A study by Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems has evaluated the feasibility of horticulture PV at the site of Paras in Akola district of Maharashtra, where the state utility Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd (Mahagenco) is considering to install a ground-mounted solar...
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Australia has certainly demonstrated its appetite for solar power. Now, with the average lifespan of a solar panel being approximately 20 years, many installations from the early 2000’s are set to reach end-of-life. Will they end up in landfill or be recycled? The cost of...
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For an investor of large-scale solar PV power plants, efficiency and reliability are two of the most interesting issues. For rating purposes, the Performance Ratio (PR) factor, has been created. However, this metric is only suitable for comparisons to a limited extent, argues Edwin Cunow,...
Read MoreNew Columbia Solar installed a 241.2-kW solar system using Quest Renewables solar carport system on a commercial lot in Northeast D.C.’s Ward 5. The solar carport system was constructed and installed in March 2020 and will allow the property to generate an extra $12,000 in...
Read MorePoint Load Power announced the launch of its flagship technology, PV Booster Gen 2, a rooftop tracking system designed to maximize solar production from monofacial and bifacial solar panels, producing up to 70% more energy per panel compared to fixed-tilt rooftop mounting solutions. This advancement...
Read MoreAlliant Energy plans to acquire and advance 675 MW of solar in mostly rural areas in six Wisconsin counties: Grant, Jefferson, Richland, Rock, Sheboygan and Wood. The projects are the next step in the company’s Clean Energy Blueprint, a roadmap to cost-effectively accelerate renewable energy...
Read MorePVcase released version 1.33 to coincide with the update to PVsyst 7.0. The joint tracker-focused integration between PVcase’s ever-evolving utility-scale solar design tool and PVsyst — software used to predict the performance of different PV system configurations — is now immediately available to all users...
Read MoreEnphase Energy is using its expertise in grid-forming inverters, based on Enphase Ensemble technology, to support the initiative at the University of Washington to develop control systems for unrestricted penetration of PV solar on the grid. Combined with approximately $1 million in grant funding from...
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Sveck, China's top supplier of EVA films for PV modules, has revealed plans to list shares in Shenzhen. China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp. has selected Longi and EGing to respectively supply 238 MW and 112 MW of panels for its projects, with Longi also announcing...
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has published new regulations blocking ground-mounted commercial and industrial solar projects and capping rooftop installations at 2 MW.Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) has announced “ground-mounted projects are no longer envisaged under Shams Dubai” – the net metering regime introduced...
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