Solar PV Power Generation Breaking Records In Spain
REE Counts Spain’s Cumulative Installed Solar PV Capacity Reaching 17 GW Mark
Spanish electricity grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE) says solar PV power generation is breaking its own records in the country as it produced 37.3% more electricity between January 2022 till September 2022 beginning compared to the same pe.
Brazil’s ANEEL Suspends A-5 New Energy Auction
Brazil Will Not Go Ahead With A-5 New Energy Auction Due To ‘Inconsistency’ In Auction Management System
Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) has suspended the country’s A-5 New Energy Auction that was scheduled to be held on September 16, 2022 for which it registered 83 GW capacity comprising 55.82 GW of solar PV (see 55 GW Solar Registered For Brazil’s A-5 Auction).
France Installed 1.098 GW Solar PV Capacity In H1/2022
Annual Solar Installations For France In H1/2022 Declined 28% With 491 MW In Q2/2022
During H1/2022, French solar installations added up to 1.098 GW, down 28% annually from 1.534 GW in the previous year as 88% of newly connected units had system sizes lower than 9 kW, accounting for 13% of new power, according to the country’s Donn.
Portugal’s Cumulative Solar Capacity Exceeds 2.22 GW
DGEG Says Portugal Installed 546 MW New Solar Capacity Within H1/2022
The cumulative installed solar PV capacity of Portugal at the end of July 2022 reached 2.224 GW, with the addition of 546 MW in H1/2022, according to latest installation numbers released by the country’s Direcao Geral de Energia e Geologia or Directorate General of Energy and Geology (DGEG).
Germany: 470 MW New Solar In July 2022
Within 7M/2022, Germany Installed 3.67 GW Solar PV & 1.22 GW Onshore Wind
After 4 consecutive months of exceeding 500 MW new solar PV capacity additions, German installations slipped to 470.7 MW in the month of July 2022, according to the country’s Federal Network Agency or Bundesnetzagentur.
Italy Installed 1 GW+ New Solar In H1/2022
Italy Saw More Than Twice As Much Solar Capacity Installed in First 6 Months 2022 Than in 2021 Altogether
Italy’s annual solar installations in H1/2022 grew by close to 150% to 1.012 GW compared to 407 MW installed in the previous year, taking the cumulative nationally deployed capacity to 23.577 GW, according to the local solar association Italia Solare.
India Installed 3.9 GW Solar Capacity In Q2/2022
Mercom Calls Q2 CY2022 Best Quarter For Solar To Date For India, Taking Cumulative PV Capacity To 57 GW
During Q2/CY2022, India installed more than 3.9 GW solar power capacity, having gone up 18% on sequential basis, and 59% annually, led by large scale projects that accounted for 90% deployments, according to Mercom India Research.
UP 2022 Draft Solar Policy Eyes Nearly 8X Growth
Indian State Uttar Pradesh Aims For 16 GW Solar Power Capacity By 2026-27 Under Draft Policy
One of the largest states of India, Uttar Pradesh is aiming to achieve 16 GW of solar power capacity by 2026-27 under its draft Solar Energy Policy 2022, comprising 10 GW utility scale, 4 GW rooftop solar and 2 GW distributed solar projects.
India’s H1/2022 PV Installations Up 71% to 8.4 GW
JMK Research Expects India To Add 20 GW Solar PV Capacity in 2022
India’s newly added solar PV capacity during H1/2022 grew 71% annually to 8.359 GW, according to JMK Research and Analytics, setting it on course to exit 2022 with some 20 GW installed, comprising 16.5 GW utility scale and 3.5 GW rooftop solar PV.
Strong Q2/2022 for Sunrun
Leading US Solar Rooftop Integrator Sunrun’s Q2/2022 Installations Grew 33% YoY & Revenues 46% With ‘Surging Demand’
US residential solar financier and installer Sunrun posted a strong Q2/2022 with annual installations growing 33% to 246.5 MW exceeding expectations, 21% improvement in customer additions, and revenues rising 46% to $584.6 million.
US Solar Technology Start-Up Raises $44 Million
Terabase Energy Secures Funds For Robotics-Assisted Platform For Utility Scale Solar
US based solar technology start-up Terabase Energy has raised $44 million Series B financing for its robotic automation platform for utility scale solar plants, from Bill Gates backed Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), venture capital firms Prelude Ventures and SJF Ventures, among others.
Germany Installed 573.8 MW Solar In June 2022
Bundesnetzagentur Says Germany’s H1/2022 Solar Installations Exceeded 3.2 GW
Germany’s half year solar PV installations in 2022 have crossed 3.217 GW with the addition of 573.8 MW in the month of June 2022, according to Bundesnetzagentur, placing the country on track to exit the year with over 6 GW cumulatively, finally inc.
US Installed 3.18 GW Clean Energy In Q2/2022
ACP Counts 32 GW+ US Clean Power Projects To Have Been Delayed Since 2021-End
Since the end of 2021, over 32.4 GW clean power projects have been delayed in the US, including 21 GW or 64% of solar power facilities, thanks majorly to policy inaction and economic uncertainty, says industry association American Clean Power (ACP).
China Installed 31 GW Solar PV In H1/2022
CPIA: China To Exit 2022 With Up To 90 GW Solar Installed Under Optimistic Scenario
The China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) says during H1/2022, China installed 30.88 GW of new solar PV capacity, growing 137.4% annually over 14.1 GW reported for the same period last year (see China May Exit 2021 With Up To 65 GW New PV: CPIA).
Tesla Deployed 106 MW Solar In Q2/2022
Tesla Improves Q2/2022 Solar Installations By 25% Annually To 106 MW As Import Delays Continue
American automotive and clean energy business Tesla has reported its solar installations in Q2/2022 having grown 25% annually to 106 MW, calling it the company’s strongest quarterly result in over 4 years.
China PV News Snippets
JA Solar n-Type Module Generates More Electricity; & More From Zhonghuan, Hengdian, Tongwei, NEA
JA Solar announces results for n-type modules of 1-year energy yield test; Zhonghuan to build & supply 10 GW N-type cells and 10 GW advanced modules; Hengdian Group awarded TÜV SÜD certification for smart PV modules; Tongwei PV cells shipments .
UK Installed 556 MW Solar During H1/2022
Cumulative Installed Solar PV Capacity Of UK Now Exceeds 15 GW As The Country Heads Toward GW-Level Additions in 2022
The UK solar market installed 556 MW of new PV capacity during H1/2022, led by residential installations and spurred by European energy crisis, taking the country’s total installed solar to now over 15 GW, according to local trade association Solar Energy UK.
Switzerland Added 683 MW New Solar In 2021
After Over 40% PV Market Growth in 2021, Swissolar Forecasts Switzerland To Install Up To 900 MW Solar Capacity In 2022
The solar market of Switzerland installed 683 MW new solar energy capacity in 2021, says Swissolar referring to official statistics, representing annual growth of 43% and a record number for any year, thanks to high electricity prices, booming electr.
