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The path beyond 5 TW With the COP28 climate summit in Dubai resulting in a pledge of at least 11 TW of renewables generation capacity by 2030, Bruce Douglas, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA), examines the outcomes of the conference and their likely impact on the solar industry.
Bruce Douglas
Feb 14, 2024
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Solar-plus-storage microgrids minimise power shutoffs during wildfires Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers have shown that microgrids equipped with solar-plus-storage systems can maintain an average levelised cost of energy (LCOE) below USD 0.30/kWh and limit annual public safety power shutoffs to 2% to 3% of annual energy demand.
Michael Schoeck
Jun 20, 2023
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Sheep grazing team to reduce solar mowing costs by more than 44% About 70 Katahdin breed sheep were dropped off at the Oberlin College campus in Ohio last week. They will graze through mid-June, stomping grass and weeding the solar field in a move aimed at reducing operations and maintenance costs.
Michael Schoeck
May 31, 2023
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Solar gazebo provides up to 4.3 kW of backyard generating capacity Arka Energy’s new outdoor gazebo provides 2.4 kW to 4.3 kW of residential solar power via monocrystalline PERC solar tiles.
Michael Schoeck
May 23, 2023
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Markets & Policy
Maxeon raises $300 million for IBC module manufacturing expansion Maxeon Solar Technologies, the producer of the Maxeon and SunPower solar module brands, is raising capital from a USD 157.4 million ($237 million) underwriting of shares and a separate USD 42 million ($63 million) private placement with TCL Zhonghuan.
Michael Schoeck
May 22, 2023
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Weekend read: ‘Solar crime’ on the rise With copper prices rising, inflation driving up the cost of living, and organised criminal gangs stepping up operations in the United Kingdom and across Europe, solar project owners need to be more conscious than ever of security, reports Max Hall.
Max Hall
Apr 21, 2023
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Solar grazing methods a centrepiece of inaugural agrivoltaics conference Dan French, executive producer of the Solar Farm Summit, told pv magazine USA that more than 500 farmers, manufacturers, and community solar developers likely attended the first US agrivoltaics conference in Chicago last week.
Michael Schoeck
Mar 20, 2023
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Markets & Policy
Agrivoltaics market valued at $14 billion The global agrivoltaics market is pegged at a 10.1% annual growth rate, according to a research note by Allied Analytics.
Michael Schoeck
Mar 16, 2023
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BayWa re to sell PV product distribution business BayWa AG is strategically realigning BayWa re so it can sell its solar trade business. In the future, the subsidiary will focus on international projects as an independent power producer (IPP).
Roland Ernst
Mar 05, 2023