星期六, 23 11 月, 2024
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Energyra works on restarting PV factory in the Netherlands

Dutch photovoltaic manufacturer Energyra has not given up on plans to restart its solar module factory in Zaanstad, after filing for insolvency in April due to...

The ‘butterfly effect’ of Chinese PV listings

Photovoltaics would likely be too expensive for widespread deployment if not for Chinese manufacturing and strong US investor support, University of New South Wales...

Are rare earths used in solar panels?

A new report by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (Ademe) shows that rare earth minerals are not widely used in solar energy...

Vikram Solar targets US market with new PV module offerings

Vikram Solar’s projects run the full gamut of size, from  1 MW of floating PV to a 200 MW utility-scale whale. The Indian engineering, procurement and construction...

Webinar Q&A: Performance modelling for accurate energy output and yield prediction of bifacial PV systems

Do you see a performance difference between glass-glass and transparent backsheet bifacial modules? Andrea Viaro: Bifacial modules from JinkoSolar are produced using only Tedlar-based transparent backsheet...

Solar and wind offer safest route to decarbonized electricity mix

Global electricity generation, which accounts for around 40% of the world’s C02 emissions, is the human activity which offers the most extensive low-cost method of combating global warming...

Kaneka tests bifacial heterojunction modules in Japan

Japanese chemical company and solar cell manufacturer Kaneka has announced it is supplying bifacial heterojunction solar modules based on its cell technology. In a short statement, the...

South Korea’s roadmap to drive down solar costs

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has unveiled a plan to help the PV industry further reduce the costs of solar...

China walks away from state bail-out of GCL solar project business

It appears Beijing’s pockets are not bottomless after all. Chinese solar manufacturer and project developer GCL’s plans to spin off the downstream business and become a pure-play...

Bangladesh sets solar import standards

The government of Bangladesh has heeded the call from domestic solar manufacturers to introduce minimum standards on PV modules, inverters, charge controllers and batteries. Bangladeshi manufacturers have been echoing...

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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...