Wrapped Silfab Solar panels (Credit: Silfab Solar) Toronto, Ontario-based Silfab Solar, a photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, announced that it has closed on $100 million of new financing to scale its solar cell manufacturing plant in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The plant is expected to have an initial annual capability of 1 GW of cell production […]
CHN Energy has connected the first phase of its 1 GW offshore solar project in China to the grid, marking progress on what it calls the world’s largest open-sea solar array, capable of powering 2.67 million urban residents upon completion. November 15, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: JinkoSolar CHN Energy’s Guohua Energy Investment Co. Ltd. has
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Latest The Narrabri coal mine (above) has been approved to extract 11 million tonnes of coal per annum until 2031. Image: Whitehaven. Whitehaven Energy, a subsidiary of coal producer Whitehaven Coal, is seeking Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act approval to power one of its mines via a 26MW solar-plus-storage project in Australia. The
The DGTR noted that the imports were “undercutting the prices of the domestic industry” and “the landed value of the imports is below the selling price as well as the cost of the domestic industry”. The body also noted that the imports had prevented potential price increases in India thus suppressing the prices of the
PUBLISHED : 13 Nov 2024 at 05:40 Listen to this article Egat’s first floating solar farm in Ubon Ratchathani. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) wants to accelerate the development of 14 planned floating solar farm projects with a total capacity of 2,656 megawatts on the reservoirs of its seven hydroelectric dams under the
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China Huaneng has kicked off a 15 GW solar panel procurement round, drawing participation from China’s largest PV module manufacturers. November 12, 2024 Vincent Shaw Image: pv magazine China Huaneng said that it has shortlisted candidates for its 2024 second-round framework agreement tender for solar module procurement, totaling 15 GW. The first lot of 13.5
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South African data center company Teraco has started building a 120 MW solar plant. The project, which secured grid capacity in February, is expected to go online in 2026. November 12, 2024 Lior Kahana Image: Teraco South African data center company Teraco has started working on a 120 MW utility-scale solar plant in Free State
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New data from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) says there is no scenario in which Ireland will meet its 2030 solar deployment capacity of 8 GW. With existing measures in place, the reality would be more like 5 GW, the government-run group estimates. November 6, 2024 Blathnaid O’Dea Ireland risks under delivering by
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AleaSoft Energy Forecasting found weekly average electricity prices in excess of €80 ($85.77)/MWh in most major European markets last week. Despite a drop in solar production across the week, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal all set new records for solar generation during a single day in November. November 6, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: AleaSoft
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Hexa Renewables has completed the world’s largest offshore floating PV plant in Taiwan. The 440 MW solar array covers 347 hectares of government-leased surface area and can supply power to about 74,000 households. November 6, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Hexa Renewables Singapore-based Hexa Renewables has commissioned the world’s largest offshore floating solar project in Taiwan
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