Harnessing renewable energy sources has become a global imperative in the face of an escalating energy crisis and the urgent need to combat climate change. Among the array of options, solar energy stands out as the frontrunnerexperts predict that it could become our primary energy source well before the end of the century. However, while […]
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Solar Americas Capital and Ambev announce the operational launch of a large-scale, behind-the-meter solar power plant in Brazil. The installation is located in Cachoeiras do Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, and has a peak power generation capacity of 5MW, with approximately 9000 solar panels installed adjacent to AMBEV’s factory. The behind-the-meter solution means that the solar
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This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A company developing an industrial-scale solar panel array on Badger Mountain in Eastern Washington has paused permitting activities on the project amid concerns about impacts to Indigenous cultural sites. The decision comes on the heels of an investigation
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In an exciting advancement featured in Materials Horizons, Dr. Edison Ang, Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education/Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, unveils a groundbreaking solution for both water purification and pollutant degradation. This novel approach is detailed in the study titled “Monolith floatable dual-function solar photothermal evaporator: efficient clean water regeneration synergizing with pollutant
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“We’re definitely moving from the initial phase of PPAs, which has been going on for five or ten years depending on how you count, where this was a procurement tool that was associated mainly with the 0.1% of global corporates, the biggest companies in the world [including] the very big tech companies and some enormous
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Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads KeyState’s solar tax credit fund platform, dubbed SOLCAP, is now on track to raise over US$450 million in solar tax equity financing across the US. Image: KeyState Renewables. US investors Generate Capital and KeyState Renewables have closed their third joint fund,
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Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads Avantus will oversee the construction of the solar PV project, which is expected to begin operations in late 2025. Image: Avantus. US solar developer Avantus and Japanese conglomerate the Toyota Tsusho Corporation have started construction of their 159MWdc/125MWac Norton Solar project
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In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that a surge in sunshine has resulted in record-breaking solar generation across several European countries this August, with the trend set to continue for the remainder of the month. August 23, 2024 Solcast A high-pressure system centered over France, Spain and the
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Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads Nestlé is the sole tax equity investor of the Stampede solar-plus-storage project, pictured above. Image: Enel North America. Enel North America, the US subsidiary of Italian utility Enel, has begun operations at the 326MW Stampede solar-plus-storage plant in the US state
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Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads “Amidst fierce industry competition, we maintained our focus on profitability while also increasing volume this quarter,” said Yan Zhuang, president of CSI Solar. Image: Canadian Solar. Solar manufacturing major Canadian Solar has posted increased revenues and profits in its Q2 2024
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