Global installed PV capacity tops 2 TW
The Global Solar Council says global installed photovoltaic capacity has surpassed 2 TW. The organization says an additional 4 TW of solar capacity will likely be deployed by 2030.The Global Solar...
View ArticleDigital twin for autonomous aerial monitoring of PV power plants
An international research team has created a digital twin that purportedly enables analysis of different scenarios on PV plants’ aerial monitoring. The new tool is claimed to reduce the risk associated...
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Australia hits 4 million rooftop PV installations, reaching 25 GW of capacity
Australia has recorded its 4 millionth rooftop solar installation, maintaining its status as a world leader with 25 GW of total capacity, surpassing the amount of nationwide coal generation.From pv...
View ArticleCape Verde runs tender for 10 MW of solar
Cape Verde's Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Energy of Cape Verde is seeking expressions of interest from engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies to develop 10 MW of solar on the...
View ArticleFrance allocates 948.3 MW in ground-mounted PV tender
The French government has awarded 120 projects at an average price of €0.07928 ($0.0355)/kWh in its latest ground-mounted PV tender.From pv magazine France The French Ministry of Ecological Transition...
View ArticleTata Power unit commissions 126 MW of floating solar in India
Tata Power Renewable Energy has completed a 126 MW floating PV array in Omkareshwar, India. The installation features 213,460 bifacial glass-to-glass modules.From pv magazine India Tata Power Renewable...
View Article‘Typhoon-resistant’ offshore PV project nears completion in China
China Three Gorges Corp. has nearly completed a 180 MW offshore solar plant, designed for typhoon resistance, off the coast of China. PowerChina said it has completed about 70% of the Dongshan Xingchen...
View ArticleCustom-colored modules increase social acceptance of building-integrated...
A study by the University of Freiburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems finds that deploying color-matching solar modules on a building’s roof or facade further increases social...
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Stuck in a loop: The co-adoption dynamics of PV and heat pumps
Scientists in Switzerland have created a system-dynamics model for the adoption of PV and heat pumps in Swiss residential buildings up to 2050. They have examined several scenarios to see how the...
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Australia moves 1.4 GW of new solar, wind projects forward in Q3
Investment in large-scale renewable energy generation continues to trend upwards in Australia with more than 1.4 GW of new solar and wind projects, worth $3.3 billion, reaching financial commitment in...
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Nine-year EL testing on 85,000 PV modules shows increasing presence of edge...
A UK research team used electroluminescence imaging to inspect 167 PV installations comprising a total of 5 million solar cells. Defects were categorized into into line cracks, complex cracks,...
View ArticleDutch parliament approves end of net metering in 2027
Trade body Holland Solar says the Dutch parliament has approved eliminating net metering in 2027, giving the solar sector clarity to move forward.The Tweede Kamer, the lower chamber of of the Dutch...
View ArticleLearning from leading rooftop solar markets
A report from the Council of Energy, Environment and Water has analyzed nine of the ten countries with the largest rooftop solar markets to offer recommendations to other economies looking to...
View ArticleUnderstanding renewable energy ‘drought’ at solar, wind sites
An international research team based across Canada, China and the US have said developers must stop focusing not only resource availability, and also consider resource variability and resource...
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Cloudier summer predicted for Australia’s East Coast solar
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that the upcoming Australian summer is likely to see cloudier than usual conditions, potentially reducing solar generation across...
View ArticleVoltalia, Taqa Arabia to develop Egyptian 3 GW wind-solar facility
French developer Voltalia and Egyptian energy distribution company Taqa Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding to turn an existing 545 MW wind farm into a 3 GW hybrid wind-solar site.An...
View ArticleEU upgrades open-access tool to assess residential solar-plus-storage yield
The European Commission has released version 5.3 of its free Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS) tool, which calculates the yield of residential solar-plus-storage systems and provides...
View ArticleCHN Energy starts connecting 1 GW of offshore solar in China
CHN Energy has connected the first phase of its 1 GW offshore solar project in China to the grid, marking progress on what it calls the world’s largest open-sea solar array, capable of powering 2.67...
View ArticleThe Hydrogen Stream: Mibgas, DH2 Energy launch Iberian H2 auction
Portuguese researchers say that raw materials are not a major concern for the European supply chain, while Mibgas Derivatives and DH2 Energy have launched the Iberian Peninsula's first renewable...
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California utilities scapegoat rooftop solar for high electricity rates
Utilites in California and nationwide are fighting rooftop solar, the major threat to their effective monopoly on the electricity market, said the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA).From...
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