black facade for remarkable visual appeals, while offering high-performance power output of approximately 330Wp, advanced shielding protection as well as an extensive 15-year item guarantee.
Jul 16, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Residential, Rooftop PV, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, rooftop PV, PERC, seraphim solar
Photo-electrochemical cells vs. PV electrolysis
Dutch researchers have evaluated the two most promising solar-assisted technologies to generate environment-friendly hydrogen, based upon the levelized cost of hydrogen. They found that PV-powered hydrogen manufacturing uses the lowest expenses, at $6.22/ kg, with a solar-to-hydrogen effectiveness ratio of 10.9%
Aug 12, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Europe, hydrogen, Netherlands, efficiency
Free batteries for low-income houses to fight California blackouts
Sunrun CEO Lynn Jurich claims storage is "critical for equity"-- as well as putting even more standalone storage on the grid suggests much less electricity experiencing cables in wildfire-prone areas.
Aug 25, 2020 // Storage, USA, Sunrun, North America, Lynn Jurich, GRID Alternatives
United States utility-scale solar 'resilient' under COVID as Q2 2020 installs leading 3.5 GW.
US large-scale solar release remained resilient throughout a pandemic-stricken Q2, but rooftop solar installs fallen down by virtually one-quarter as shelter-in-place orders dented activity.
Sep 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Wood Mackenzie, Trump, residential solar, North America, Abigail Ross Hopper, Austin Perea
Titagarh Wagons Ties up With Fourth Partner Energy for 4.8 MW Solar Power
Titagarh Wagons has actually signed a PPA with Fourth Partner Energy to procure 4.8 MW of solar energy to fulfill ~ 25% of its yearly electrical energy need with tidy energy
Sep 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, India, Asia, West Bengal, Fourth Partner Energy, Titagarh Wagons, Karan Chadha
How to Build Your Own IoT Product?
What is an IoT product?
IoT product is any physical device connected to the internet, gathering and sharing data about its user, how it is used, or/and in
Sep 18, 2022 // Technology
Evervolt Scheme For GoodWe Customers Marks A Solar Marketing Shift In India
In a scheme that is more similar to customer groups, the scheme by the 2 companies shows the mainstreaming of solar marketing in India.
The roof solar segment has tremendous potential, and was always waiting for this shift to more hostile moves for market creation and greater quantities.
Nov 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, GoodWe, EverVolt, consumer rewards, marketing scheme, prizes, promotion, solar marketing
Trina Solar Launches Vertex S+ Series At Solar Show Africa 2023
Trina Solar launched Vertex S+ Series for rooftop solar at Solar Show Africa 2023.
As per the company, the new modules are especially made for roof PV systems, offering a combination of durability, performance and aesthetics.
Apr 27, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Trina Solar, rooftop solar, rooftop module, ground-mounted solar solutions, i-TOPCon cells, Vertex S+ Series
Frontier Energy Denied Capacity Credits for Solar Project
Setback for Frontier Energy as capacity credits elude Waroona solar-plus-storage project; company pivots to alternative funding, eyeing federal support for future success.
Oct 4, 2024 // Storage, Frontier Energy, Solar Project, Setback
Abraxas Starts 100MW Maldives Floating Solar Build
Abraxas Power wins approval for a 100‑MW floating solar farm in the Maldives, slashing diesel reliance, cutting costs, and adding utility-scale renewables without using scarce land.
Nov 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Asia, Maldives, Abraxas Power
ERCOT’s Battery Gold Rush Ends in Brutal Reset
ERCOT battery bonanza bust: revenues crash 90% as FFR floods. Survival now hinges on multi-service stacking, smarter software, and longer-duration plays as the market matures.
Nov 25, 2025 // Storage, Grids, ERCOT










