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Wafer maker Gaojing Solar Energy has begun manufacturing activities at its 50 GW factory in Qinghai province. Currently, the company has put into operation around 15 GW of wafer capacity at the facility. Another 15 GW of capacity should be operational by November. It expects to reach full … Read More
Chinese solar panel makers JinkoSolar, Longi and JA Solar have released a white paper intended to show what they believe are the advantages for developers of large scale PV projects of using photovoltaic modules manufactured with M10, 182mm wafers.
“The 182mm-wafer-size module is the most cost–effective solution based on the … Read More
The solar arrays on the space station are due for an upgrade.
The International Space Station originally planned to install new solar panels for the first time on the 16th, but “technical delays” during a spacewalk left the astronauts without enough time to install a new set of solar arrays.… Read More
Wind farm in Italy. Author: Raffaele Esposito. License: Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic
Italian energy company Edison (BIT:EDNR) today laid out an ambition to accelerate growth in renewables, aiming to increase its wind and photovoltaic (PV) power capacity from the current 1.1 GW to 4 GW by 2030.
The company, … Read More
SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMC), a major supplier of power to the national grid in the Philippines, has partnered with ABB to install battery energy storage systems (BESS) as part of its BESS Project.
In countries such as the Philippines, several challenges negatively impact grid performance, such as the … Read More
Risen Energy Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, has launched NewT@N, the industry’s first mass-produced solar module with up to 700 W output.
Risen Energy says its NewT@N module heralds the arrival of the PV 7.0 era and promises more stable performance and higher power generation in a … Read More
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A catamaran designed by English racer and engineer Phil Morrison and set to undertake a 100-day solo transatlantic trip from Chile to Australia will be exclusively powered by a PV power generator.
The boat will be helmed by Russian adventurer and survivalist Fedor Konyukhov in a first-ever … Read More
E-commerce giant Amazon has issued a $1 billion sustainability bond to fund ongoing and new projects in five key green spheres.
The company aims to finance green and social projects through the green, social, and sustainability bonds.
The amount raised aims to strengthen the company’s investment in renewable energy, clean … Read More
Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Science and Technology, has floated a tender to procure 500,000 multicrystalline solar cells with a wattage capacity of 4.68 W and higher.
The cells must be 156.75 x 156.75 mm ± 0.25mm or 157x 157 mm or ± … Read More
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Solar module producer Longi announced on Wednesday that the prices of all its wafer products will be raised in June. The G1 products with the size of 158.75mm were priced at RMB4.79 per piece, with an increase of RMB0.40, 9.1%, compared to the previous value. The new … Read More