Sourcing insights and market trends for the renewable energy industry.
The latest government installation figures reveal a slower start to the year for the United Kingdom, with small-scale installations accounting for the majority of additions. As the UK General Election approaches, there are calls from industry for the next government to act quickly on the issues hindering capacity expansion.
Freight costs, which represent around 4% of a solar module’s total costs, are increasing on trade lines between the Far East and the US West Coast, Northern Europe, and Mediterranean region.
Eurus Energy and Windlab have commissioned Australia’s first large-scale hybrid renewable energy facility in Queensland.
Ireland launches Phase Two of SRESS, offering fixed tariffs for solar and wind projects from 1 MW to 6 MW to boost renewable energy.
US-based start-up SorbiForce uses no toxic products or metals in production of its batteries. It claims its systems are cheaper and safer than lithium-ion batteries and have near zero end-of-life waste.
Switzerland installed 602 MW of solar in the first four months of the year, bringing its total installed PV capacity to around 6.8 GW by the end of April.
EGing PV plans $1.5 billion investment in Tajikistan, starting with a $150 million, 200 MW solar plant in the Panj Free Economic Zone.
EU adopts Net-Zero Industry Act to boost clean tech, targeting 40% of needs by 2030, including 30 GW annual solar PV capacity.
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) says that utilization rates of solar and wind projects in specific provinces must not fall below 90%.
CINEA has signed €27.5 million in grants for 7 Finnish solar PV projects, totaling 212.99 MW, to support renewable energy targets.
Sunrun secures $886.3M deal; Macquarie approves $85M for Sol Systems; TotalEnergies commissions EBMUD solar; First Solar gets EPEAT ecolabel.
GCL Technology and Mubadala Investment are building the world’s largest polysilicon production base outside China in the UAE.
Australian miner Liontown Resources has flicked the switch on one of the largest off-grid renewable energy hybrid power stations in Australia.
About 60% of energy customers in California have included battery energy storage with their rooftop solar installations. However, a “sustained downturn” is expected for the market.
US-based technology provider Torus has agreed to supply nearly 26 MWh of energy storage for Gardner Group’s commercial real estate portfolio. The project will integrate battery and flywheel energy storage systems (BESS, FESS) with Torus’ proprietary energy management platform.