Tag: solar

June 30, 2023

Arlington, Virginia-based independent power producer Energix Renewables said it has secured USD 520 million (EUR 478.3m) to finance six utility-scale solar projects in the US with a combined capacity of 416 MW DC. The financing has been arranged in two […]

June 30, 2023

US solar energy company Empower Energies Inc has wrapped up the construction of a 7.6-MW solar installation at a large commercial office park in Columbus, Ohio. The project involved the installation of a large solar canopy across several parking lots […]

June 28, 2023

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management held an auction for utility-scale solar energy development in Nevada this week, resulting in $105.15 million in high bids. The auction of four parcels across 23,675 acres in the Amargosa Desert […]

June 26, 2023

US commercial solar company Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) on Monday announced joint venture deals with Osaka Gas USA Corporation (OGUSA) to build, own and operate more than 100 MW of solar projects across Virginia and 8 MW of energy storage […]

June 14, 2023

Over 3.4 million Australian houses now have rooftop solar, often subsidized by government incentives. But in remote First Nations communities in the Northern Territory, you don’t see solar on any rooftops. That’s a real problem. This part of Australia is […]

June 12, 2023

Just as a superb meal requires the right ingredients prepared expertly, the production of better green fuel alternatives requires combining the right materials and methods. Recently, a team of researchers from China and the U.K. have found new ways to […]

May 30, 2023

With summer temperatures soaring, the specter of water scarcity looms large. As a possible solution to increase the availability of clean, potable water, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a novel thermal desalination system which can […]

May 26, 2023

The race to net zero is accelerating. Just last week, United States President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled a climate pact to boost cooperation. The move signifies Australia is becoming a global leader in the renewable […]

May 25, 2023

A large team of technologists affiliated with multiple institutions in China, working with two colleagues from Germany and another two from Saudi Arabia, has found a way to create flexible monocrystalline silicon solar cells. In their study, reported in the […]

May 24, 2023

All new ENOC Group service stations built in Dubai since 2017 integrated an on-grid PV solar system. With the opening of four more this year that will bring the total number to 60 sites powered by the sun. “We are […]

May 12, 2023

ADNOC Distribution i with Emerge, a joint venture between Masdar and EDF, to develop on-site solar power across its service station network. The roll out is scheduled to start in Dubai some time this year and aims to develop an […]

May 11, 2023

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, one of the world’s leading clean energy companies, has signed an agreement with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to cooperate on a major international knowledge project setting out the means to […]

May 1, 2023

Energy storage also is making inroads across Europe. Technology group Wärtsilä in early March announced it had brought online a 25-MW/100-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Belgium, in a collaboration with Japan’s Nippon Koei Energy Europe and Aquila Clean […]

April 24, 2023

Silicon Ranch, a major US-based independent power producer, has obtained an extra 1.5 gigawatts of cutting-edge thin film solar modules from First Solar, Inc. The modules, which belong to the Series 6 Plus range, were developed in the company’s California […]

April 24, 2023

Organic solar cells have a photoactive layer that is made from polymers and small molecules. The cells are very thin, can be flexible, and are easy to make. However, the efficiency of these cells is still much below that of […]

April 18, 2023

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 18 April 2023 – G7 leaders expressed concern over global renewable power deployment rates, citing the latest findings from IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook Preview 2023. The report warns that there is a need for […]

April 17, 2023

A research group led by Prof. Meng Qingbo from the Institute of Physics (IOP) of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) and Prof. Xin Hao from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications has reported 13.8% certified efficiency of emerging kesterite […]

April 17, 2023

EPFL researchers have built a pilot-scale solar reactor that produces usable heat and oxygen, in addition to generating hydrogen with unprecedented efficiency for its size. A parabolic dish on the EPFL campus is easily overlooked, resembling a satellite dish or […]

April 13, 2023

Crystalline silicon solar cells dominate the global photovoltaic market with module efficiencies of around 20-22%. However, the field of solar energy is wanting for innovative materials and approaches that yield even higher efficiencies in support of global renewable energy goals. […]

March 22, 2023

A concept developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) may simplify the process to manufacture perovskite solar cells, possibly accelerating the path toward the technology’s commercialization. Perovskite solar cells are made by depositing various layers onto a conductive glass […]