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U.S. residential solar declined 31% in 2024
Wood Mackenzie reports that the United States installed around 4.7 GW of new residential PV capacity in 2024.From pv magazine USA The residential solar industry in the United States experienced one of...
View ArticleTilt angle has greatest impact on power losses caused by soiling
Scientists in China have analyzed the impact of soiling of PV module performance and have found that tilt angle has the greatest impact, followed by irradiance intensity and dust deposition density.A...
View ArticleIndian startup testing 15%-efficient perovskite solar modules
P3C Technology and Solutions plans to initially produce the 30 cm2 modules at a pilot 60 MW manufacturing facility.P3C Technology and Solutions, a spinoff of India’s IIT-BHU Varanasi, is currently...
View ArticleDutch regulator launches probe into home solar feed-in costs, compensation
The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) says it will study how energy companies are incorporating home solar costs into prices, as feed-in costs have risen 10% over the past month.Feed-in...
View ArticleScatec signs PPA for large-scale solar-plus-storage project in Egypt
Norway’s Scatec Asa has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Egypt Aluminium for a 1.1 GW solar plant with 100 MW/200 MWh of battery energy storage. The agreement has been billed as...
View ArticleFrance extends collective self-consumption to 5 MW
After being exempted from excise duty up to 1 MW just over a month ago, the maximum power threshold for collective self-consumption has been raised from 3 MW to 5 MW in mainland France.From pv magazine...
View ArticleThe Hydrogen Stream: TotalEnergies to buy green hydrogen from RWE
TotalEnergies says it has signed a 15-year deal with RWE to buy 30,000 tons of green hydrogen per year from a 300 MW electrolyzer in Germany, while Plug Power has announced a partnership with Southwire...
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Australia adds 3 GW of rooftop PV capacity in 2024
Australia’s rooftop solar uptake continued to surge in 2024, with a new report revealing more than 300,000 PV systems with a combined capacity of almost 3 GW were installed on the roofs of homes and...
View ArticleBangladesh seeking to improve net metering for rooftop PV
Bangladesh is seeking to overhaul its net-metering policy to encourage rooftop PV deployment by allowing 100% power injection and expanding eligibility to all grid-connected users, including those with...
View ArticleNexol Photovolthermic launches new PV water heater
Nexol Photovolthermic AG has developed a new hybrid solar water heater for residential use, offering 1.5 kW of heating output and sizes ranging from 80 to 300 liters.From pv magazine Germany German...
View ArticleBelgian company challenges 800 W limit for plug-in solar panels in Flanders
Belgian smart energy firm Innovoltus is challenging a new rule from the Flanders energy agency in Belgium capping plug-in solar panels at 800 W per meter, arguing the region lacks authority to impose...
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Spanish startup offers new PV-CPS system integrating energy storage
Spanish startup BlueSolar has unveiled a patented PV-CSP system that combines hybrid panels and thermal storage to deliver uninterrupted solar power. The technology uses optical light filters to...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland doubles solar curtailment in 2024
Northern Ireland turned down 16.9% of its solar in 2024, up from 7.9% in 2023.Preliminary data published by EirGrid, Ireland’s transmission system operator (TSO), shows that Northern Ireland’s total...
View ArticleMidea presents residential propane heat pump
The Chinese manufacturer said its new propane heat pump can reach a coefficient of performance of up to 5.25 and provide hot water at 80 C.China-based heating specialist Midea has developed a new...
View ArticleThe impact of PV on peatlands
Germany's Fraunhofer ISE and partners have tested different PV systems on peatland and have pointed out the importance of only developing drained and heavily degraded peatlands for the dual use of...
View ArticleHorizontal single-axis trackers key to reduce agricultural yield losses in...
Fraunhofer ISE researchers investigating the impact of single-axis trackers on energy yield and agricultural losses in agrivoltaics have found that their use created an optimal balance between light...
View ArticleBangladesh power agency tenders 120 MW of solar
Dhaka Electric Supply Co. (Desco), a Bangladeshi power distribution company, has launched a tender for 120 MW of on-grid solar, to be installed in eight lots of 15 MW. The deadline for applications is...
View ArticleGermany deploys 1.53 GW of PV in February
The country's cumulative installed PV capacity reached approximately 102.3 GW at the end of February.From pv magazine Germany Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) reported that the...
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C&I solar grows 18% in the United States in 2024
Distributed solar fell 11% in 2024, dragged down by the residential segment, according to Ohm Analytics’s report on the fourth quarter of 2024. However, signs of recovery emerged with a strong fourth...
View ArticleBYD launches its first integrated home storage system
The Chinese manufacturer said its Battery-Box HVE is now being sold with either a single-phase hybrid inverter or a three-phase device. The system is available in two versions with capacities of 4.29...
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