Aurora Energy Research says it has recorded a sharp increase in green hydrogen projects, with 90% of them in early phases of development, while E.ON says that Germany’s hydrogen ramp-up is stuc...
China Securities has revised its annual guidance for China, predicting up to 280 GW of new PV installations this year, while glass manufacturer Kibing and wafer maker HySolar revealed new solar i...
DNV forecasts that solar energy in China will account for 38% of the country's electricity production by 2050, compared to 5% at present, with more than one-third of solar capacity to be combined...
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/26/china-poised-to-reach-5-5-tw-of-solar-by-2050/
The German parliament has approved "Solarpaket 1," a policy package that includes higher feed-in tariffs for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects and new measures related to the size of...
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/26/germany-launches-new-measures-to-support-solar/
The France-based group said its has released two new BESSs with enclosures of 7ft and 20ft. Their power ranges from 60 kW to 500 kW.
The 2024 edition of the Middle East's most important solar event hosted a higher number of exhibitors and visitors, even though the heaviest rainfall seen in decades hit the United Arab Emirates ...
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/26/key-takeaways-from-abu-dhabis-world-future-energy-summit-2/
In another article of a series, Women in Solar Europe (WiSEu) gives voice to Claire Gardner, Marketing Manager Europe at Chinese inverter manufacturer Solis. She tells how she had to deal with he...
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/26/i-had-a-severe-case-of-imposter-syndrome/
SkyPower Global has signed a 1 GW solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with a Zambian utility to supply electricity to approximately 4 million homes. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema hailed t...
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/26/skypower-global-signs-1-gw-solar-ppa-with-zambian-utility/
In a new weekly update for PV MAGAZINE, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that warm sea surface temperatures and disturbances increased onshore moisture along China's southern coast, which in turn ...
Swiss consulting firm Pexapark noted a rise in European power purchase agreement (PPA) prices in March, for the first monthly increase since August 2023. It recorded 18 PPAs in March, totaling 71...
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/26/pexapark-records-9-8-jump-in-european-ppa-prices-for-march/
The Korea Institute of Energy Research has developed a solid oxide electrolysis cell stack that uses a special kind of separator plate to ensure proper flow of hydrogen and oxigen after water spl...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has issued its first report on the importance of battery energy storage technology in the energy transition. It has found that tripling renewable energy capa...
OCI has revealed plans to invest $617.9 million to expand production at its Malaysian manufacturing facility from 35,000 to 56,600 metric tons.
India set a new record for monthly renewable energy installations by deploying 7.1 GW of capacity in March 2024. The monthly renewables additions included more than 6.2 GW of solar.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/26/indias-new-solar-installations-hit-6-2-gw-in-march/
German and Swedish researchers calculated the supply of materials to produce perovskite tandem PV at a multi-terawatt-scale, flagging the difficult supply of gold, indium and cesium, well as a ne...
Researchers in China have designed a two-stage, solar-assisted thermochemical heat pump system that uses caustic soda and water as a working pair. The system is reportedly able to achieve an ener...
Singapore-based renewables developer Vena Energy has launched commercial operations of a 125 MW solar project in the Australian state of Queensland. It is backed by a long-term offtake agreement ...
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/26/vena-energy-energizes-125-mw-of-solar-in-australia/
In a new weekly update for PV MAGAZINE, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, offers bite-sized analysis on solar PV module supply and price trends.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/26/chinese-wafer-prices-stable-to-soft-amid-high-inventories/
As the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ramps up clean energy efforts across the United States, the government has outlined a plan to expand transmission lines to accommodate more power.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/26/us-to-upgrade-power-transmission-infrastructure/
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory developed a proof of concept for a method to remove polymers from solar panel manufacturing to enable more efficient recycling.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/26/improving-solar-panel-recyclability-with-lasers/
The European Parliament has approved the Net-Zero Industry Act, which now awaits formal adoption by the European Council to become law. The European Solar Manufacturing Council has welcomed the d...
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/25/european-parliament-votes-in-favor-of-net-zero-industry-act/
The Irish authorities have presented a new plan to allow homeowners to borrow between €5,000 ($5,350) and €75,000 for up to 10 years, with low interest rates. Heat pumps, solar electricity an...
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/25/ireland-introduces-home-energy-loan-scheme/
Greek renewables developer Elica SA is seeking consultants for two desktop studies related to an electrical interconnection project between Greece and Egypt. The undersea link will transmit green...
On April 25, 1954, US researchers presented the first prototype of a usable solar module. The efficiency at that time was around 6%. A lot has happened since then.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/25/first-silicon-solar-cell-celebrates-70th-birthday/
Burundi, the poorest country on earth, is unable to buy fossil fuels on theinternational market due to a lack of hard currency. PV MAGAZINE spoke with the United Nations Development Programme (UN...
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/25/solar-key-to-easing-burundis-severe-energy-crisis/