“Solar’s it,” says David Ward, CEO of British perovskite tandem solar company Oxford PV. “Solar is now the lowest cost of energy, and perovskite-silicon tandems are the next technology. End of story.
US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has highlighted the political and policy uncertainties in the US during its second quarter earning call.
Much has been written about the surge in solar manufacturing in the US since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In tandem with the IRA, that surge is being driven by buyers increasingly turning to domestic manufacturers to de-risk their solar panel supply.
Solar and wind power accounted for 30% of the EU’s electricity generation in the first half of 2024, exceeding the contribution of fossil fuels in the first six months of the year.
Canadian solar manufacturer Heliene and Indian solar cell producer Premier Energies have formed a joint venture (JV) to build a 1GW solar cell production facility in the US.
Chinese solar manufacturer Q-Sun Solar has signed a deal to develop a 10GW n-type solar module and cell manufacturing facility in Oman.
Europe could meet its 2040 renewable energy targets using just 2.2% of its total available land, according to analysis by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), an independent representative group.
US energy company NextEra Energy posted adjusted earnings of US$1.968 billion in its Q2 2024 financial results, a roughly 9% increase compared with the same period in 2023.
Swiss analyst Pexapark has published its latest report into the European power purchase agreement (PPA) space, noting a 1.5% decline in the average price of a PPA signed in Europe, from the end of May to the end of June.
A roundup of two agrivoltaics projects from different sides of the world. Avangrid has begun grazing sheep at two PV sites in the Pacific Northwest of the US, whilst Lodestone Energy and Trina Solar have completed construction of a solar-plus-sheep project in New Zealand.
China added 102.48GW of new PV installations between January and June 2024, according to the latest data from China’s National Energy Administration.
The Indian government has published its latest budget, which includes a plan to install new rooftop solar systems on ten million homes across the country.
