India added 7.7 GW of new renewable energy (RE) capacity in FY2020-21, out of which 5.5 GW (71%) came from solar (grid-scale and rooftop) alone. Overall power generation capacity addition for the year stood at 12.1 GW. Renewable energy (RE) dominated India’s power generation capacity addition...
Read MoreSheep and solar farms can exist symbiotically, and the American Solar Grazing Association says that now is the time to convert that relationship into a full-scale industry. From pv magazine USA The American Solar Grazing Association has launched a two-year project to collect and analyze data on...
Read MoreAustralian farmer Thomas Blair is expanding the horizons of his industry to cultivate green hydrogen. From pv magazine Australia The objective of the Energy Independent Farming (EIF) partnership is to take big agricultural enterprises offgrid, powered by renewable energy, while generating enough green hydrogen through electrolysis to...
Read MoreGovernor Phil Murphy’s Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) celebrated the launch of the first community solar project to be constructed on a closed landfill as part of the NJBPU’s historic Community Solar Energy...
Read MorePalm Springs, California, utility Desert Community Energy has agreed to a 20-year PPA with Vesper Energy for the 50-MW solar, 200-MWh storage Deer Creek project. DCE is purchasing all of the energy from the project. This is the first solar + storage contract entered into...
Read MoreGraphite’s pivotal role in electric-vehicle battery technology is coming under increasing scrutiny. Graphite is almost exclusively produced in China, and while the processing of the mineral poses serious environmental issues, the alternatives appear costly. Ian Morse looks at what’s next for critical graphite supplies. From pv...
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