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Belgian grid operator Elia has reported that renewable energy sources, including solar and wind, saw their power production increase by 31% to 15.1 TWh in 2020 compared to the previous year, and now cover approximately 18.6% of electricity demand.

This development is attributable to many factors such … Read More

Last Friday, the New York Times’ published an article accusing Chinese solar companies of participating in the use of forced labor. Since then, the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), First Solar, and Bloomberg have each released follow-up statements on the issue, subjecting China’s photovoltaic industry to besiegement under the pretext … Read More

Italy continued to hold the top spot, with 31.7% of PPA offers in Europe. It’s solar sector has continued to grow through 2020, including the completion of the nation’s largest solar site to date. Image: European Energy.

COVID-19 has had a minimal impact on Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) offer prices, … Read More

Trina Solar, along with seven other prominent solar module manufacturers, is pushing to standardize 210mm silicon wafers and modules.

The proposal looks to set 210+/-0.25mm as the standard size of silicon wafers in the 210-220mm size range under the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International Photovoltaic Standards (SEMI), while revising the … Read More

On January 12, technology conglomerate Tencent announced the launch of its plan of achieving zero carbon emissions with the help of technology. With this announcement, Tencent will become one of the first Internet companies to take action in achieving carbon neutrality. Ma Huateng, the founder of the company, shared the … Read More

Earlier in 2020, corporate funding activity in the solar industry would not have foretold the year’s final outcome.

In July, for example, Mercom Capital Group CEO Raj Prabhu said that acquistion activity — a marker of industry health — was down in the second quarter. However, by year’s end, 231 … Read More

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Sonnedix has secured €160 million ($195.3 million) of non-recourse financing for solar PV projects in Italy.

The financing deal includes a debt-service reserve facility and a long-term facility, which has already been partly disbursed to refinance 29.3 MWp of PV capacity at 21 sites throughout Italy. The remaining … Read More

The Ho Tam Bo Floating Solar Power Plant and the Ho Gia Hoet 1 floating PV plant.

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Two large-scale floating PV power plants were grid-connected in Vietnam at the end of last year.

According to Chinese module maker Longi, which supplied its products for the projects, the two … Read More

Experts agree that solar PV and wind power are equally needed to support the energy transition. The two technologies are rarely located at the same site, but this could change in the future.

At least, that is the dream of Werner Palm, the managing director of Swiss mounting system manufacturer … Read More

Multinational utility Engie and renewables developer Neoen are to invest €1.2 billion in a large-scale solar-plus-storage project in south eastern France, which includes a 1GW solar system and 40MW of battery energy storage.

The Horizeo project will include a 1GW capacity solar farm in Saucats, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, as well as 40MW … Read More