China PV News Snippets
DAS Solar Signs 5 GW PV Module Deal & More From Tongwei, Hunan Huamin, Zhejiang Riyue
DAS Solar to build 5 GW PV facility in Ganzhou; Tongwei signs for a 25 GW module facility; Hunan Huamin’s 10 GW n-type wafer facility put into operation; Zhejiang Riyue invests RMB 10 billion in Keqiao solar PV production.
Romania Lowers Value Added Tax On Solar PV Panels
Solar Panels In Romania To Cost Less As Government Enacts Law To Reduce VAT To 5% To Encourage Prosumers & Accelerate Solar Installations
Romania has enacted the law to bring down value added tax (VAT) on solar PV panels and their installation to 5% from the previous limit of 19% in a bid to accelerate solar power deployment to deal with European energy crisis.
Switzerland’s Largest Open-Space Solar System In Bern
Bern Airport To Host Switzerland’s Largest Solar PV Plant With 35 MW DC Capacity To Generate 35 GWh Annually
Bern Airport in Switzerland is to host the country’s Largest open-space solar power plant with 35 MW DC capacity, to be built by local electricity utility BKW AG, on the current grass runways and agricultural land for a total investment worth CHF 30 million.
Plans For Small Solar Module Factory In Luxembourg
Evocells & Socom Joint Venture Solarcells To Roll Out 100,000 Made In Europe Solar Panels From Luxembourg; To Double Up Production By 2026
Momentum for Made in Europe solar products continues with Belgian solar panel producer Evocells and Luxembourg based electrical engineering firm Socom announcing a joint venture (JV) called Solarcells to establish a 50 MW module fab in Luxembourg, with plans to double it up by 2026.
North America PV News Snippets
Intersect Power’s 310 MW DC Solar Plant Online In California & More From Ørsted, Clearway, Westbridge, Southern Current
Intersect Power has commissioned 310 MW DC solar plant with 448 MWh storage; Ørsted takes FID for 471 MW Texas facility; Clearway switches on Hawaiian project; Westbridge adds 94 MW to Sunnybrook Solar Farm; Southern Current & Dominion Energy enter solar PPA.
India Installed Close To 14 GW New Solar Capacity In 2022
JMK Research Counts India’s 13.95 GW Solar Additions In 2022 As Led By Utility Scale PV While Rooftop & Offgrid/Distributed Segment Declined YoY
India’s solar installations in the calendar year 2022 rose 17.5% annually to a total of 13.95 GW, including about 11.3 GW of new utility scale PV, according to market intelligence firm JMK Research & Analytics.
China PV News Snippets
Sun Group To Invest RMB 5 Billion In Cell & Module Facility & More From 35 Interconnect, HYM, Jinchen Solar
Sun Group to invest in 7 GW cells and 6 GW modules facility; 35 Interconnect’s HJT facility begins construction; HYM invests in Anhui’s PV cells and modules facility; Jinchen Solar to raise RMB 1 billion.
Rocky Mountain Institute Launches Virtual Power Plant Partnership
RMI’s VP3 Initiative Targets To Help Overcome Barriers To Virtual Power Plants’ Market Growth & Lead To Cost-Effective Power
US non-profit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) led Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3) to scale up the VPP market for decarbonization counts a diverse industrial base including Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, S.
Iberia’s First-Of-Its-Kind Hybrid Wind-Solar Project Online
EDPR’s 1st International Hybrid Wind & Solar Power Plant Grid Connected In Iberian Peninsula With Bifacial Solar Panels
EDP Renewables (EDPR) has grid connected its 1st international hybrid solar and wind power plant, which it says is also the 1st park of its kind on the Iberian Peninsula to combine these 2 technologies comprising an 8.4 MW solar plant next to an 11 MW operational wind park.
Austria To Shell Out €600 Million As Solar Subsidies In 2023
Austria Installed Close To 1.3 GW Solar In 2022; To Boost Its Expansion, Government Eases Permitting Rules, Expands State Support By 52% Annually
Austrian government has announced €600 million in subsidies in 2023 to promote solar PV installations for residential and commercial segments in a bid to boost the numbers from around 1.3 GW new PV installed in 2022 while also easing permitting rules.
European Solar PV Community Demands Political Action
Solar PV Industry In Europe Wants Up To €0.15/W Public Support For Next 10 Years For Local Manufacturing & €40.0/MWh Energy Price To Build Sustainable Value Chain
Wacker, Meyer Burger, NorSun, Norwegian Crystals, ECM Group, Fraunhofer ISE and Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP have come together as key stakeholders from the European solar PV community to demand urgent political action to revitaliz.
India’s ‘1st’ Group Captive Plant For Residential Society
Mumbai Condominium To Become India’s 1st Residential Housing Society To Source Power From Group Captive Solar Energy Plant
Vivarea Condominium in Mumbai, Maharashtra is set to become the ‘1st’ residential housing society in India to source power from a group captive solar power plant with 3.125 MW capacity, to be installed by Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPRE.
China PV News Snippets
LONGi Expanding HPBC Solar Cell Production Capacity To 29 GW & More From DAS Solar, Mingyang, IRICO, Jolywood
LONGi is targeting 29 GW HPBC solar cell production capacity; DAS Solar secures TUV Nord certification; Mingyang’s HJT cell and module fabs online; IRICO completes phase I of PV glass project; Demand for Jolywood’s NIWA modules up.
China PV News Snippets
Jiangsu Shuangliang Wins RMB 263.7 Million Polysilicon Reduction Furnace Equipment Order & More from Suzhou Shijing, Zhongneng, JinkoSolar, Ganjing Garden
Shuangliang subsidiary secures Tongwei contract; Suzhou Shijing plans 24 GW n-type TOPCon cell project; Zhongneng Optoelectronics’ 20.08% perovskite solar cell module efficiency; JinkoSolar and Zhongtian Green Energy explore BIPV; Ganjing Garden to raise money for HJT production.
Sun Cable Announces Entering Voluntary Administration
Future Of World’s Largest Solar & Storage Project In Australia Uncertain As Sun Cable Enters Voluntary Administration
Sun Cable, the proponent of the world’s largest solar power project of its kind with up to 20 GW planned capacity, has decided to enter voluntary administration stating ‘absence of alignment with the objectives of all shareholders’ and the fail.
China PV News Snippets
Suntech Supplies 680 MW PV Modules To Al Dhafra Plant & More From GCL, JinkoSolar, Zhonghuan Holdings
Suntech delivers 680 MW solar modules for UAE project; GCL & Suneng enter JV; JinkoSolar constructing 6 GW solar cell & 6 GW module facility; TCL Zhonghuan backing subsidiary’s efforts to build new national energy zone.
Europe PV News Snippets
BayWa Offloads 115 MW Solar PV Capacity In Spain & More From Green Genius, RES, Gamesa Electric
BayWa has sold 3 solar plants with 115 MW capacity in Spain; Green Genius too has divested stake in 152 MW PV in Spain; RES has proposed 25 MW solar farm in the UK; Gamesa Electric’s 2022 business was driven by Proteus central inverters.
Hive Energy’s $4 Billion Solar & Storage Plans For Turkey
Backed By British Chamber Of Commerce, Hive Energy Proposes To Develop 4 GW Solar & Storage Capacity In Turkey
British renewable energy company Hive Energy is seeking approval from the Turkish Market Regulatory Authority to approve its plans to develop 4 GW solar and energy storage projects in 30 locations across Turkey, in cooperation with local companies Çuhadar Energy and Viva Energy.
173 MW New Solar Capacity Clears French Auction
France Selects 66 Projects To Award 172.9 MW Solar Power Capacity For An Average Winning Bid Of €0.08446/kWh
The French Ministry of the Ecological Transition has awarded 172.9 MW solar PV capacity to 66 winning projects under the country’s 1st competitive solar power auction round conducted as part of its new tender program called Programmation Pluriannuelle de l’Energie 2 or PPE2.
China PV News Snippets
JinkoSolar To Release 2023 Version Of Tiger Neo & More From Trina, Risen, Microquanta, DAS Solar
JinkoSolar’s new version of Tiger Neo to be released on January 10; Longyuan and Trina to increase subsidiary capital; Risen to provide Wasion with 100 MW TITAN series modules; IEC certifies Microquanta module; DAS Solar and Elion partner for PV desertification control.
