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Europe had just 650 MW of solar cell manufacturing capacity at the end of 2020

The latest version of the Photovoltaics Report produced by German research body the Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy Systems (ISE) has laid bare the...

A flexible approach to offshore solar

Earlier this year, scientists led by European solar research institute Solliance began testing a floating thin-film solar array. The group announced this week that...

LevelTen Energy opens procurement of up to 500 MW of European renewables capacity

US renewables marketplace and procurement platform LevelTen Energy is conducting a request for proposals on behalf of an unnamed client to consider European renewable energy project proposals ranging...

German PV production equipment suppliers see worst sales slump since industry hit rock bottom

The German trade body for solar manufacturing equipment producers has said the slump in sales experienced during the first three months of the year, and falling...

Premature inverter failure – 4.2 GW of capacity will be affected this year, says analyst

Some 4.2 GW of solar project capacity will experience inverter failures this year despite being less than ten years old, according to U.S.-owned analyst Wood Mackenzie, with...

European consortium bid to bring 25.4%-efficient heterojunction-IBC solar cell into mass production

The Nextbase project backed by the European Commission with €3.8 million, unites European companies and research institutes aiming to manufacture solar panels with heterojunction...

Europe has potential for 21 GW of unsubsidized renewables

Interest in subsidy-free power purchase agreements (PPAs) for photovoltaic and wind power plants in Europe really took off last year – a development confirmed by an...

Implementing standards in floating PV

Norway-based consultancy DNV GL has created a new consortium aimed at defining standards and recommended practices for the floating PV business. The Floating Solar joint industry project...

IBC back-contact solar roof for electric vehicles

Dutch companies Lightyear and DSM NV are working to start commercial production of the former’s electric vehicle solar roof. The Lightyear One’s solar roof will be based on IBC...

Solar could hold advantage in post-pandemic global energy sector

The global energy sector is undergoing fundamental changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and with the industry that emerges from the crisis “significantly different from the...

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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...