First Solar, the world’s largest cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar panel manufacturer, has a new competitive neighbor in Northwest Ohio: Toledo Solar has set up in the former Willard & Kelsey Solar Group building in Perrysburg, Ohio, to manufacture CdTe panels for the residential and commercial...
Read MoreSpan, the rising smart panel company led by executives and lead engineers from Tesla, Amazon Echo and Sunrun, has raised $10.2 million to transform the electrical panel into an intelligent gateway for every home and expand the adoption of solar, energy storage and electric vehicles....
Read MoreVentura Energy Storage (VES), a 100-MW/400-MWh battery energy storage system in unincorporated Ventura County, California, has completed pre-construction development by Strata Solar. Tesla will EPC the installation of its Megapack battery system. Construction, using local union labor, is scheduled to commence in July 2020. Strata...
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Utilities and marine company Sembcorp Industries has secured an energy offtaker for its Tengeh Reservoir project.The Sembcorp Floating Solar Singapore unit of utilities and marine group Sembcorp Industries has secured a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 60 MW floating solar plant it is...
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Longi has announced more cuts to wafer prices, while cell manufacturer Tongwei has started building the first phase of its 30 GW Jintang PV manufacturing base. Risen Energy has also released solid financials, while JA Solar has unveiled plans to start selling its 500 W-plus...
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Xavier Daval, from French renewables association the SER, says it is time Europe resumes its path to a stable solar manufacturing industry, not least because of the rising proportion of solar module costs accounted for by shipping.Germany is the historical champion of solar, it took...
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The country’s installed PV capacity reached 1.83 GW at the end of last month, according to the national grid operator.Polish grid operator, Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) says the country reached 1.83 GW of solar installations last month. PSE on Monday announced the total solar capacity of...
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SFCE has revealed, in a string of stock market updates this year, the coronavirus pandemic is complicating its efforts to sell off PV projects fast enough to pay off creditors.While China’s big solar manufacturers have been largely dismissive of the affects of the Covid-19 coronavirus...
Read MoreElectricity grids can handle a lot of wind, solar and water resources. But what will help us get from 80% renewable energy to 100% renewable energy? The missing piece may be renewable synthetic fuels. “When we really want to decarbonize the whole electricity system, absolutely synthetic fuels...
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Engie is on the lookout for more clean energy acquisitions in the U.S., where the company plans to ramp up its investments into grid-scale batteries, hybrid renewables projects and offshore wind, says North America chief Gwenaëlle Avice-Huet. With a long history in fossil fuels and nuclear...
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