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IPP Globeleq Signs PPAs for 450 MW Solar Power in South Africa
The close happened for 6 projects under South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). Globeleq, the Africa-focused independent power producer (IPP)-- is majority partner in the Ikamva Consortium, that was awarded preferred bidder by the DMRE.
Dec 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, mainstream renewable power, dmre, solar energy projects, Globeleq, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, REIPPPP, Ikamva Consortium, Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme
Brazilian Researchers Boost Perovskite Solar Cell Durability Using FA+ Cations
Brazil’s Federal University of ABC extends perovskite solar-cell lifetimes by adding formamidinium, promising cheaper, more robust panels made under ordinary factory conditions.
May 22, 2025 // Technology, South america, Brazil, solar cell, perovskite, durability
Shoals teams with PCL for Maryvale solar-plus-storage project build delivery
Shoals Technologies Group will partner with PCL Construction on the 243-MWp Maryvale solar-storage project in New South Wales, combining EBOS expertise with utility-scale delivery
Aug 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, utility scale, EBOS
Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure intends 40-MW Minnesota solar project
Allied Solar, a new joint venture between Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure (GSI) and also SolarGen today plan to develop a 40-MW utility-scale solar park on around 200 acres of privately-owned land in Alexandria, Minnesota. The recommended project will provide renewable energy to power at least 7,600 homes within the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) territory.
Oct 6, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure, SolarGen
UMass Amherst Researchers Develop New Method To Estimate Solar Rooftop Potential
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) have developed a method for automatically assessing rooftops for solar potential.
Aug 9, 2019 // Technology, Software, USA, Massachusetts, CICS, Prashant Shenoy, Subhransu Maji, ACM SIGKDD, Stephen Lee, DeepRoof, North America, Alaska
LONGi posts record quarterly revenue as mono wafer shipments increase 183%
Leading monocrystalline wafer producer and ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member LONGi Green Energy Technology (LONGi Group) has reported second quarter 2019 revenue of approximately US$1.17 billion, a new quarterly record, due to monocrystalline wafer shipments increasing by 183% in the first half of 2019, compared to the prior year period.
Sep 3, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, Asia, monocrystalline wafer, LONGi, PERC
Another record year for small-sized solar in Germany
Germany may see the release of around 800 MW of PV systems not going beyond 10 kW in dimension until now this year, according to EUPD Research. If this result is attained, this year may also exceed record year 2011.
Aug 13, 2020 // Residential, Market Research, Germany, Europe, EuPD Research
Centrotec becomes biggest shareholder of Sonnenstromfabrik
Centrotec, a German energy efficiency specialist, has actually obtained Switzerland's Pari Group, which holds an 80% stake in German PV module supplier Sonnenstromfabrik.
Aug 27, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Sonnenstromfabrik, Centrotec
Iberdrola begins 86MW Portuguese PV build
Two of the 4 solar plants south of Lisbon boast bifacial modern technology
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, Portugal, Iberdrola, Europe, solar farm
Harmony Energy protects ₤ 60m from NatWest for battery storage acquisition
Harmony Energy Income Trust plc has actually protected a ₤ 60 million debt facility from NatWest to sustain the procurement of the company's very first pipeline project.
Jun 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Harmony Energy Income Trust plc, Norman Crighton
Japanese Researchers Fabricate A Near-invisible Solar Cell Of 79% Transparency
A near-invisible solar cell has actually been fabricated by Japanese scientists after making indium tin oxide (ITO) and tungsten disulfide (WS2) as the base. ITO as well as WS2 work as a transparent electrode as well as a photoactive layer, respectively.
Jul 7, 2022 // Technology, clean energy transition, indium tin oxide, Japanese University, Near invisible solar cell, Normal ITO electrode, photoactive layer, Schottky junction solar cell, transparent electrode, tungsten disulfide
Housing association-run Raven Renewables indications new roof solar installment partnership
Housing association-run solar installer Raven Renewables has actually signed a new, exterior bargain to set up solar panels for a fellow social property manager in Kent.
Aug 5, 2022 // Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Raven Renewables, Mark Gardiner, Lucy Breeze
Power rates improve Foresight Solar asset value
Fund sees a positive effect on NAV of roughly 2.9 cent per share in first quarter of 2021-2022 FY
Aug 3, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Foresight Solar
German scientists research causes of LeTID
Scientists at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Solutions and Device Modern technology IISB are attempting to recognize the sources of light and elevated temperature induced degradation (LeTID) in PERC solar cells. First examinations must offer a comprehensive understanding of the process and also product dependence of LeTID and also associated degradation effects in monocrystalline and multicrystalline PERC solar cells.
Jun 5, 2020 // Technology, Germany, Europe, letid, PERC solar cells
How to Reduce Downtime in Solar Operations?
Reducing downtime in solar operations requires a combination of preventive maintenance strategies, continuous monitoring, and fast, well-coordinated responses
Dec 19, 2025 // Solar, Press releases