LAS VEGAS, NevadaMGM Resorts International signed a power purchase agreement with Escape Solar LLC that will more than double its access to clean solar electricity. The agreement will help the company grow closer to its goal of procuring 100 percent renewable electricity in North America by 2030. MGM Resorts currently uses solar power for 90 […]
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In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports the Typhoon Yagi caused a significant reduction in solar power generation across key cities in Vietnam, China, and the Philippines, with some areas reporting their lowest irradiance days on record for September. September 13, 2024 Solcast Typhoon Yagi has caused a notable
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Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) says the island added 2.7 GW of new solar capacity last year, bringing its total capacity to 12.41 GW by December 2023. Feed-in tariffs for installations up to 100 kW continue to drive the market. September 13, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Image: Roméo A, Unsplah Taiwan reached a cumulative installed
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‘Somebody has to bear the cost’ Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO of EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) – the US subsidiary of Portuguese utility EDP Renovables and one of the largest solar and wind project developers in the US – spoke to PV Tech Premium in Anaheim. As a major developer, EDPR NA has framework
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Solar is on the rise in Connecticut, and there are several Connecticut solar panel incentives available to help residents, from rebates to special loans to tax breaks. Although only a small percentage of the state’s energy currently comes from solar, the number of installations is rising, making it one of the “fastest growing of the
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This milestone promises to enhance our understanding of the Sun’s atmosphere and how its changing conditions lead to impacts on our technology-dependent society. The Inouye Solar Telescope presents its first map of the solar coronal magnetic field signals as measured using the Zeeman Effect. Image credit: NSF / NSO / AURA / NASA’s Solar Dynamics
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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Long Reads Enlight Renewable Energy invested US$827 million into the Atrisco solar-plus-storage project. Image: Enlight Renewable Energy. Enlight Renewable Energy has commissioned its 364MW Atrisco solar project, in the US state of New Mexico, which is co-located with a 1.2GWh battery energy storage system (BESS). The company noted that
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(Image by Como una Reina from Pixabay ) Solar module manufacturing capacity in the United States now exceeds 31 gigawatts (GW) — a nearly four-fold increase since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law in 2022, according to a new report. Per the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2024 report released by the Solar Energy Industries
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Cottam Solar Project secures approval through national infrastructure consent process. The 600 MW solar and storage development is the fourth major solar project to secure UK government approval in a three-month period. September 6, 2024 Matthew Lynas The UK government has granted planning consent to a 600 MW solar plant with storage. Image: Avi Waxman,
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Singapore-headquartered EliTe Solar says the first phase of work at the planned 8 GW solar manufacturing facility in northeastern Egypt will establish a 2 GW solar cell production line, scheduled for completion in September 2025. September 6, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: pv magazine EliTe Solar, a global manufacturer of PV cells and modules, has unveiled
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