India Installed 456 MW Rooftop PV In Q1 CY2022
Mercom India Says India’s Cumulative Installed Rooftop Solar Capacity Increased To 7.6 GW
Thursday, 02 Jun 2022
India’s total installed rooftop solar capacity at the end of March 2022 increased to around 7.6 GW with the addition of 456 MW in Q1 of calendar year (CY) 2022, according to Mercom India Research’s new report Mercom India Rooftop Solar Market Report Q1 2022.
IRENA: $0.65/kg Green Hydrogen Cost Possible
Land Availability For RE & Water Scarcity Limiting Factors For Green Hydrogen LCOH Coming Down
Wednesday, 01 Jun 2022
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) believes there is potential for green hydrogen production costs to reach levels of $0.65 per kg by 2050, but it would largely depend on land and water availability within specific regions that hold more renewable energy potential than others.
India Added 3GW+ Solar Capacity In Q1 CY2022
Mercom India: India’s Cumulative Installed Solar Capacity Till March 2022 Reached 52 GW
Thursday, 26 May 2022
With the addition of 2.7 GW large scale solar, Indian solar installations during 1st quarter of calendar year (CY) 2022 added up to over 3 GW, according to Mercom India Research.
8th PV Module Reliability Scorecard Released
PVEL’s 2022 PV Module Reliability Scorecard Sees Improvement Across Board
Thursday, 19 May 2022
The newly released 8th edition of PV Module Reliability Scorecard of PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) evaluates 122 modules from 25 manufacturers, showing ‘resilience’ of the global solar industry despite various obstacles ranging from raw material supply disruption to logistics bottlenecks.
Europe Must Do More To Speed Up Rooftop Solar
CAN Europe Recommends 5 Million Annual New Rooftop Solar PV Deployment Target By 2025
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
A new report by Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe) on Europe’s rooftop solar segment argues the region needs to have more clear policies to break barriers blocking its expansion while recommending annual deployment of a minimum of 5 million new rooftops with solar PV in 2025.
IEA Expects 320 GW Global RE Capacity In 2022
Solar PV Additions To Grow 25% YoY To 190 GW In 2022, Driven By Utility Projects In China & EU
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Strong policy environment in China and the European Union (EU) will encourage faster deployment of utility scale solar power projects leading to the commissioning of 190 GW new solar in 2022, and reach almost 200 GW in 2023, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Global Cumulative PV Capacity Exceeds 1 TW
SPE: World Installed 167.8 GW New Solar In 2021; Expect 36. Growth To 228.5 GW Additions In 2022
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
In the beginning of May 2022, the world saw its cumulative installed solar capacity exceeding 1 TW with the addition of 167.8 GW in 2021 having gone up 21% YoY, according to SolarPower Europe (SPE), as it guides for 36% annual increase in 2022 to 228.
Global Solar Corp. Funding Down 7% YoY In Q1/2022
Robust Demand For Solar, But Significant Headwinds For Solar, Cautions Mercom Capital
Tuesday, 19 Apr 2022
In Q1/2022, total global corporate funding of $7.5 billion for solar PV industry increased 51% QoQ thanks to robust demand, but dropped 7% YoY due to challenges related to supply chain issues, inflation and interest rate trajectory, according to Mercom Capital Group.
IRENA Releases Renewable Capacity Statistics 2022
Global RE Generation Capacity Exceeded 3 TW In 2021 With Solar Accounting For 849 GW
Thursday, 14 Apr 2022
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) counts the world to have a total renewable energy generation capacity of 3,064 GW at the end of 2021.
Growing Imbalance Of RE PPA Demand & Supply
Regulatory, Logistical Issues Along With War In Ukraine Pushing Up PPA Prices For Solar & Wind: LevelTen Energy
Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022
LevelTen Energy blames regulatory, interconnection and supply chain challenges in North America and the war in Ukraine for Europe, along with rising development costs, as reasons pushing up prices for wind and solar power purchase agreements (PPA).
IPCC: Deep Emissions Reductions Across Sectors
Global Low Carbon Electricity Generation Capacity Not Enough, Needs To Reach 100% By 2050, Says IPCC
Thursday, 07 Apr 2022
For the world to reduce its net emissions by 2030, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) counts solar followed by wind energy as offering the highest potential among energy sources, yet argues that low-carbon electricity generation nee.
Solar Demand Might Fuel Forced Labor?
Rights Lab Report Presses For Global Roadmap For Solar Industry To Address Modern Slavery Risks
Friday, 01 Apr 2022
A report by Rights Lab at the UK University of Nottingham believes growing demand for solar may parallelly fuel demand for products made with forced labor, including polysilicon for solar panels and cobalt for lithium-ion batteries, unless the solar .
IRENA: Expand Solar PV To 5.2 TW By 2030
IRENA Report Calls For ‘At Least’ 800 GW Annual RE Capacity Addition Through 2030, To Fulfil 1.5°C Scenario
Tuesday, 29 Mar 2022
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says now is the time to move faster to a clean energy system if the world is to achieve limit global temperatures to 1.5°C scenario, with complete decarbonization for the global electricity sector by.
Convert Turkish Open-Cast Coal Mines To Solar
Turkey Could Host 13 GW+ Solar On Open-Pit Coal Mines, Currently Supporting 10.5 GW Coal Capacity
Monday, 28 Mar 2022
Turkey can accommodate 13,189 MW of solar power capacity if it decides to repurpose open-pit coal mines that presently supply coal to coal power plants with a total capacity of 10,495 MW, according to a report by Solar3GW commissioned by Europe Beyon.
180 GW RE Potential For Central America
IRENA Pins Central America’s Solar & Wind Potential To 30 GW By 2050 Under Decarbonization Strategy
Thursday, 17 Mar 2022
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) recommends Central America to adopt a decarbonized pathway to increase the renewables share in the energy mix of the region to 91% by 2050.
India: 36 GW Module Production Capacity
IEEFA & JMK Research Estimate India’s Domestic Solar PV Manufacturing Can Meet 30 GW/Year Need By 2023
Tuesday, 15 Mar 2022
India’s nameplate solar module production capacity as of November 2021 was around 18 GW, and cell capacity 4.3 GW, but factoring in all expansion plans announced by various manufacturers, it can grow up to 36 GW and 18 GW by 2023-end, which they be.
Enough Polysilicon For 1,000 GW PV By 2030
Rethink Energy: 2022 To Be Second & Last Year Of Polysilicon Shortage
Tuesday, 08 Feb 2022
US based energy market research firm Rethink Energy believes 2022 will be the ‘second and last’ year of the current polysilicon shortage, and that by 2030 its global production capacity will be enough to manufacture PV worth of 1,000 GW.
International Quality Standards For Solar Tenders
IASS Potsdam: Global Quality Standards For Solar Auctions Can Help Avoid Technical Failures
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022
Potsdam, Germany based Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) believes a public auction design for solar energy could do well to have international quality standards used as technical requirements, to ensure countries new to the field c.
IEA PVPS Task 17 PV & Transport Report
PV-Powered Charging Stations May Increase Use Of Locally Produced Solar Power: IEA PVPS
Friday, 21 Jan 2022
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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