Category: Solar

Leading Brazilian EPC Andrade Gutierrez to build 830 MW Janaúba PV plant in state of Minas Gerais using NX Horizon™ bifacial optimized solution SOROCABA, BRAZIL, March 2, 2021 – Nextracker™, a Flex company, announced that it has been selected by leading Brazilian EPC firm Andrade Gutierrez and developer Elera Renováveis (formerly Brookfield Energia Renovável) to supply 830 MW of its… Read more »

Adapture Renewables, Inc. announced today it has completed its acquisition of Rippey Solar, an 81 megawatt (MW) solar project in Cooke County, Texas from Hanwha Q CELLS USA Corp. Construction of the project, located 90 miles north of Dallas, began in April and the project achieved commercial operation in December 2020. The project highlights Q… Read more »

SAN DIEGO and HOUSTON, Texas (March 1, 2021): EDF Renewables North America today announced a power purchase agreement for the second tranche of the Space City Solar Project with an affiliate of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:  EPD) for 100 MWac / 132 MWdc. The Project’s total capacity is up to 345 MWac / 455… Read more »

European service continues under AlsoEnergy GmbH with strengthened solutions portfolio and enhanced regional expertise Berlin, March 1, 2021. AlsoEnergy, a global leader in technology solutions for renewable energy systems, announced today that skytron energy has been officially rebranded in Europe and Asia as AlsoEnergy GmbH and AlsoEnergy Japan K.K respectively. This name change completes the… Read more »

Smartlouvre are the only manufacturers of the world’s thinnest and lightest sustainable louvred metal fabrics, MicroLouvre. The lightweight screens that easily attach to the outside of any windows have exceptional solar shading, natural ventilation and daylighting capabilities. Laboratory tests and previous case studies have proven that MicroLouvre can save up to 68% in air conditioning… Read more »

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has provided advisory services to NTR in support of its acquisition of a 54MW portfolio of co-located solar and battery storage projects in Co. Wexford, Ireland. Natural Power’s advisory team included solar and storage experts, electrical engineers, contract advisors, operations and safety experts and the services… Read more »

AFC Energy (AIM: AFC), a leading provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, is pleased to announce the launch of its dedicated Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Fuel Cell test facility hosted at the Company’s Surrey headquarters in the United Kingdom. Highlights AFC Energy’s high energy-dense fuel cell technology, HydroX-Cell(S), has been strengthened by the launch of a… Read more »

RP Global is investing in the development of Solar PV and wind power projects across the country, totalling over 1GW of projected capacity. Wojciech Glocko, former EPA Wind and utility manager, has been hired to head up project development together with a team of senior local experts from Poland’s leading public and private RES companies… Read more »

Figures show that Northern-European countries are keener on using renewable energy. Latvia, with 40,3%, has the third-highest share of RES (the share of gross final consumption of renewable energy sources) in the EU, after Sweden and Finland. The primary renewable energy sources in Latvia are biomass and hydropower. However, solar power opportunities are also being… Read more »

SSE teams up with Goldsmiths, University of London to slash carbon emissions Energy solutions provider, SSE Enterprise has signed a joint development agreement with Goldsmiths, University of London to design and deliver a low carbon campus infrastructure in pursuit of the university’s ambitious net zero targets. The project will see SSE Enterprise’s distributed energy division… Read more »

European service continues under AlsoEnergy GmbH with strengthened solutions portfolio and enhanced regional expertise AlsoEnergy, a global leader in technology solutions for renewable energy systems, announced today that skytron energy has been officially rebranded in Europe and Asia as AlsoEnergy GmbH and AlsoEnergy Japan K.K respectively. This name change completes the integration of skytron energy… Read more »

According to the latest research from Cornwall Insight Australia, batteries in Australia are increasing their revenue through Frequency Control Ancillary Services (FCAS). The proportion of revenues delivered from the FCAS raise six-second services, for Ballarat, HPR, and Lake Bonney were up on CY19 levels by 25, 16 and 22 percentage points, respectively. The total revenue… Read more »

LONGi, the world leading solar technology company, announced today that its Hi-MO 4m all black PV module has obtained the highest (Class 1) fire safety certification for the Italian market, having successfully completed all relevant testing. Criteria for reliability and fire safety certification for PV modules are especially stringent in Italy, with independent classification into… Read more »

Trina Solar’s ambition is to provide solar for everyone by delivering reliable energy storage systems in the most cost-effective way LONDON, UK – February 23, 2021: Trina Solar Co., Ltd., a leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, has launched a dedicated global business unit: Trina Storage. The new energy storage system provider engineers… Read more »

Top Home Solar and Battery Provider to Expand Offering with Energy Hub Inverter Solution Fremont, California (February 23, 2021)  – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy,  announced that it has entered into a strategic supply agreement with Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), a leading U.S. provider of residential solar, battery storage,… Read more »

The European Solar Initiative, an industry-led effort supported by the European Commission, aims to re-develop the photovoltaics (PV) industry value chain in Europe, and capture the booming European demand for solar PV, estimated at 20GW per year for the next decade, creating an additional 40B€ GDP annually and 400,000 direct and indirect jobs. Eindhoven, Netherlands:… Read more »

Renewable energy developer and investor RP Global is investing in the development of Solar PV and wind power projects across the country. Wojciech Glocko, former EPA Wind and utility manager, has been hired to head up project development together with a team of senior local experts from Poland’s leading public and private renewable energy organisations…. Read more »

Cornwall Insight, an award-winning international firm delivering comprehensive insight that enables businesses, markets, and policymakers to succeed in the net zero transition, has been named one of the UK’s leading management consultancies by the Financial Times for the third consecutive year. Cornwall Insight was awarded bronze in the Energy, Utilities and Environment sector. Research company… Read more »

China imported significantly less polysilicon, the feedstock for solar cells, in 2020. According to Chinese customs statistics, polysilicon imports slumped by 30% from 144,503 metric tons (MT) in 2019 to 100,776 MT in 2020. “Although South Korea still exported sizeable volumes from inventories to China throughout the year, the shutdown of a production capacity of… Read more »

Performance improvement demonstrated in over 18,000 installations for Installers like Project Solar UK February 17, 2021, Campbell CA – Tigo Energy, Inc., the solar industry worldwide leader in Flex MLPE (Module Level Power Electronics), announced today that the company has surpassed 75 GWh of Reclaimed Energy since 2009 for worldwide installations utilizing the company’s industry-leading… Read more »

Smart metering leader Hexing joins as new Promoter member and appointed to Wi-SUN Alliance Board Wi-SUN Alliance, a global ecosystem of member companies driving the proliferation of interoperable wireless solutions for use in smart cities and other IoT applications, has announced strong growth in its membership of industry-leading product vendors, service providers, utilities, municipalities, local… Read more »

Research from Cornwall Insight shows that there has been a notable level of entry into the Balancing Mechanism (BM) from smaller providers across battery storage, gas reciprocating engines and aggregated units in the last year. The below graph presents the number of units active in the BM — defined as having had any volumes accepted… Read more »

FREMONT, Calif. — February 16, 2021. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020. Fourth Quarter 2020 Highlights Revenues of $358.1 million Revenues from solar products of $327.1 million GAAP gross margin of 30.8% Non-GAAP gross… Read more »

In Australia, the month of January normally sees a spike in the average wholesale price. However, according to research from Cornwall Insight Australia, January bucked this historical trend with the price trending lower in the first month of 2021 across all states, building on the low-price outcomes in December 2020. The below graph shows this… Read more »

Herzliya, Israel and Umbertide, Italy (February 16, 2020) – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy, announced today that the Company has been selected and will begin to supply full electrical powertrain units and batteries for the production of the Fiat E-Ducato light commercial vehicle. “We are excited to be a… Read more »

Lachen, Germany, February 16, 2021. SunBrush® mobil, the world market leader for solar cleaning equipment, and Infinity, the Egyptian solar project developer, have opened a service base at Africa’s largest solar power plant. From now on, four Infinity employees will maintain and repair the 24 SunBrush® mobil Compact cleaning devices currently in use at the… Read more »

Pforzheim, February 16, 2021 – by adding more than 2.6 GW in 2020, Spain remains in the Top 3 solar markets in Europe. The forecasts for future development remain promising. According to SolarPower Europe, Spain is expected to have a total installed solar PV capacity of 29.0 GW by 2024 in the medium scenario, making… Read more »

Longterm cooperation between CNPEM and Pfeiffer Vacuum Vacuum crucial for carrying out the experiments Asslar, Germany, 15, February 2021. Sirius is the name of the brightest star in the night sky, but also the name of the new Brazilian Synchrotron Light Source. Designed to be one of the first 4th-generation Synchrotron Light Source in the… Read more »

PolyTech has initiated the establishment of a test center in China, which will be the company’s first testing facility outside of Denmark. The center will specialize in performing lightning tests and is expected to open in Q2 2022. PolyTech is a full-service provider of solutions to the wind industry with leading expertise in lightning protection… Read more »

Munich/Pforzheim, February 11, 2021 – Photovoltaics (PV) is booming in Europe, with around 18.7 gigawatts of new capacity installed last year. In addition to rooftop and ground-mounted solar module installations, the development of new areas of production – such as on façades, artificial bodies of water and fields – is key. Agrivoltaics involves the use… Read more »

Valencia (09-02-2021). – The multinational Power Electronics has closed 2020 with a figure of 40GW of installed AC power, which places them as world leaders in energy storage and the first manufacturer of solar inverters in the US, LATAM, UK, and Spain. The company has concentrated its efforts in recent years on the international side,… Read more »

On January 7th, this year, the award ceremony for the Watt d’Or 2021 trophies was held in Bern by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE). Among the five categories of the competition, the one for “Buildings and Spatial development” was won by Umwelt Arena Schweiz and the architectural office René Schmid Architekten AG. It… Read more »

São Paulo, February 1, 2021: In response to the continued high number of persons infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Brazil and worldwide and the associated restrictions, the organizers of The smarter E South America – Solar Promotion International GmbH (SPI), Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH (FMMI) and Aranda Eventos & Congressos Ltda. (ARANDA)… Read more »

LONGi, the world leading solar technology company headquartered in Xi’an, China, has officially launched its new 66C type Hi-MO 4 monofacial PV module (Hi-MO 4m) for the global distributed generation (DG) market. With an area of about 2 m2, weight of 22kg and power of 410-420W, the new module can be widely used on rooftops in residential,… Read more »