52 MW Solar Plant Online In Kenya
Globeleq Grid Connects 52 MW Solar Project In Kenya For Kenya Power
A 52 MW DC/40 MW AC solar plant has come online in Kenya as one of the 1st independent power producer (IPP) owned utility scale solar projects in the country and the only renewable power plant in the coastal region, says Globeleq that has formally announced its completion.
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China PV News Snippets
Jinko Solar’s Antonio at TaiyangNews Webinar; Shanghai HIUV; Ningxia Zhonghuan; Trina
Jinko Solar’s Antonio Ruta to speak at TaiyangNews TOPCon Webinar on Jan 25, while PV InfoLink reports stability in module prices, Taizhou HIUV and Taizhou Haiyou sign RMB 200 million deal, Trina Solar establishes RMB 200 million, and Ningxia Zhonghuan rolls out G12 monocrystal.
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China Added 53 GW Record Solar Volume In 2021
Newly 2021 Installed Capacity Adds Up To Total Solar Power Fleet of Over 300 GW
China’s cumulative installed grid connected solar PV capacity at the end of 2021 exceeded the 300 GW level to touch 306 GW with the addition of 53 GW in 2021, declared the country’s National Energy Administration (NEA).
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Turkey Installed 1.14 GW Solar In 2021
Cumulative Installed Capacity Of Turkey Exceeds 7.8 GW: TEIAS
In the year 2021, Turkey installed 1.148 GW of new solar PV capacity, according to the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS), with the addition of 156.6 MW in the months of November 2021 and December 2021.
Better Energy PPA With 12 Companies
12 Offtakers For New Subsidy-Free Solar Plant In Denmark
Danish solar power company Better Energy has secured 12 local companies as offtakers for a ‘completely new solar park’ it will build calling it a ‘blueprint for how multiple companies can come together and contribute directly to the green transition’.
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SunPower’s Preliminary Q4/2021 Financials
SunPower Expects Adjusted EBITDA For Q4/2021 To Be At Low End Of Guidance
SunPower Corporation has released its preliminary financial forecast for Q4/2021, expecting adjusted EBITDA to fall in at the low end of its guided range of $18 million to $41 million, and continues to expect GAAP revenues of between $361 million to $421 million.
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PV Infolink’s 2021 Cell Shipment Ranking
Tongwei & Aiko Solar Shipped Maximum Solar Cells In 2021; M10 & G12 Market Share Exceeded 53%
Solar PV market intelligence firm PV InfoLink has placed Chinese solar cell producers Tongwei and Aiko Solar as the 2 companies with the largest solar cell shipments in 2021, maintaining their positions on the ranking scale as the market saw growing clout of M10 and G12 sizes.
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900 MW AC Pipeline Exchanges Hands In US
Canada’s Cordelio Power Acquires 900 MW AC Utility Scale Solar Capacity From SunEast
Canadian renewable energy producer Cordelio Power, owned by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), has acquired utility scale solar project pipeline of 900 MW AC in the US from solar developer SunEast Development LLC, for an undisclosed amount.
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Shell Acquires Italian Solar Company
Solar Konzept International Offloads Italian Subsidiary To Shell Renewables & Energy Solutions
Royal Dutch Shell’s renewable energy business unit Shell Renewables & Energy Solutions has expanded its presence in the Italian solar market with the acquisition of solar-konzept Italia Srl (SKI), increasing its solar development pipeline in the country to around 2 GW.
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IEA PVPS Task 17 PV & Transport Report
PV-Powered Charging Stations May Increase Use Of Locally Produced Solar Power: IEA PVPS
As electric vehicles (EV) are necessary for the world to bring down transport related carbon emissions, charging EV batteries from solar energy works in 2 ways—expanding solar energy use while increasing the environmental benefits of EVs, according to an IEA PVPS report.
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Passivation Is Key for High Efficiency Solar Cells
TaiyangNews’ First Exclusive Report On TOPCon Technology Provides Overview On Basics Of Passivation
Passivation fundamentals: Passivating the silicon surface can be accomplished in two ways – chemical and field effects –, and the methods are complementary, too.
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Panasonic Expands EverVolt Module Series
Panasonic Launches New Module Variants, With Heterojunction & PERC Technologies
Panasonic Corporation of North America has launched 2 new solar module variants under its EverVolt series—one based on heterojunction (HJT) and the other using PERC solar cell technology—both targeting the high performing residential solar segment and available in Q2/2022.
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Taiwan’s ‘Solar Rock’ Unveiled
Architecture Firm MVRDV Reveals BIPV Panels Covered Building In Taiwan
Netherlands based well-known architecture firm MVRDV has unveiled Solar Rock, a project it has built for Taiwanese utility Taipower with the entire façade designed to cover a minimum of 4,000 sq. mtr.
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A Big Mid-Term Plan For TOPCon
With PERC Hitting its Efficiency Limits, JinkoSolar is Betting on TOPCon Solar Cell Technology
TaiyangNews has talked to Dany Qian, Global Vice President at JinkoSolar about various techno-commercial aspects of TOPCon along with the status of the technology at the Chinese company (photo credit: JinkoSolar).
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Seasons Greetings from TaiyangNews
Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year from TaiyangNews
Dear TaiyangNews Readers, As another challenging year 2021 draws to a close for solar – impacted again by Covid-19 and severe supply shortages resulting in price hikes along the value chain, we at TaiyangNews are looking forward to a much more pleasant 2022.
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No Innovation Shortage For Module Packaging
TaiyangNews Encapsulant and Backsheet Market Survey Shows Several New Products and Many Technology Updates
One might think there’s little room for further developments of backsheet and encapsulants, the polymers protecting the electric circuit of a solar module from the elements and mechanical stress.
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Too Many Changes At the Same Time
TaiyangNews Talked to 2 Executives of DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions – Mark Ma, Global Marketing Manager, & Kaushik Roy Choudhury, Technical Manager Global PV Reliability – on Solar Module Reliability
TaiyangNews talked to two executives of DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions – Mark Ma and Kaushik Roy Choudhury on various topics including reliability concerns with larger modules, experiences from field reliability to tests and benefits of transparent backsheet based bifacial modules.
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Public Consultation For EU Solar Strategy
European Commission Launches Call To Identify Barriers To Solar Energy Use
The European Commission (EC) has opened a public consultation to seek stakeholder opinion on main bottlenecks and barriers to investment in solar energy in the European Union (EU), as it prepares to publish its new strategy on solar later this year.
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Botswana Announces Solar PV Tender
Botswana Power Corporation Seeking Proposals For 6 Solar PV Projects
State owned electricity utility of Botswana, the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has launched a tender seeking proposals from interested companies for the development of 6 solar PV power plants in the African nation.
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Solar Power For Indian Power Generator
Damodar Valley Corporation Wants Topographical Survey Done For Solar PV Projects
Indian hydro and thermal power generator Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), a publicly listed company, has solicited bids from interested consultants to carry out a topographical and contour survey for close to 200 acres of land for it to host solar PV projects.
