A plan in the Australian state of New South Wales to build a 3 GW renewable energy zone has already attracted US$26.4 billion of project proposals, and the state government is now quadrupling its funding support.From pv magazine Australia Plans to deliver 3 GW of firmed...
Read MoreScientists in the Netherlands have claimed that a heterojunction metal wrap-through solar module they are designing could offer a 4% performance improvement over conventional heterojunction panels.The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) is teaming up with equipment provider Eurotron, solar project developer GroenLeven, and...
Read MoreVaibhav Pratap Singh, Senior Analyst, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), speaks to pv magazine about the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the Indian solar sector, green finance and other investment options down the line. pv magazine: How do you think the post-Covid economic situation...
Read MoreA tie-up between Vodafone and Energy Web is evidence that an emerging flexibility services opportunity is luring new players to the energy sector, insiders believe. The mobile giant and the energy blockchain leader last month announced a partnership to use subscriber identification module (SIM) technology as...
Read MoreThe controlling shareholders of Shenzhen-listed solar manufacturer Jolywood have sold up to state-owned WJ Energy, as two more power companies revealed big plans for new capacity. NYSE-listed Daqo, meanwhile, is mulling an IPO in its homeland.WJ Energy is set to gain 30% voting rights and...
Read MoreThe third annual “Solar in the Southeast” report from Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) highlights solar data and trends throughout the region, including Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Using the metric “watts per customer,” which measures the amount of...
Read MoreIn collaboration with solar developer X-Elio and U.S. Bank, Best Buy has announced the completion of the Best Buy Solar Field in Martin, South Carolina. The 103-MW system will produce enough energy to power 260 Best Buy stores annually. “We are proud of this investment...
Read MorePCL Construction Services has begun construction on the 20-MWAC Odom Solar Farm, located near the city of Moultrie in Colquitt County, a rural community in Southwest Georgia. Silicon Ranch Corporation selected PCL’s solar division as the EPC contractor for the project. The Odom Solar Farm...
Read MoreEnvironment America, an environmental advocacy group, today unveiled an effort to establish residential solar mandates — similar to the requirement that went into effect this year in California — in 10 states across the country. The environmental group, which is made up of a “federation of state-based organizations,”...
Read MoreThe industry needs to cut a dependence on lithium-ion battery imports from China, according to Nitin Gadkari, who said the government is looking to support research into alternative technologies.India can become an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing hub within five years, according to road transport minister...
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