60 MW BIPV Production Factory Opens In Estonia
Solarstone Launches Europe’s ‘Largest’ Solar Factory For BIPV Modules With 60 MW Annual Capacity
Estonia has become home to a building integrated PV (BIPV) manufacturing facility which its operator Solarstone calls the ‘largest’ of its kind in Europe by production capacity. The 60 MW factory in Viljandi can assemble 13,000 integrated solar panels/year.
North America Solar PV News Snippets
Lightstar Announces ‘1st’ Agrivoltaics Project In New York & More From Enfinity, Teralight
Lightstar Renewables building New York’s ‘1st’ agrivoltaic plant; Enfinity Global acquires 546 MW solar assets from CS Energy; Teralight has secured solar PPA for Canadian project with an unidentified company. 2 MW agrivoltaic project in New .
China Solar PV News Snippets
Trina Solar’s Thoughts On Sustainable Technology At EU PVSEC & More From DMEGC Solar, JinkoSolar
Trina Solar talks about sustainable technology at EU PVSEC; DMEGC Solar powers module production with 100% green energy; JinkoSolar delivers SunGiga liquid cooling ESS to C&I project in Zhejiang.
China Solar PV News Snippets
JA Solar Commissions 20 GW Cell Fab At Yangzhou Base & More From Qingdao Gaoce, BAJ Solar, POPSOLAR, Sanfu Tech, Tongwei
JA Solar celebrates 15th Anniversary at Yangzhou base; Yancheng Gaoce Jianhu Phase II operational; BAJ Solar’s Yangzhou facility starts operations; POPSOLAR and Sanfu Tech sign strategic cooperation agreement; Tongwei cancels RMB 16 billion private placement.
EU’s Solar Workforce Growing Significantly
SPE Brings Forward Solar Jobs Forecast By 5 Years, For 1 Million In Employment By 2025 Now
Going by the solar workforce boom in the European Union (EU), SolarPower Europe (SPE) has revised its previous forecast of 1 million solar jobs in the bloc by 5 years.
Europe Solar PV News Snippets
‘Largest’ Private Solar Plant In The Balkans Online & More From Ørsted, Iberdrola, Serbia, Axpo
Mey Energy calls its maiden project the largest private PV plant in the Balkans; Ørsted wins 124 MW bid in Ireland; Iberdrola completes construction of Spain’s 1st hybrid solar-wind plant; 3 offers for Serbia’s 1 GW solar tender; Axpo & Sunn.
US CdTe Solar Manufacturers Decide To Bury The Hatchet
Toledo Solar Reaches Mutually Agreeable Settlement With First Solar Over Lawsuit; Changes Strategic Direction
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar technology companies Toledo Solar and First Solar have reached a mutually agreeable settlement in relation to the lawsuit the latter filed in May 2023. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
Spanish Water Supplier Installs Maiden FPV Project
EU Backs Canal De Isabel II’s Solar Energy Ambitions As It Gets Ready With 1st Of 34 Solar Installations Planned
Canal de Isabel II, the water supplier for Spain’s capital Madrid, has completed its 1st floating PV (FPV) power plant on the reservoir of a century-old mini-hydroelectric plant.
Ireland Concludes 3rd Round Of RESS Auction Scheme
Solar Scores Over Onshore Wind Again In Irish RE Auction Winning Over 77 Percent Of Awarded Capacity
Ireland’s Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) round 3 has concluded with solar winning 497.6 MW capacity, while onshore wind energy bagged 148.4 MW.
Indian Solar Module Manufacturer To Double Capacity
Gautam Solar To Produce High Efficiency N-Type TOPCon & Mono PERC Panels With Expanded Capacity
Gautam Solar, the Indian solar module manufacturer, has announced plans to invest around INR 1,500 million ($18 million) to double its existing annual production capacity to 2 GW. It aims to realize the expansion by the end of calendar year 2024.
Floating Solar Expansion In Southeast Asian Nations
Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Plant To Add Another 500 MW; Thailand Project To Scale Up To 90 MW
With 145 MW installed capacity, the largest floating PV (FPV) power plant in Southeast Asia is up for an upgrade by another 500 MW, in Indonesia.
China Solar PV News Snippets
JinkoSolar Supplies SunGiga C&I ESS To Zhaoguang New Energy & More From TCL Zhonghuan, Xinhao New Energy, DAS Solar, CPIA
JinkoSolar delivers SunGiga C&I ESS to Zhaoguang New Energy; TCL Zhonghuan’s updated price list; Xinhao New Energy to purchase monocrystalline silicon wafers from Yuze Semiconductor; DAS Solar’s n-type TOPCon 3.0 cell qualifies in Zhejiang; CPIA’s August 2023 PV industry snapshot.
Germany Reaches 2023 Annual Installation Target Already in August
Country’s 8M/2023 Solar PV Installations Slightly Dropped Month On Month But Still Over 1 GW
Latest renewable energy installations data from Bundesnetzagentur shows Germany’s monthly installations for solar PV dropped compared to previous months to 1.056 GW However, adjusted registrations from the beginning of the year now takes the country’s 8M/2023 installations to 8.99 GW.
Africa Solar PV News Snippets
CrossBoundary Bags AfDB/SEFA Finance For Solar Mini-Grids In Rural Africa & More From Release, BOAD
CrossBoundary Access raises $10 million for solar mini-grids; Scatec’s Release launches hybrid solar & storage projects in Cameroon; BOAD approves XOF 15 billion for Senegal solar & storage plant. Financing for solar mini-grids: Cross.
China Solar PV News Snippets
Jolywood Receives Backsheet Certification From TÜV Rheinland & More From LONGi, JA Solar, S.C New Energy, Fortune Energy, HIUV New Materials
Jolywood receives IEC 62788-2-1:2023 backsheet certification from TÜV Rheinland; LONGi updates prices for p-type M10 wafers; JA Solar starts operations at Dongtai Base; S.C New Energy ships 5-in-1 clustered perovskite coating equipment; Fortune Ener.
African Nation Announces 146 GW Solar PV Target
Ghana’s Solar PV-Driven Green Energy Transition Roadmap For 2060 Prepones Net Zero Target By A Decade
Ghana says its revised net zero ambition by 2060 under the country’s latest energy transition roadmap is a $550 billion sustainable development opportunity for international investors.
US Solar Project To Replace Coal Plant To Expand
Xcel Energy To Scale Up PV Plant, Making It One Among Biggest Solar Projects In Country
US utility Xcel Energy is set to expand the annual installed capacity of Sherco Solar Project in Minnesota to 710 MW, all of which will replace the capacity of Sherco Coal Plant’s 1st unit.
China Solar PV News Snippets
Advanced Solar Module Applications Conference On Sep 26 & More From Astronergy, DAS Solar, Huasun, GCL Technology
Be there to listen to LONGi, Trina, JA Solar, and AESolar at TaiyangNews Conference tomorrow; Astronergy’s Anhui TOPCon manufacturing base complete; DAS Solar’s Beihai Base Phase I operational; Huasun and CGDG sign strategic cooperation agreement.
Sunmaxx Announces World’s ‘Largest’ PVT Factory
German Company Building 50 MW Photovoltaic-Thermal Solar Module Production Site In Saxony
Photovoltaic-thermal solar modules (PVT) producer Sunmaxx is building in Germany what it believes is the world’s largest module production facility for these modules. The 50 MW fab in Saxony will be equipped to roll out 120,000 panels/year.
Solar Energy Yield Comparison Study Results
TOPCon Solar Modules Beat Other Cell Technologies To Generate Highest Output In Chinese Outdoor Analysis
A field study of various solar module technologies to determine energy yield performance, carried out by the Chinese State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), shows TOPCon as taking the top spot followed by IBC in terms of power generation.
