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Exus to Develop 85 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project in Portugal

Exus Management Partners has announced that it will develop an 85 MW wind and solar hybrid project in northern Portugal. The renewables-focused independent investment and asset management firm has been chosen by an undisclosed third party to provide the complete end-to-end delivery of the country’s first third-party wind and solar hybrid project. Since no developers […]

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Arriving Soon: Solar Panels that Generate Power at Night

Can solar panels generate energy even when the sun isn’t around? In a major breakthrough, researchers at the University of California have designed a unique night solar panel (NSP) that can produce 50 W under ideal conditions at night, one-fourth of what traditional solar panel produce during the day. In their paper entitled ‘Nighttime Photovoltaic […]

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Ahead of Sunset On Brazil’s Solar Subsidies, Developers Race to Secure Projects

Brazil, which has disappointed as a market for solar so far, is preparing to bring a new law, passed in March 2021, that will end the country’s transmission network price subsidy. Since only those projects which have been registered with the electricity industry regulator ANEEL by March 2022 will benefit from the soon-to-be scrapped subsidies, […]

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Solar Startup Greenland Plans 5 GW PV Mfg Plant in Spain

Spanish startup Greenland is partnering with Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and Bosch Rexroth to set up a 5GW vertically integrated solar module factory in Spain, which will be built and operated in the free trade zone of the port of Seville in Andalusia. Fraunhofer ISE, the research institute, will contribute in the capacity of […]

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Wind Energy Could Go The Solar Way With Huge Cost Reductions by 2050

After a decade when it has been left playing catch up with Solar, thanks to the swift reduction in costs seen with Solar, Wind energy might yet see better days, as costs come down further. According to an article published in the journal Nature Energy, a recent global survey of 140 wind energy experts conducted […]

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Solar O&M Gets Set For The Big League In India

As India’s solar footprint has grown, from a tentative 3.7 GW in 2015 to over 40 GW now, a little appreciated, but growing opportunity is finally getting its place in the sun too. The Solar Operations and Maintainance (O&M) business. A $4 billion business worldwide in 2019, it is set to be a $9 billion […]

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Trina Solar Launches Agile 1P Dual Row Tracker globally, driving up energy gain by 8%

Trina Solar Co., Ltd (“Trina Solar”), a leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, announced the official worldwide launch of the TrinaTracker Agile 1P Dual Row on April 15 (4pm CET). Agile 1P tracker is fully compatible with ultra-high power modules ranging from 400W to 670W+. The Agile series is a new member to the TrinaTracker family […]

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IKEA’s First Investment in Russia’s Solar Projects Covers 160 MW

Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, has announced that its investment arm, Ingka Investments, will fund 160 MW of solar projects, worth $272 million, in south-west Russia, so as to accelerate its investment in renewable energy. The Netherlands-based company has signed an agreement with Solar Systems, LLC, to acquire a 49% stake in its eight […]

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