Solar PV

China, Europe Will Lead World To Record-breaking RE Capacity In 2022

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said today (May 11) that China and Europe would lead the world to set a new record in renewable energy capacity in 2022 after which the momentum could drop in the following year. The findings come from IEA’s Renewable Energy Market Update for May, 2022. A press release issued by […]

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First Solar to Supply 1GW Solar Module to Leeward Renewable Energy

Renewable energy players First Solar and Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) have signed an agreement under which First Solar will supply 1 GW of advanced, ultra-low carbon and thin-film PV solar modules to Leeward. The official statement of the companies says that LRE will deploy these modules across its 20GW solar development and construction pipeline in […]

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Solar project commissioned by Nestle, Yellow Door in Dubai

Nestlé Pure Life and Yellow Door Energy have commissioned a solar power plant at Nestle’s facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The project is designed to generate 2,400 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable energy. It is possibly part of the 7 MW capacity solar project announced by Nestle in 2017 at its manufacturing facilities in […]

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Polysilicon Prices Rising Steadily in China, Will Continue in April too: Silicon China

The prices of raw silicon materials are on an unabated rise in China, signifying that the solar power projects across the world will be impacted as the solar PV manufacturing is getting dearer. Industry body Silicon China has released the latest silicon materials’ transaction prices. Silicon China is a part of China Nonferrous Metal Industry […]

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Punjab Invites Bids for 217 MW Solar Power Projects Under PM-KUSUM

The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has invited applications from farmers, groups of farmers, panchayats, cooperatives, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and water use associations in Punjab for setting up of solar power plants of individual capacity of 1MW, 1.5 MW and 2 MW. the move comes even as Punjab struggles to find a way out […]

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Central Railway Adds 4 More Locations Generating Solar Power in Maharashtra

Rooftop solar installations in four more railway properties have begun to produce solar power in the Central Railway zone. The four newly added locations are Igatpuri railway hospital, Igatpuri railway station, Kasara railway station and Titwala cabin. The Central Railway says that that with the addition of the four new locations in the network, the […]

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Multiple Small-Scale Renewable Power Sources Can Lead to Power Failures: UK Study

According to a study published in Science Advances, mathematicians from the University of Nottingham have found that small scale multiple renewable power sources can lead to power failures. The researchers used data emanating from smart meters in the United Kingdom and have come to the conclusion that grid behaviour changed over time and the resilience […]

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Powin Energy to Supply 800MWh Battery Storage to Borrego

Borrego, a leading solar PV and energy storage developer based in America, has signed an agreement with Oregon-based Powin Energy to supply the battery storage systems worth 800MWh. Borrego had traditionally dealt in operations and maintenance (O&M) and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) segments of the renewable energy business. It’s better known in the industry […]

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Carbon to Launch 5GW Photovoltaic Gigafactory in France

Solar sector company Carbon has declared that it plans to build a 5-GW solar panel factory in France by 2025. The industrial start-up has also said that it hopes to triple production capacity to 15 GW by the end of this decade. As per the company, the Gigafactory project is expected to create more than […]

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