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Solar Philippines begins working on 4 GW solar park Solar Philippines says it has broken ground on what it touted to be the world’s largest solar array – a 4 GW solar park spread across 3,500 hectares of land in the northern part of the country.
Angela Skujins
Jan 07, 2024
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Solar’s ‘success story’ could soon be over, says SolarPower Europe European Union member states have installed a “record-breaking” 56 GW of PV over the last 12 months – consistent with the past three years of 40% year-on-year growth, according to SolarPower Europe. But the association warns that solar’s moment in the sun could soon be over, as energy prices stabilise and project interest rates skyrocket.
Angela Skujins
Dec 17, 2023
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Markets & Policy
Nuclear who? Authors of the “World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2023” define the future role of nuclear energy in the global energy mix as “irrelevant” and “marginal.” The authors add that there were 407 operational reactors producing 365 GW in the middle of the year, which is less than installed capacity predictions for solar by the end of the year.
Angela Skujins, Emiliano Bellini
Dec 07, 2023
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BP to take full control of Lightsource BP Energy giant BP announced today it would take full ownership of solar and wind energy developer Lightsource BP once a deal – pertaining to the purchase of the remaining renewables company’s shares BP does not own – goes through next year.
Angela Skujins
Dec 03, 2023
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Maharlika Consortium wins Philippines microgrid tender The Philippines Department of Energy says the Maharlika Consortium – representing three companies – will develop two microgrid hybrid solar and diesel generator power plants for “underserved” communities located on Panlaitan island and the island of Mindoro.
Angela Skujins
Nov 29, 2023
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Sri Lanka launches 70 MW ground-mounted solar auction Sri Lanka’s government-owned Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is inviting applications for the development of 1 MW to 5 MW ground-mounted solar projects – totaling 70 MW – with 20-year power purchase agreements (PPA).
Angela Skujins
Nov 14, 2023
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JinkoSolar claims 26.89% efficiency rating for new N-type solar cell JinkoSolar claims that its new 182 mm n-type monocrystalline silicon solar cell has reached a maximum solar conversion efficiency of 26.89%. It says the achievement has been independently verified by a third party.
Angela Skujins
Oct 31, 2023
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Spain rockets to fourth in global utility-scale solar listing Spain recorded more than 20 GW of installed solar capacity at the end of last year, according to recently published data from Wiki-Solar. The website’s founder claims that the country is becoming a PV powerhouse as utility-scale developers increasingly roll out projects.
Angela Skujins
Oct 26, 2023
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Maxeon Solar Technologies to slash 15% of global workforce Solar panel producer Maxeon Solar Technologies will lay off 750 employees by the end of the year as the company reels from reduced shipments from its largest distributed generation (DG) customer in North America and an ‘industry-wide demand slowdown’ in global DG markets.
Angela Skujins
Oct 15, 2023