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Pacific Hydro begins commercial operations at 293MW solar-plus-storage plant in Chile

Pacific Hydro begins commercial operations at 293MW solar-plus-storage plant in Chile

Latest The Parque Solar Desierto de Atacama, pictured above, is located in the northern region of Atacama. Image: Pacific Hydro. Renewables developer Pacific Hydro has started commercial operations at its 293MW/220MWh solar-plus-storage project in Chile. Located in the solar hotbed region of Atacama, the Parque Solar Desierto de Atacama represents the first solar-plus-storage project for […]

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SunPower, REC Group sign development agreement to build US residential solar panels

SunPower, REC Group sign development agreement to build US residential solar panels

Latest The new ‘Monolith’ solar panel is designed for use in the US residential sector. Image: SunPower. US residential solar installer SunPower and Norway-headquartered REC Group have unveiled a new 470W solar panel, designed for use in the US residential sector. Internally dubbed Monolith, and officially known as the REC Alpha Pure-RX module, the panel

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Busting the 5 biggest myths about renewable energy

Busting the 5 biggest myths about renewable energy

Still, myths about renewable energy are commonplace, says Andy Fitch, an attorney at Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law who coauthored a report rebutting dozens of misconceptions. This misinformation, and in some cases, purposeful disinformation, may lead people to oppose renewable projects in their communities. Support for wind farms off New Jersey,

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Wyze Solar Cam Pan review: Pan/tilt security powered by the sun

Wyze Solar Cam Pan review: Pan/tilt security powered by the sun

Skip to content Image: Michael Ansaldo/Foundry TechHive Editors Choice At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Built-in solar panel keeps the battery topped off with minimal sunlight AI person tracking doesn’t require a subscription Fully wire-free installation with flexible mounting options Cons Continuous 24/7 recording requires an optional AC power adapter Solar performance depends heavily on

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Canadian Solar appoints Colin Parkin as president, replacing Shawn Qu

Canadian Solar appoints Colin Parkin as president, replacing Shawn Qu

Latest Colin Parkin (left) previously led Canadian Solar’s subsidiary e-STORAGE. Image: Canadian Solar. Multinational solar manufacturer Canadian Solar has made several moves in its executive leadership team, appointing Colin Parkin to its board of directors and the company’s presidency to replace Dr Shawn Qu, who will remain as the company’s chairman and CEO. Parkin started

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SJVN commissions 1GW solar PV project in India

SJVN commissions 1GW solar PV project in India

Latest The commissioning of the project brings TPREL’s total operational utility-scale renewable energy capacity to 11.6GW. Image: Tata Power. Indian state-owned renewable energy developer SJVN has commissioned a 1GW solar PV plant in Rajasthan, India, its largest solar project to comply with India’s domestic content requirement (DCR) rules. The project consists of solar installations at

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State legislative support for US community solar: Ampion on policy changes in 2025 and 2026

State legislative support for US community solar: Ampion on policy changes in 2025 and 2026

As part of its year-in-review series, PV Tech spoke to Vihann Kong, senior executive director of enterprise acquisition at US community solar installer Ampion about its work in 2025 and positive state-level legislation the sector can expect to see in 2026. PV Tech: What were some of the highlights for Ampion in 2025? What did

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Limiting phosphonic acid interlayer–perovskite reactivity to stabilize perovskite solar modules | Science

Limiting phosphonic acid interlayer–perovskite reactivity to stabilize perovskite solar modules | Science

Phosphonic acid (PA)–based interlayers used in metal-halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can suffer from instability at elevated temperatures. We report that the acidic protons of PAs weakly bound to indium tin oxide (ITO) can accelerate the oxidation … https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz7969

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