SkyPower Global signs 1 GW solar PPA with Zambian utility
SkyPower Global has signed a 1 GW solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with a Zambian utility to supply electricity to approximately 4 million homes. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema hailed the...
View ArticleGermany launches new measures to support solar
The German parliament has approved "Solarpaket 1," a policy package that includes higher feed-in tariffs for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects and new measures related to the size of...
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China poised to reach 5.5 TW of solar by 2050
DNV forecasts that solar energy in China will account for 38% of the country's electricity production by 2050, compared to 5% at present, with more than one-third of solar capacity to be combined with...
View ArticleChinese PV Industry Brief: China may add 280 GW of new PV this year
China Securities has revised its annual guidance for China, predicting up to 280 GW of new PV installations this year, while glass manufacturer Kibing and wafer maker HySolar revealed new solar...
View ArticleThe Hydrogen Stream: 1.2 TW of electrolyzers globally in development
Aurora Energy Research says it has recorded a sharp increase in green hydrogen projects, with 90% of them in early phases of development, while E.ON says that Germany’s hydrogen ramp-up is stuck due to...
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Australian communities push back against big renewables
As the Australian authorities launch rolling tenders for 32 GW of renewables and storage by 2030, it has become clear that some communities, including locals around pv magazine reporter Bella Peacock’s...
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Agrivoltaics for cucumbers
Scientists in Israel have tested three different PV technologies to power a greenhouse hosting 400 cucumber seedlings. Their analysis has revealed that the PV module cover on the greenhouse's roof has...
View ArticleUsing commercially available inverters for daylight photoluminescence imaging
An Australian research group has used an SMA inverter to switch the operating point of a PV array and has demonstrated its ability to create photoluminescence images for both rooftop and large scale...
View ArticleSingapore developer planning 1 GW of solar in Australia
The renewables arm of Singapore-based fund manager Cambridge RE Partners has unveiled plans for its first Australian project. It has submitted a development application to establish a 300 MW solar farm...
View ArticleGermany’s new solar additions hit 3.7 GW in Q1
Germany reached 86.2 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity at the end of March 2024.From pv magazine Germany Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has reported that 1,098.8 MW of new PV...
View ArticleEDF, KOWEPO, Masdar to develop 1.5 GW of solar in UAE
France’s EDF Renewables, South Korea’s Korea Western Power Co. (KOWEPO), and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co. (Masdar) have agreed to jointly design, finance, build and operate a 1.5 GW solar project in the...
View ArticleLightsource bp secures financing for 560 MW Greek solar project
Investment totaling €315.35 million ($337.8 million), consisting of funds from Eurobank and the Recovery and Resilience Fund Greece 2.0, will allow UK developer Lightsource bp to begin developing a 560...
View ArticleEnerack releases mounting legs for east-west PV systems
China's Enerack says its new mounting legs are designed for 10-degree or 15-degree tilt angles. They are made of AL6005-T5 aluminum alloy and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), with a 304...
View ArticleFrench winery combines solar carports with EV recharging
Cordier, a winery in Bordeaux, France, is building solar carports at two of its facilities in southern France. The two PV arrays will be tied to 20 EV charging stations.From pv magazine France French...
View ArticleMiddle East, North Africa to hit 40 GW of solar this year
The Middle East Solar Industry Association’s (MESIA) latest Solar Outlook Report says that despite rapid growth in solar deployment across the Middle East and North Africa, the area’s power mix is...
View ArticleFloating photovoltaics may significantly reduce water evaporation at Aswan dam
The Aswan High Dam Reservoir is one of the world's largest water reservoir and suffers from high water evaporation rates due to the region's very hot and dry climate. Floating PV installations may be a...
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Australian solar farm hosting 6,000 sheep
The first stage of Acen Australia’s planned 720 MW New England Solar Farm in Australia is home to more than 6,000 sheep, which graze beneath the panels in a proof-of-concept agrivoltaics project.From...
View ArticleCatalonia sets guidelines for agrivoltaics
The government of the Spanish autonomous region of Catalonia has outlined new requirements to authorize agrivoltaic power generation on agricultural land.From pv magazine Spain The Department of...
View ArticleDisneyland Paris completes 36 MW solar carport
Urbasolar has commissioned the last section of a 36.1 MW solar carport at Disneyland Paris. The facility, which covers 20 hectares of parking space, will sell all of the electricity, with no...
View ArticleScientist hails commercial feasibility of Saudi Arabian hydrogen city plan
Alberto Boretti was a senior research professor at Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in 2021 when he first started discussing the idea of a hydrogen city in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The New...
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