Delta Electronics EMEA announced it is now an official member of Holland Solar, the highly respected industry association for the Dutch solar energy sector. Since 1983, Holland Solar has been working together with its members to inspire, inform, connect and further professionalise the Dutch solar industry. Being accepted a member of Holland Solar signifies that… Read more »
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Delta Joins Dutch PV Association Holland Solar
Delta Electronics EMEA announced it is now an official member of Holland Solar, the highly respected industry association for the Dutch solar energy sector. Since 1983, Holland Solar has been working together with its members to inspire, inform, connect and further professionalise the Dutch solar industry. Being accepted a member of Holland Solar signifies that… Read more »
GE Power Conversion Gets Solar Underway with Ortus Energy
Specialist solar development company, Ortus Energy, has completed the first phase of a fully funded Power Purchase Agreement (PPA*) for one of the leading electrical engineering organisations, GE Power Conversion. Ortus Energy have worked in conjunction with GE Power Conversion UK to provide and integrate a 400kW PV (photovoltaic) system into GE’s Marine Power Test… Read more »
Mission Solar Energy celebrates its tenth anniversary with 1GW expansion announcement
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 24, 2022)—Mission Solar Energy is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the announcement of a long-awaited 1GW expansion plan. The Texas solar module company will ramp up production to meet industry demands for 2023 and beyond. Mission Solar has produced durable and reliable American-built solar modules in its 246,000 square-foot facility since… Read more »
Sharp announces watt upgrade on three half-cell panels
Hamburg, 25th October 2022 – Sharp today announces a five-watt upgrade for three of its half-cell panels, the NU-JC415, NB-JD545 and NU-JD545. New – the NB-JD545 The new NB-JD545 is the upgrade to the NB-JD540 and is a bifacial half-cut cell monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) panel, designed for commercial and utility scale free-field installations. It… Read more »
Big boost for north’s Green Renaissance as major battery storage system gets green light
Northumberland’s Green Industrial Renaissance has been given a big boost with the approval of a multi-million-pound 30MW/60MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for a site near Blyth. One of the UK’s leading clean energy solutions companies, Enviromena, has been given permission to build a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on land at Sleekburn, which had… Read more »
Local parish council supports Enviromena as… Dorset planning committee urged to overturn officer’s recommendation to refuse major solar farm
Dorset County Council planning committee is being urged to overturn a recommendation by the Council’s Planning Officer to refuse permission for a major solar farm north east of Dorchester. One of the UK’s leading clean energy solutions companies, Enviromena has successfully campaigned for a decision on the proposed array at Cruxton Farm near Maiden Newton… Read more »
EDF Renewables North America and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Announce Start of Construction on Solar Projects
GLEN ALLEN, Va. and COLUMBIA, Md. (Oct. 19, 2022): EDF Renewables North America and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) today announced the start of construction on 22.5 megawatts (MW) of local solar projects representing the first phase of projects across the ODEC member service territories in Virginia and Delaware. The total portfolio will add approximately… Read more »
Longwarry energisation, another successful milestone for GRS
· The network support agreement was signed with AusNet Services to enhance the electricity distribution networks in Longwarry, Victoria · The project has been carried out by GRS as the EPC contractor and E22 Energy Storage Solutions as the storage specialist Madrid, October 20th – GRS, Gransolar group’s EPC contractor company, completed the construction on… Read more »
European BYD Battery-Box service centres show that customer service and social responsibility can go hand-in hand
Shenzhen/Berlin, October 17, 2022 – Sustainability is more than just a single concept. For BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rechargeable batteries, sustainability is part of the company’s core values and considered in as many business areas as possible. A very good example are the European service centres in Spain, where… Read more »
Qcells to showcase Completely Clean Energy Solutions at Solar & Storage Live UK 2022
[Berlin, Germany, October 13, 2022] This year’s hotly anticipated Solar & Storage Live UK 2022 exhibition promises to be a vital date in the UK’s clean energy calendar. At a time of acute concerns over energy costs and security, Qcells will demonstrate how its clean energy products and services can help consumers lower their electricity… Read more »
REC Group signs a major equipment supply agreement with Maxwell Technologies
Munich, Germany, October 12, 2022 – REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy company headquartered in Norway, announces that it has signed a major manufacturing equipment supply agreement with Maxwell Technologies, a leading manufacturer of solar cell and module equipment. The agreement covers the supply of equipment for REC’s latest heterojunction technology (HJT) innovation, REC… Read more »
Kalyon and Fraunhofer ISE Sign MoU for Research on Integrated Photovoltaics and PV Storage Technologies
In conjunction with the 4th Turkish-German Energy Forum, Kalyon Güneş Teknolojileri Üretim A.Ş. and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today at the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action BMWK in Berlin, Germany. In the MoU both parties reaffirm their intent to cooperate in… Read more »
New initiative builds first solar mini-grid powered large scale irrigation systems in Africa
ETHIOPIA | October 11, 2022 – The Distributed Renewable Energy – Agriculture Modalities (DREAM) initiative will build the first solar mini-grid powered large scale irrigation systems in Africa, providing famers with reliable, affordable, and sustainable irrigation. Today, the initiative begins with the launch of nine renewable energy mini-grids and irrigation systems across Ethiopia. Partners involved… Read more »
STRATEGIC POWER PROJECTS ‘DELIGHTED AND ENCOURAGED’ BY PLANNING GRANT FOR €140 MILLION DUNNSTOWN RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT
Strategic Power Projects has welcomed the decision by An Bord Pleanàla to grant planning permission to the company’s proposed battery storage facility at Dunnstown, County Kildare. The new €140 Million proposed facility is the single largest battery application in Ireland, and is over 200 MW in capacity. Speaking after permission was granted, Strategic Power Projects’… Read more »
Natural Power energising wind and solar in Ireland
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has successfully supported the completion of Taghart Wind Farm and Millvale Solar Farm – the first RESS-1 wind and solar projects respectively, to be energised in Ireland. Natural Power acted as owner’s engineer on behalf of Statkraft Ireland at the seven-turbine, 23MW, Taghart Wind Farm in… Read more »
EnduransTM Solar ramps-up production of its ‘made-in-America’ backsheets: announces manufacturing capacity expansion
Just weeks after the Inflation Reduction Act was passed into US law, EnduransTM Solar continues to consolidate its position as the country’s leading domestic backsheet manufacturer. Significant commercial volumes of the award-winning EnduransTM HP backsheet are now being manufactured in Nashua, New Hampshire to meet increased demand from several leading US module manufacturers. The EnduransTM HP backsheet… Read more »
Meyer Burger seizes opportunity for accelerated growth and plans ordinary capital increase targeting gross proceeds of up to CHF 250 million
The Board of Directors therefore proposes an ordinary capital increase to its shareholders to be resolved upon on an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting convened for October 28, 2022, in Thun, Switzerland. The imperative to decarbonize the global energy supply has recently been augmented by a global energy crisis, most acutely in Europe. Solar and wind energy… Read more »
GoodWe Unveiling Plans for a Solar Future at Solar and Storage Live
Solar manufacturer GoodWe is set to unveil two new products at Solar and Storage Live 2022. The products to be showcased at the UK’s flagship solar and renewables event, which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC from 18th – 20th October, include a new model of GoodWe’s innovative hybrid inverter and a domestic energy storage solution that… Read more »
Solar Solutions and AIONRISE partner for the manufacture of Electrolux solar modules for North America
Anaheim, 19th September 2022 -Solar Solutions Group, official licensee of Electrolux branded solar products, is pleased to announce a partnership with AIONRISE for the manufacture of high quality Electrolux solar modules for the North American market and beyond. The Electrolux brand has always stood for quality, forward-thinking, design-led solutions and and has a huge focus… Read more »
LONGi launches new 66-cell PV module design for European solar market
05.09.2022 – LONGi, the world leader in solar technology, is adding another half-cut cell module version to its successful HiMO5 product range. Developed specifically for European markets, it is based on the global standard M10 wafer size and features 66 cells and a new frame design. With the new design, installers have the added option… Read more »
TrinaTracker adds 55 MW more to its project portfolio in Kenya.
7th September 2022, TrinaTracker, a global leading tracking solutions provider, completes “Kesses,” a 55 MW PV installation located in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The project is owned by Alten Energías Renovables and built by Voltalia in partnership with TrinaTracker. The installation includes 103.936 ultra-high-power modules mounted on 928 single-axe Vanguard 2P trackers, with an… Read more »
New Origis purchase order for 400 Megawatts builds on 700-Megawatt procurement deal announced in July 2022
SAN JOSE, Calif. and MIAMI, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Boviet Solar Technology Co. Ltd. (Boviet Solar), a leading global solar energy technology company specializing in manufacturing of PERC PV cells, Gamma Series™ Monofacial and Vega Series™ Bifacial PV Modules, has signed an additional purchase order for more than 400 Megawatts of solar capacity with… Read more »
LONGi Records a 44% YoY Increase in Revenue in H1 2022
Strengthened product competitiveness and rapid growth in overseas revenue In the H1 of 2022, LONGi achieved the shipment of 39.62GW of monocrystalline silicon wafers, of which 20.15GW was sold externally and 19.47GW for internal use. The shipments of monocrystalline modules reached 18.02GW, of which 17.70GW was sold externally (including 87.35MW of BIPV modules) and 0.32GW… Read more »
Scotland needs first Low-Carbon Industrial Strategy now
Renewables industry wants strategy to take advantage of Scotland’s clean energy revolution Scottish Renewables has five key priorities for Scotland’s upcoming Programme for Government Scotland must establish its first Low-Carbon Industrial Strategy to take advantage of the transition to net-zero, industry body Scottish Renewables has said. The organisation, which represents more than 300 companies working… Read more »
Natural Power supports landmark Network Rail solar agreement with EDF Renewables UK
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has provided technical support to Network Rail throughout the supplier identification and negotiation process which has ultimately led its corporate power purchase agreement for 49.9MW of solar power from EDF Renewables UK. The contract will cover around 15% of Network Rail’s annual consumption of non-traction… Read more »
Boviet Solar now achieves Tier 1 status Q1, Q2, Q3 of 2022
San José, California USA, August 29, 2022— Boviet Solar Technology Co. Ltd. (the “Company” or “Boviet Solar”), a one of the leading global solar energy technology companies specializing in manufacturing of Monocrystalline PERC PV cells, Gamm Series™ Monofacial and Vega Series™ Bifacial PV Modules, has been ranked as a Tier 1 PV module manufacturer by… Read more »
BayWa r.e. Recognised as Solar Company of the Year for the Second Year at the Philippines Solar Week Leadership Awards 2022
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 30 August 2022 – BayWa r.e., global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor, has been named “Solar Company of the Year” in the Distributor category for the second year in a row at SolarQuarter’s Annual Philippines Solar Week Leadership Awards. This win reaffirms the company’s commitment to support renewable energy transition across… Read more »
Impressive life cycle analysis for the Fronius Tauro
(Wels, 23/08/2022) The results of the life cycle analysis for the Fronius Tauro could not be clearer: the environmental benefits exceed the environmental costs by a factor of up to 52, while in no more than ten months, the Tauro will produce more energy than was consumed to manufacture it. These are just two of… Read more »
Agreement signed with D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments for the long-term supply of 3.75–5 GW of solar modules, accelerated expansion of production capacities to 3 GW planned, potential capital measure in preparation, half-year results
Meyer Burger and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) have signed a binding agreement to supply at least 3.75 GW of solar modules for DESRI’s large-scale projects. DESRI is a leading developer, owner, and operator of renewable energy projects in the United States. The modules are planned to be manufactured at Meyer Burger’s Goodyear, Arizona… Read more »
Meyer Burger secures silicon wafers from European production for its solar cell manufacturing, strengthening the resilience of its supply chains
Meyer Burger has signed a binding supply agreement for silicon wafers with the Norwegian manufacturer Norwegian Crystals. The polysilicon used to manufacture the wafers is of European and U.S. origin. Due to Meyer Burger’s proprietary heterojunction/SmartWire technology used in solar cell and solar module production, the wafers can be thinner than those used in mainstream… Read more »
GoodWe launches new range of roof integrated solar PV panels
GoodWe is launching a new range of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar panels into the UK market. The new range of panels are designed to seamlessly integrate with the existing architecture and aesthetics of a building and are available in three variations designed for specific applications. The Sunshine series is an easy-to-install 92W panel offering… Read more »
Qcells Applauds Senate Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, Will Boost Domestic Solar Manufacturing
Qcells North America Senior Director of Market Intelligence, Public Affairs and Marketing Scott Moskowitz issued the following statement applauding U.S. Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. “With Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act today, we’re a major step closer to turning the climate crisis into a once-in-a-generation opportunity. This bill will result… Read more »
Renewable Energy India: REC showcases its new Alpha Pure-R solar panel and bids for new talent in major expansion together with Reliance
Munich, Germany, August 11, 2022 – REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy company headquartered in Norway, and its new parent company, Reliance Industries Limited, are putting on a compelling show at Renewable Energy India (REI) from 28 to 30 September, booth 15.07. REC is exhibiting its new Alpha Pure-R solar panel, just one year… Read more »
How to migrate to an SF6-free future ahead of impending F-gas regulations
Latest EU F-gas proposal suggests 2026 and 2030 as SF6 prohibition dates for Medium Voltage Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) Piloting alternative solutions now will support a seamless migration towards SF6-free GIS technologies New whitepaper shares expert advice on how to meet imminent regulatory changes Following the European Union (EU)’s latest F-gas proposals released earlier this… Read more »
Solis Wins The Green Leadership Award 2022
July 21. Ningbo, Zhejiang – Ginlong Technologies (Solis) Co., Ltd is the winner of the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2022 under the Green Leadership category. It is a proud moment for Solis as this award is international recognition of the company’s long-term commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility. This year, Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards 2022… Read more »