The second day of the Intersolar South America tradeshow happening in Sao Paulo, Brazil, showed companies’ eagerness for a bigger share of this huge solar market. New certifications, growth of the utility-scale business via power purchase agreements (PPAs), and opportunities for storage were recurring topics.With...
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The European Commission has an eye on the potential acquisition of Groendus by public retirement funds in the Netherlands and Canada.Dutch non-residential rooftop solar company Groendus is set to be sold by its private equity company owner to two public pension funds, although the move...
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Renewable energy sources provided 25.23% of the country’s electrical generation capacity in the first six months of 2022, this according to a SUN DAY Campaign review of data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly”...
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Demand IQ has announced the launch of consent-based marketing through its partnership with ActiveProspect. The combination of AI-powered marketing and sales technology with TCPA-focused compliance capabilities is a first for the solar industry. The new partnership between Demand IQ and ActiveProspect creates increased lead flow...
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Haryana-headquartered Saatvik Solar has appointed Photovoltaic Solar to handle retail distribution of its PV panels in the Indian market.Haryana-based Saatvik Solar has selected Vadodara-headquartered Photovoltaic Solar to oversee retail distribution of its PV panels in the Indian market.
The manufacturer currently operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing unit...
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India has surpassed 10 GW of overall renewables capacity installed for offtake through open access. India’s installed base of “open-access” renewables capacity grew to 10 GW by the end of fiscal 2021-22, from around 300 MW in 2009. Two-thirds of the 10 GW capacity was commissioned...
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Researchers in South Korea have reported success in developing large-area, indium tin oxide-free, flexible organic solar cells. Their zinc oxide bilayer-based organic solar cells demonstrated an efficiency of 7.67% for a module area of 528 square centimeters.Organic solar cells (OSCs) have long been regarded as...
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Evolar, a Swedish manufacturing startup, has put its perovskite cell technology through industry-standard accelerated reliability testing. It said its results show that the cells would likely remain stable for more than 25 years in the field.Perovskite solar cells have no doubt caught the solar industry’s...
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Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released a roadmap with near- and long-term steps to dramatically scale America’s solar manufacturing sector now that the Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act (SEMA) has passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The new whitepaper,...
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Porsche Cars North America announced it will build a 1.2-MW solar project at its U.S. headquarters and testing grounds in Atlanta. The solar project will be built and operated by Cherry Street Energy. At One Porsche Drive, energy from solar will provide a significant portion...
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