The companies aim to jointly develop higher quality and more competitive cells and modules that will in turn ensure the viability of PV power plants.Chinese solar manufacturer Longi has signed an agreement of strategic cooperation with DuPont aimed at jointly creating high-end modules and helping...
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Module price falls driven by the energy demand slump and Chinese oversupply may reverse at the end of the year, Germany appears immune to the Covid rooftop curse and emergency funding has been offered up to EU businesses affected by the crisis.Although analyst Wood Mackenzie...
Read MoreAs more solar energy systems are installed across the United States, scientists are quantifying the effects on wildlife. Current data collection methods are time-consuming, but the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has proposed a solution. The lab has been awarded $1.3 million...
Read MoreVermont Public Power Supply Authority (VPPSA) and Encore Renewable Energy announced that construction has begun on a new solar array along Route 100 in Morrisville, on land currently utilized for corn silage. Encore is evaluating the potential for establishing pollinator-friendly wildflower groundcover to provide support...
Read MoreUnirac‘s SOLARMOUNT PV Mounting system is the first solar racking product to receive a Notice of Acceptance (NOA) product approval for construction in Miami-Dade County, Florida. With its provisions for “High Velocity Hurricane Zone” wind conditions, Miami-Dade has the most stringent building code requirements in...
Read MoreNautilus Solar Energy, a national owner-operator of solar projects, acquired a 10.4-MW community solar portfolio from ReneSola Power, a fully-integrated solar project developer and provider of energy-efficient products. The portfolio is comprised of eight single-axis tracker solar installations, each commonly referred to as a solar...
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Researchers in China have sought to understand how soiling exacerbated by anti-reflective coatings might inhibit solar panel output. In terms of effectiveness against soiling, the scientists found hollow-silica-nanoparticle coatings did better than solid silica alternatives.Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have sought to understand...
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The Chinese manufacturer maintained its leading volume supplier position with the highest market share while accruing over 3.6 GW module installations in India.China-based Risen Energy has announced it was recently reaffirmed as India’s leading solar module supplier in 2019 by clean energy consultancy Bridge to...
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Market dynamics may again alter the global supply-demand picture for solar modules, leading to an increase in prices or price stabilization.The global Covid-19 pandemic has hurt the demand and supply of various commodities and services. This, in turn, has hit both the intermediate and final...
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The Kolkata-based manufacturer’s Somera monocrystalline silicon and Eldora polycrystalline silicon PV modules met and exceeded international quality and performance benchmarks in assessments by PV Evolution Labs.Vikram Solar, a Kolkata-based module manufacturer and EPC contractor, has announced it has again been ranked as ‘Top Performer’ module...
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