As part of its efforts to increase the availability of DC optimization, SolarEdge announced that it is expanding its residential and commercial power optimizer portfolio. Specifically designed to increase installation flexibility and profitability, the enhanced range is now available for orders in the U.S. Growing...
Read MoreClearway Energy Group (Clearway) announced the completion of Partridgeville and Wilmarth, two new community solar projects paired with energy storage. The projects reached commercial operations and completed commissioning in May. The projects will boost grid reliability and climate resiliency in the Commonwealth while also contributing...
Read MoreLocal permitting timelines for rooftop solar systems are getting shorter but remain highly variable, according to a new Berkeley Lab study published in the journal Energy Policy. Installers, permitting authorities and policymakers can all play a role in reducing timelines and uncertainty. The authors will...
Read MoreThe Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA), a national nonprofit coalition of public agencies working together to advance clean energy, announced the recipients of the 2020 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards. Since 2009, the biennial Leadership Awards have recognized outstanding state programs and projects that...
Read MoreSolar Alliance Energy announced it has signed agreements to build commercial solar systems at three farms in Kentucky and Tennessee. All three projects include U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant applications that have been submitted, which provide significant support for renewable energy projects for agricultural...
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Scientists at Thailand’s Mahidol University have developed a new spray coating process which they say could be used in the production of stable multi-layered perovskite solar cells in a variety of colors and transparencies.As perovskite solar cells edge closer to commercial, a wealth of different...
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Norwegian consultancy DNV GL has gathered together big energy players, floating PV specialists and project developers into a consortium that will aim to define recommended practices for the floating solar business. Among the 14 participants are some big players in the field including EDP, EDF...
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The accountant is expected to announce the results of its investigation into RMB1,022 million of missing solar project development rights payments early next month.The committee charged with investigating the loss of more than RMB1 billion (US$141 million) paid by Chinese solar developer Panda Green in...
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The two governments will form a JV which will see China invest around $500 million in setting up 450 MW of solar generation capacity and a 50 MW wind farm on land supplied by the host nation’s North-West Power Generation Company.Bangladeshi power minister Nasrul Hamid...
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Risen Solar has unveiled plans for a 15 GW cell and module fab in Yiwu City, Zhejiang province and China South Glass is fundraising for a PV glass factory in Anhui province. Such growth, however, may be slowed by the introduction of new standards by...
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