Solar Media
Solar Power Portal
Energy Storage News
Current
Events
PV-Tech 每日光伏新闻
Advertising
Contact
Subscribe
Group Licence
News
Premium
Manufacturing
Markets & Finance
Power Plants
Features
Editors’ Blog
Guest Blog
Product Reviews
Interviews
Featured Articles
Long Reads
Industry Updates
Market Research
Events & Webinars
Solar Media Events
Industry Events
Upcoming Webinars
On-Demand Webinars
Publications
Photovoltaics International
PV Tech Power
Special Reports
Papers
Sponsored Papers
Market Watch
Cell Processing
PV Modules
Fab & Facilities
Materials
Thin Film
Plant Performance
Financial, Legal, Professional
PV Tech Premium
IEA may still underestimate solar despite forecast revisions, but it is not alone in doing so

After the International Energy Agency revised its renewables deployment forecast upwards by 25%, Liam Stoker looks at the difficult nature of forecasting a rapidly maturing sector amidst a changing landscape

Array Technologies withdraws 2021 guidance amidst ‘unprecedented’ rise in materials, logistics costs

Array Technologies has withdrawn its guidance for 2021 after experiencing “unprecedented” increases in material and logistics costs which severely impacted earnings in the first quarter.

Up to €7 billion investment could be needed to reach 20GW of solar module manufacturing capacity in Europe

Europe’s solar technology specialists may need up to €7 billion (US$8.51 billion) in capital investment in order to scale up domestic manufacturing to be globally competitive, according to a panel of industry leaders.

Daqo New Energy and JA Solar pen long-term high-purity polysilicon supply deal

Daqo New Energy and JA Solar have signed a long-term supply deal for high-purity polysilicon, the latest in a growing line of deals as manufacturers look to lock in polysilicon supply.

IEA upgrades renewables forecast as solar PV continues to break new records

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said it expects annual solar PV additions globally to surpass 160GW by 2022, affirming the technology’s position as the “new king” of global electricity markets.

N-type technology cycle to dominate PV industry spending from 2024

Finlay Colville, head of research at PV Tech Research, details how n-type cell manufacturing will dominate PV industry spending from 2024, and what the rest of the decade holds in store.

Sponsored

The technologies behind Canadian Solar’s 600W+ module range

Features, Guest Blog
April 27, 2021
Canadian Solar provides a detailed analysis of the technologies that are combining within its new HiKu7 and BiHiKu7 series of modules, driving power outputs beyond 600W.

Filipino utility’s 50MW solar project comes online

News
May 14, 2021
Commercial operations have started at a 50MW solar power plant in the Philippines after construction was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic last year.

Lightsource BP gains planning approval for 400MWdc solar system in New South Wales

News
May 13, 2021
Solar developer Lightsource BP has been granted planning approval to develop a 400MWdc solar farm in New South Wales Australia.

Repsol enters US renewables market with investment in solar developer Hecate Energy

News
May 13, 2021
Spanish oil major Repsol has made its first foray into the US renewables market with the acquisition of a 40% stake in solar and energy storage project developer Hecate Energy.

3SUN set to reach 3GW of module capacity at Italian plant in 2023

News
May 13, 2021
The solar module manufacturing subsidiary of Italian utility Enel is aiming to scale up annual production capacity to 3GW in the second half of 2023, the company has confirmed.
PV Tech Premium

Granholm’s olive branch: How the US DOE is fostering transatlantic renewables cooperation post-Trump

Editors' Blog, Features
May 13, 2021
US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is extending an olive branch to global policy makers to advance the country’s own renewable energy technology and meet President Biden’s climate targets. Edith Hancock has all the detail on how she intends to amend four years of faltering progress.

Soltec hit by project development delays due to higher module prices

News
May 13, 2021
Spanish tracker manufacturer Soltec saw its revenue and earnings tumble in the first quarter of the year, citing delays in PV project development due to higher raw material costs that have led to increased module prices.

Tongwei tops polysilicon ranks as league table set for shake-up in 2022

News
May 13, 2021
The solar polysilicon sector is experiencing a changing of the guard, and all four of the top manufacturers will be Chinese next year, research firm Bernreuter Research has predicted.

Successful pilot green hydrogen projects key for sector’s future bankability

News
May 12, 2021
Data from green hydrogen demonstration projects should be made available to help enable the future bankability of larger installations, unleashing the sector’s decarbonisation potential, a panel has suggested.

GAF Energy builds out first combined R&D and manufacturing base in US

News
May 12, 2021
Integrated solar roofing firm GAF Energy has started moving its manufacturing base from Asia and building out its first combined research and development (R&D) and manufacturing centre in San Jose, California.

SMA lifted by higher margins as sales slip in Q1 2021

News
May 12, 2021
Inverter supplier SMA Solar reported a fall in sales during Q1 2021, but cited the political landscape in the US and Europe as being “extremely encouraging” in the long term.

Australia’s federal budget ‘missed opportunity’ to prioritise renewable energy

News
May 11, 2021
The clean energy council has slammed the Australian government’s latest federal budget as “disappointing” for not placing more onus on expanding the country’s renewable energy capacity.

Solarpack hit by PV project development delays in Chile and India

News
May 11, 2021
Spain’s Solarpack was affected by pandemic-related project delays in Chile during a first quarter, in which it saw its net profit shrink 95% year-on-year to €300,000.

Swell Energy readies solar-plus-storage VPP offer for SCE customers ahead of wildfire season

News
May 11, 2021
Solar-plus-storage is on offer from Swell Energy to Southern California Edison (SCE) customers enrolling in its two virtual power plant (VPP) programs, which are set to boost local resilience.

Subscribe to newsletter

Most Read

Lightsource BP gains planning approval for 400MWdc solar system in New South Wales

News

Repsol enters US renewables market with investment in solar developer Hecate Energy

News

3SUN set to reach 3GW of module capacity at Italian plant in 2023

News

Granholm’s olive branch: How the US DOE is fostering transatlantic renewables cooperation post-Trump

Editors' Blog, Features

Soltec hit by project development delays due to higher module prices

News

Tongwei tops polysilicon ranks as league table set for shake-up in 2022

News
No data was found

Industry Updates

Sungrow expands in Poland through partnership with Menlo Electric

By Sungrow

Ginlong Technologies (Solis) achieves strong sales growth in 2020

By Ginlong Technologies

LONGi wins awards at “All Quality Matters” Solar Congress

By LONGi

Sungrow to supply inverter solution for 200MW project in Egypt

By Sungrow

KSTAR completes 600kwp rooftop project in Malaysia

By KSTAR

Growatt’s ARK battery wins ‘All Quality Matters’ award

By Growatt

Sponsored Papers

DeepBlue 3.0

Study: Operating Temperatures of the 210mm Ultra-high Power Module

Trina Solar publishes its Vertex module technology white paper, unveiling a brand new technology heading towards 600W

Tiger Module Technology White Paper

Empowering your solar business with wireless monitoring and smart connectivity

Potential induced degradation (PID): a test campaign at module level

Upcoming Events

Green Hydrogen Summit

Solar Media Events
May 11, 2021

Top-Performing PV Modules: 2021 PVEL Scorecard

Upcoming Webinars
May 26, 2021
Session 1 - 7:00 AM (BST) | Session 2 - 5:00 PM (BST)

Utility Solar Summit UK

Solar Media Events
June 15, 2021

Solar & Storage Finance Asia

Solar Media Events
July 6, 2021

PV CellTech

Solar Media Events
August 24, 2021

Features

PV Tech Premium

Granholm’s olive branch: How the US DOE is fostering transatlantic renewables cooperation post-Trump

Editors' Blog, Features
May 13, 2021
PV Tech Premium

IEA may still underestimate solar despite forecast revisions, but it is not alone in doing so

Editors' Blog, Features
May 12, 2021
PV Tech Premium

Decarbonising Japan: Challenges and opportunities for large-scale solar PV

Editors' Blog, Features
May 10, 2021

N-type technology cycle to dominate PV industry spending from 2024

Editors' Blog, Features
May 10, 2021

Energy Storage

California battery additions help summer energy situation but state still faces ‘reliability risks’

May 13, 2021

Zinc-bromine flow battery and modular H2 electrolyser companies launching megawatt-scale products

May 13, 2021

Enel begins construction of gigawatt of hybrid renewables-plus-battery storage projects in Texas

May 13, 2021

LS Power buys distributed energy infrastructure group GI Energy and its New York battery projects

May 12, 2021

Manufacturing

3SUN set to reach 3GW of module capacity at Italian plant in 2023

News
May 13, 2021

Soltec hit by project development delays due to higher module prices

News
May 13, 2021

Tongwei tops polysilicon ranks as league table set for shake-up in 2022

News
May 13, 2021

GAF Energy builds out first combined R&D and manufacturing base in US

News
May 12, 2021

SMA lifted by higher margins as sales slip in Q1 2021

News
May 12, 2021

Daqo New Energy and JA Solar pen long-term high-purity polysilicon supply deal

News
May 12, 2021

Up to €7 billion investment could be needed to reach 20GW of solar module manufacturing capacity in Europe

News
May 11, 2021

IEA upgrades renewables forecast as solar PV continues to break new records

News
May 11, 2021

Markets & Finance

Repsol enters US renewables market with investment in solar developer Hecate Energy

News
May 13, 2021

Granholm’s olive branch: How the US DOE is fostering transatlantic renewables cooperation post-Trump

Editors' Blog, Features
May 13, 2021

Soltec hit by project development delays due to higher module prices

News
May 13, 2021

IEA may still underestimate solar despite forecast revisions, but it is not alone in doing so

Editors' Blog, Features
May 12, 2021

Successful pilot green hydrogen projects key for sector’s future bankability

News
May 12, 2021

Array Technologies withdraws 2021 guidance amidst ‘unprecedented’ rise in materials, logistics costs

News
May 12, 2021

SMA lifted by higher margins as sales slip in Q1 2021

News
May 12, 2021

Australia’s federal budget ‘missed opportunity’ to prioritise renewable energy

News
May 11, 2021

Power Plants

Filipino utility’s 50MW solar project comes online

News
May 14, 2021

Lightsource BP gains planning approval for 400MWdc solar system in New South Wales

News
May 13, 2021

Soltec hit by project development delays due to higher module prices

News
May 13, 2021

IEA may still underestimate solar despite forecast revisions, but it is not alone in doing so

Editors' Blog, Features
May 12, 2021

Solarpack hit by PV project development delays in Chile and India

News
May 11, 2021

Swell Energy readies solar-plus-storage VPP offer for SCE customers ahead of wildfire season

News
May 11, 2021

IEA upgrades renewables forecast as solar PV continues to break new records

News
May 11, 2021

Novel tech used by TSO to unlock 1.5GW of grid capacity for renewables

News
May 10, 2021

Publications

Our industry-leading journals – PV Tech Power and Photovoltaics International offer indespencible article and technical papers produced by experts in their field to help educate and inform your business.

PV Tech Power

The solar industry’s leading downstream publication, PV Tech Power addresses all key stakeholder groups accelerating the global large-scale deployment of solar PV and energy storage technologies. 

Subscribe

PV Tech Power Volume 26

PV Tech Power Volume 25

Photovoltaics International

Launched in 2008, Photovoltaics International remains the only independent journal within the PV industry that carries technical papers written by recognised industry experts, highlighting technological innovation and manufacturing excellence.

Subscribe

Photovoltaics International Volume 45

Photovoltaics International Volume 44

About
Meet the Team
Advertising
Contact
Terms of Use
Terms of Sale
Privacy Policy
© Solar Media Limited 2021