The New South Wales state government in Australia has revealed that more than 34GW of new solar PV, wind and energy storage projects have been proposed for the South-West Renewable Energy Zone.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/02/07/investors-submit-34gw-of-wind-solar-storage-for-renewables-zone-in-australia/
#storage, #photovoltaic, #pv, #scale, #markets, #photovoltaics, #utility
Researchers from Temple University have found that managed sheep grazing on an acre of recovering agricultural soil with native plants installed may sequester one ton of carbon per year, which may accumulate for 12 to 15 years before reaching saturation
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/02/07/grazing-sheep-increase-carbon-sequestration-up-to-80-while-also-benefiting-fixation-of-soil-nutrients-under-solar-panels/
#temple, #sequestration, #photovoltaics, #carbon, #university, #research, #agrivoltaics
The solar park is part of a 1GW portfolio of unsubsidized PV projects. Completion is scheduled for 2023.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/12/31/construction-begins-on-500mw-solar-park-in-the-philippines/
#pv, #modules, #scale, #photovoltaic, #utility, #photovoltaics
The US government could lease about 1,400 square miles of public land for solar development, in a move that would effectively double the nation’s installed PV capacity. The Bureau of Land Management has already taken the first step by approving 465 MW of solar and 400 MW of storage in California.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/12/23/us-government-identifies-land-to-support-100-gw-of-solar/
#photovoltaics, #pv, #utility, #photovoltaic, #markets, #scale, #modules
Bengaluru-based Ayana Renewable Power has commissioned part of its 300 MW solar project in Bikaner, in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/12/14/ayana-renewable-power-commissions-150-mw-of-solar-in-india/
#pv, #scale, #utility, #photovoltaic, #india, #photovoltaics, #markets
The U.S. International Development Finance Corp. has offered debt financing to support a 3 GW module manufacturing facility that thin-film PV manufacturer First Solar plans to build in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/12/09/us-bank-to-lend-500-million-for-first-solars-3-gw-fab-in-india/
#modules, #photovoltaic, #upstream, #pv, #photovoltaics, #india, #manufacturing
The 41 MW facility was built by Korean developer Scotra with solar modules provided by South Korea-based manufacturer Hanwha Q-Cells. It was deployed on a water reservoir at the Hapcheon dam, in the South Gyeongsang province.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/25/south-koreas-largest-floating-pv-plant-now-online-2/
#pv, #photovoltaics, #solar, #utility, #floating, #scale
The eastern European country deployed more than 2 GW of new PV capacity in the first nine months of 2021.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/18/poland-hits-6-gw-milestone/
#renewable, #photovoltaic, #markets, #photovoltaics, #pv, #modules, #plant, #poland
The Indian authorities have announced plans to provide more funding to help more manufacturers under its production-linked incentives scheme, which is designed to support gigawatt-scale manufacturing of high-efficiency solar modules.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/16/indian-government-expands-budget-for-pv-manufacturing-scheme/
#photovoltaics, #upstream, #pv, #india, #photovoltaic, #modules, #markets, #manufacturing
The 4cm2 cell showed a remarkable open-circuit voltage of 754 mV. It was fabricated with a hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) layer, which is said to show lower parasitic absorption and higher external quantum efficiency.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/10/27/japanese-scientists-build-23-27-efficient-heterojunction-solar-cell-with-56-2%ce%bcm-thick-wafer/
#photovoltaic, #modules, #technology, #photovoltaics, #upstream, #manufacturing, #r&d
Japan\xe2\x80\x99s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has released a draft energy plan with ambitious revisions to the nation\xe2\x80\x99s previous energy and emissions targets. The proposed plan will sees a doubling of renewables compared to the previous target, and significant cuts to coal and gas, much of which it buys from Australia.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/23/japan-revises-2030-targets-plans-to-double-renewables/
#markets, #photovoltaic, #renewables, #energy, #photovoltaics, #japan, #energies, #renewable
PH Renewables, Inc. (PHRI), a subsidiary of Global Business Power Corporation (GBP), which is itself part of the Philippines power utility Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has begun construction on a 115 MW solar park in Rizal, Luzon.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/23/work-begins-on-115-mw-solar-park-in-the-philippines/
#photovoltaic, #pv, #photovoltaics, #utility, #modules, #scale
Last year\'s newly installed PV capacity comes from 2.8 GW of ground-mounted PV and 596 MW of rooftop installations. Sustained growth is expected in 2021.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/16/spain-deployed-3-4-gw-of-solar-in-2020/
#photovoltaics, #plant, #pv, #markets, #highlights, #photovoltaic, #modules
A true next generation of solar cell technology is upon us. It is time to contemplate the benefits.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/02/do-engineers-dream-of-solar-panel-efficiency/
#upstream, #r&d, #manufacturing, #photovoltaics, #modules, #photovoltaic, #technology
Brazil has installed 1 GW of new PV capacity in the past month alone. The distributed-generation solar segment and bilateral PPAs for large-scale PV plants are driving the market.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/02/brazil-passes-9-gw-of-pv-capacity/
#brazil, #plant, #pv, #photovoltaics, #photovoltaic, #modules, #markets
Mondragon Assembly has opened a new office in Chicago, from where it wants to strengthen its global position.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/05/20/spanish-pv-production-equipment-provider-expands-into-the-us/
#manufacturing, #pv, #mondragon, #upstream, #modules, #photovoltaics, #photovoltaic
According to official statistics from grid operator TEIAS, the country added around 400 MW of PV capacity in the first four months of 2021.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/05/10/turkey-hits-7-gw-milestone/
#modules, #photovoltaic, #photovoltaics, #markets, #plant, #renewable, #pv
#minipv #balkonkraftwerk #kraftwerk #photovoltaik #solaranlage #solar #diy #selbstbau #co2 #umwelt #photovoltaics
In the first three months of 2021, newly installed solar capacity reached 1.42 GW.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/04/30/germany-installed-548-6-mw-of-pv-in-march/
#modules, #pv, #markets, #germany, #photovoltaic, #photovoltaics, #plant
