The government’s PM KUSUM Scheme supports farmers in installing standalone solar pumps and solarizing existing grid-connected agriculture pumps. India added a cumulative 691.4 MW of solar capacity till June 30, 2022, through the installation of standalone solar pumps and solarization of existing grid-connected agriculture pumps under...
Read MoreIranian scientists have demonstrated a multi-layer silicon nanoparticle (SNP) solar cell based on nanoparticles that are densely stacked inside a dielectric medium. They considered different SNP structures and configurations to tailor these particles as a p–n junction cell.Scientists in Iran have proposed the use of...
Read MoreFirefighters were able to extinguish a fire that broke out on Aug. 1 in the transformation center of the Ekian solar park in Álava, Spain.From pv magazine Spain Firefighters in the city of Álava, Spain, have revealed on Twitter that they managed to extinguish a fire...
Read MoreSunrun has launched its new Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charger. “Home solar and electric vehicle charging go hand in hand,” said Mary Powell, Chief Executive Officer of Sunrun. “There is a strong correlation between EV ownership and solar adoption. People want to charge their...
Read MoreOver 100 California city, county government leaders ask CPUC to reject new solar fees Sacramento, California As the California Public Utilities Commission continues to deliberate on NEM 3.0, city and county government leaders across the state are asking the body to reject new solar fees....
Read MoreA new report says India will have only 50 million electric vehicles (EVs) on road by 2030 despite a ramp-up in domestic manufacturing, falling behind by 40% on the cumulative sales projections by NITI Aayog. It also recommends policy measures to improve India’s chances of...
Read MoreNTPC, as a project management consultant to Unión Eléctrica de Cuba (UNE), has launched bids to develop 1.15 GW of grid-connected solar and 150 MW/150 MWh battery storage projects in Cuba. The prospective developer will execute the project on a ‘build-own-operate-transfer’ basis and transfer to...
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s crown prince traveled to the Greek capital of Athens this week, representing his first official trip to Europe since the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. His visit was marked by the signing of several agreements between the two countries and some...
Read MoreBoth the battery and the PV system are due to begin commercial operations in 2024.NGK Insulators, a Japanese network-attached storage (NAS) specialist, announced it will deploy a 2.6 MW rooftop PV system and a 200 kW/1,200 kWh battery at its manufacturing sites in Nomi City,...
Read MoreSan Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced it has successfully deployed a bidirectional charging setup that enables eight electric school buses in the Cajon Valley Union School District to put electricity back on the grid. The collaboration with technology company Nuvve is the first vehicle-to-grid...
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