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Global new investment in renewable energy skyrocketed to $358 billion in the first six months of 2023, a 22% rise compared to the start of last year and an all-time high for any six-month period. This is based on the latest investment data from BloombergNEF’s 2H 2023 Renewable Energy Investment Tracker report, published on August 21, 2023.

Researchers from the Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology have demonstrated a new method of fabricating perovskite-on-silicon tandem devices, using a transparent conductive adhesive to combine the two cells. The scientists have developed devices with demonstrated efficiencies of 19.4%, and propose strategies to bring that above 24% using existing technology.

New solar-powered desalination plant provides fresh water in Kenya. The plant is already able to support 25,000 people a day. As more water-scarce regions pop up worldwide, technology such as this offers an energy efficient way to provide fresh water.

DEG is funding the USA-based Husk Power Systems with $750,000 to develop eight community solar micro-grids in Nigeria. Husk Power Systems is already running 12 micro-grids in the West African country.

The latest study published by the International Renewable Energy Agency says the average solar electricity cost of $0.085/kWh produced by projects commissioned last year is set to fall to $0.048 next year, and $0.02-0.08 by 2030.

The government of Serbia has actually authorized an arrangement with US business UGT Renewables to coordinate on the building of solar and energy storage projects in the Balkan country.

China's advancing set up solar ability reached 223 GW at the end of September 2020

Scatec enlists Norfund and EDF for Egypt’s Obelisk hybrid: 1.1‑GW solar with 100‑MW/200‑MWh storage, accelerating build, easing grid constraints, and signaling investor confidence in North African renewables.

Solar projects with an incorporated ability of approximately 1 GW, mostly in the Thessaly region of Greece, will certainly be fast-tracked and also taken into consideration strategic financial investments, the federal government said last week.

Developer has actually signed agreements with contractors Shanghai Electric Group as well as CHINTEC for both projects

VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities Plc (LON: GSEO) said today it has actually secured a deal to acquire a 15-MW portfolio of fully-permitted solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Australia for GBP 21.2 million (USD 24.3 m/EUR 24.3 m).

Data from the Clean Energy Regulator analyzed by CSIRO shows that in 2020, around Australia, over 362,000 roof solar PV setups were provided with small-scale renewable energy plan certifications (STCs) under the Small-scale Renewable Resource System.

The Government of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has actually opened an on-line enrollment of interest process as it seeks prospective buyers for the nation's most current Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) to get in the planning phase.

Off-grid pay-as-you-go solar provider Bboxx has actually partnered with telecommunications business Orange to introduce a new solar mini-grid project to assist speed up clean energy gain access to for households across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The EUR136m Kozani solar park is arranged to be connected to the grid by February 2022