Renewables developer EPR Renewables North America has built a 157MW solar PV project in Arkansas, marking the company’s entry into the state.
A new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in the US has found that, between 2019 and 2022, the addition of solar and wind generation capacity in the US cut carbon dioxide emissions by around 900 million metric tons, driving economic benefits worth US$249 billion.
Expecting the unexpected is great advice but challenging in practice. The sudden onset and uncertain ramifications of crises are a part of reality, whether those involve a global pandemic or when geopolitical tensions escalate into open conflict. For energy providers with their fickle raw materials, the only way to manage uncertainty is a detailed and timely understanding of energy supply and demand. Mitigating the impact crisis situations have on critical infrastructure is essential to sustain households, industries, and entire economies. As an ever-growing part of the energy mix, this now also applies to solar energy.
The European Council (EC) has adopted the EU’s Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) after just over a year of discussion, as the EU looks to bolster its clean energy manufacturing industries.
US solar project company Pine Gate Renewables has signed an environmental asset purchase agreement (EAPA) with social media giant Meta for a 204MW solar PV project in Temple, Texas.
BayWa r.e. has commissioned its first agrivoltaics (agriPV) project in Spain, a 54MW facility, and has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to sell electricity generated at the project to the Velux Group, a Danish window supplier.
Singapore-headquartered solar manufacturer Maxeon has failed to sue fellow manufacturer Aiko Solar over alleged solar technology patent infringement.
Inspection companies are key in enforcing and setting the quality standards underpinning module performance. TÜV Rheinland’s solar segment manager, Lukas Jakisch, tells Will Norman how they are keeping abreast of the rapid pace of technological change.
The recent quarterly reports from China’s big-five module producers highlight the challenges PV manufacturers face in maintaining profitability due to ongoing pricing pressures in the industry.
Indian solar installations increased by over 400% in the first quarter of 2024 to the highest quarterly deployment levels in its history.
The global price of silver has continued to rise, with the average price increasing from RMB5,330/kilogram (US$23.49/ounce) in mid-May 2023, to the current price on 20 May of RMB8,211/kilogram (US$32.03/ounce). This is a historic high, with prices still on the rise.
The flurry of recent tariff changes for solar imports to the US is likely to make products from Southeast Asia less attractive to buyers, according to renewables analysis firm Clean Energy Associates (CEA).
