‘Largest’ Brazilian Floating Solar Power Plant Online
Creral Switches On 1.2 MW Floating Solar Power Project In Minas Gerais To Supply Clean Energy To People In 21 Municipalities
Monday, 20 Mar 2023
Brazilian energy and telecommunication cooperative Creral that distributes electricity to 37 municipalities has announced switching on a 1.2 MW floating solar power plant in Minas Gerais calling it the ‘largest’ floating solar project to have come online in all of Brazil.
China PV News Snippets
Daqo Fires Up 100,000 MT High Purity Polysilicon Capacity In Inner Mongolia & More From Astronergy, Yuze, Shuangliang, Drinda
Monday, 20 Mar 2023
Daqo brings online 100,000 MT polysilicon capacity in Inner Mongolia; Astronergy adopts Boron-LDSE in TOPCon cells; Phase I of Yuze’s 30 GW silicon rod & 30 GW wafer project online; Shuangliang constructing phase III of 50 GW project; Drinda releases 2022 financial results.
Another Chinese Company To Start PV Module Production in US
Hounen Solar America To Build 1 GW Solar Panel Production Fab In South Carolina With $33 Million Investment
Friday, 17 Mar 2023
Yet another Chinese company is making inroads into the US solar manufacturing industry after the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
China PV News Snippets
Haitai Solar To Develop Solar Production Lines In Mulei & Signs 3 GW RE Agreement With SPIC, & More From National Bureau of Statistics, JSG, Guorun
Friday, 17 Mar 2023
Haitai enters framework agreement for PV production and power projects with Mulei County & SPIC; Growth rate of wind and solar power increased in China; JSG’s 2022 net profit improved 70% YoY; Guorun starts construction of Xinjiang’s 1st high efficiency n-type TOPCon cell project.
Europe PV News Snippets
GGF Loans €28 million For Largest Non-Subsidized Solar Project In Western Balkans & More From Yettel, Ørsted, CWP, Kaufland Bulgaria
Friday, 17 Mar 2023
GGF backs largest subsidy-free solar plant in Western Balkans; Yettel & CETIN Bulgaria sign PPA for 123 MW solar plant; Ørsted acquires 160 MW Ireland project; CWP acquires 134 MW Romania project; Kaufland Bulgaria gets more solar power.
Serbia Promoting Renewables With Laws & Financing
Serbia Amends Renewable Energy Law To Implement Auctions For New Capacities; EBRD Also Loans €300 Million To National Utility EPS To Hold RE Auctions
Friday, 17 Mar 2023
Serbia has adopted the Bill on Amendments to the Law on the use of Renewable Energy Sources that enables implementation of auctions to bring in new capacities into operation, following a €300 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction a.
EU Proposes NZIA & Critical Raw Materials Regulation
European Commission’s Net Zero Industry Act Offers ‘Stick But Not A Carrot’ For Multi-GW Solar PV Manufacturing In EU, Says SolarPower Europe
Friday, 17 Mar 2023
The European Commission (EC) has presented its Critical Raw Materials Regulation and Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) claiming these will create ‘best conditions’ for sectors crucial to the bloc’s net zero goal of 2050, including solar PV.
China PV News Snippets
Huasun Xuancheng Produces First Batch Of 182 HJT Cells In 3rd Phase & More Hubei, Metron, Gold Stone, Boamax Technologies
Thursday, 16 Mar 2023
Huasun Energy produces first batch of 182 HJT cells; Hubei announces third batch of new energy power generation projects; Metron New Materials net profit at RMB 1.4 billion in 2022; Gold Stone Energy partners for HJT production line; Boamax Technologies net profit grows by 146% in 2022.
EU Advances Energy Performance Of Buildings Directive
EPBD Draft Gets European Parliament Clearance To Make Rooftop Solar Mandatory For New Residential Buildings From 2028 & Sends It Off To Council
Thursday, 16 Mar 2023
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) as proposed by the European Commission (EC) has cleared one more hurdle to its full implementation after the European Parliament adopted draft measures to make all new buildings in the bloc zero em.
Austria Announces Auction Timeline For Solar Funding
Austrian Climate Protection Ministry To Hold 1st Investment Grant Round For Solar PV & Storage Systems Between March 23 & April 6
Thursday, 16 Mar 2023
The Austrian Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) will hold the 1st solar PV funding call for the current year on March 23 to award over €250 million investment grants for solar PV systems as t.
LONGi Partners For 5 GW US Solar ModuleFab
World’s Largest Solar Company To Establish PV Manufacturing Footprint In US With 5 GW Production Fab In Ohio With Invenergy
Thursday, 16 Mar 2023
The world’s largest solar panel producer LONGi of China is finally making inroads into the US solar PV value chain as manufacturing partner of renewable energy developer Invenergy for a 5 GW solar module production facility to be located in Pataskala, Ohio.
Renewables To Get Boost With EU Electricity Market Design
European Commission Introduces New EU Electricity Market Design To Accelerate Renewable Energy Installations & Achieve Clean Energy Targets
Thursday, 16 Mar 2023
To deal with the volatile gas prices, the European Commission (EC) plans to incentivize longer term contracts for renewable energy and encourage sharing of this clean electricity as part of its electricity market design proposal that it believes will.
China PV News Snippets
Golden Photovoltaic Wins Large Solar Cells Order & More From Boamax Technologies, GCL Integration, Shuangliang Eco-Energy
Wednesday, 15 Mar 2023
Golden Photovoltaic subsidiary bags large HJT cells order; Boamax to raise RMB 3 billion for HJT facilities; GCL to construct 12 GW PV module facility; Shuangliang Eco-Energy partners with EGing PV for silicon wafers.
RE Companies Drag German Government To Court
LichtBlick Leads 25 Solar, Wind & Biomass Generators File Legal Complaint Against Skimming Off Of Proceeds; Demand Immediate End To Diktat
Wednesday, 15 Mar 2023
Calling the decision to skim off proceeds from their revenues in the name of financing relief from high energy prices for households and companies a ‘wrong instrument’, German energy service provider LichtBlick along with 25 other solar, wind and.
Oman’s 500 MW Solar Power Plant Winners
Sembcorp Industries & Jinko Power Consortium Announce Winning 500 MW Manah Solar II IPP Solar Power Plant In OPWP Auction
Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023
Singapore based energy player Sembcorp Industries has announced winning the rights to build 500 MW Manah Solar II Independent Power Producer (IPP) Project in Oman with its bidding consortium partner Jinko Power Technology from Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP).
China PV News Snippets
LONGi’s Approves 30 GW Facility Introducing TOPCon Technology & More From Aiko, Trina, Shangji Automation, MINGR
Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023
LONGi to introduce TOPCon technology in 30 GW factory; Aiko registers 2.8 billion net profit in 2022; Trina Solar releases Q1/2023 forecast; Shangji Automation discloses 2022 shipment details; MINGR to build 20 GW PV cell facility.
North America PV News Snippets
NYSERDA Exploring Large-Scale Solar Project On Closed Landfill Sites In New York & More From ArcVera, Navisun, OCI Solar Power
Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023
NYSERDA plans a large-scale solar project on landfill sites in New York; ArcVera strengthens solar business with Onward Energy deal; Navisun raises $235 million to expand utility scale solar & storage portfolio; OCI Solar Power upgrades operation.
India Provides Relief From ALMM Obligation
Expect Boost For Indian Solar Installations As MNRE Extends ALMM Exemption Timeline For Solar Projects Commissioned Till March 2024
Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023
The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has decided to exempt solar power project developers from the requirement to procure solar modules only from manufacturers listed in its Approved List of Models and Manufacturers, for projects commissioned till March 31, 2024.
More GW-Scale Module Plans For Europe
Belgian Solar Module Maker Belinus To Establish Over 5 GW Annual Solar Panel Production Capacity Of TOPCon & TBC In Belgium & Georgia
Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023
Ahead of the European Commission’s (EC) providing fine print of the Green Deal Industrial Plan (GDIP) on March 16, Belgian solar module manufacturer Belinus has announced to set up cell and module manufacturing capacities.
Significant Heating Cost Savings Through PV+Heat Pumps
SPE Assesses German, Spanish & Italian Markets To Claim Households Using Both Solar PV & Heat Pumps To Continue To Benefit For Years
Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023
A new report, Solar Powers Heat, on medium-sized residential solar owners in the 3 European markets of Germany, Spain and Italy shows they were able to save up to 64% on their energy bills in 2022.
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