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All newly added U.S. electricity sources in April 2020 came from renewables

According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), wind, solar and hydropower provided...

50 major US cities double their solar capacity

US cities are increasingly turning to solar to meet their energy needs with 50 major urban areas having each more than doubled their total...

Single-axis bifacial PV offers lowest LCOE in 93.1% of world’s land area

A group of scientists from the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore has showed that combining bifacial panels and single-axis trackers is the best...

Bridge To India lowers renewable outlook for 2020-24

Clean energy consultancy Bridge To India has lowered India’s renewable capacity addition outlook for the five-year period 2020-24 as considerable economic uncertainty looms with...

Silver demand for PV manufacturing may have peaked in 2019

The 100 million ounces of silver used by the solar manufacturing industry last year could mark a high water mark, according to industry body The...

PV systems could provide up to 60% of output during hurricanes

Researchers from the Strategic Energy Analysis Center at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have evaluated how solar plants could perform during hurricanes. Solar...

Energy storage to surge to 89GW by 2040 across major European markets

Energy storage systems look set to win out over other flexibility providers, as solar and wind generation continues to soar. Across the five major European...

IRENA: Renewables increasingly cheaper than coal competitors on cost

From: Balkan Green Energy News IRENA found 56% of renewable capacity added last year achieved lower electricity costs than new coal power plants. Furthermore, by...

Solar costs have fallen 82% since 2010

“Since 2010, the cost of energy has dropped by 82% for photovoltaic solar, by 47% for concentrated solar energy (CSP), by 39% for onshore...

PV plants lasting longer, with lower operational costs

Solar project developers, long-term owners, and other industry participants surveyed by Berkeley Lab expect utility-scale solar plants to have a useful life of 32.5...

Australian rooftop PV market continues to thrive

The Australian rooftop PV market continues to thrive with no clear sign yet of a Covid-19-induced slowdown. According to the small-scale technology certificate (STC)...

Germany installed 380 MW of solar in April

The German PV market kept growing at an accelerated pace in April, despite the Covid-19crisis. Figures from federal network agency the Bundesnetzagentur indicate the month brought 379.9 MW...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...