JP Casey

The world is on pace to add 593GW of new solar power capacity in 2024, a 29% increase over the capacity added in 2023.

Sharp has launched four new PV modules for the rooftop solar sector, which include two bifacial modules with an output as high as 450W.

LONGi has released its performance report for H1 2024, which includes the shipment of close to 80GW of cells, wafers and modules.

EDF Renewables, the Korea Western Power Company (KOWEPO) and Masdar have reached financial close for the 1.5GW Al Ajban solar project.

Monarch Private Capital and Invenergy have closed US$170 million in financing for the second phase of its Samson Solar Energy Center.

Eurowind Energy has signed a shares purchase agreement for a 55MW solar portfolio, currently under construction in Portugal.

Colin Sillerud of CFV Labs discusses how PV modules have become weaker as a result of their growing surface area and diminishing frame sizes.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has closed loan financing for a 15MW solar-plus-storage project to be built on Tribal land in California.

Niam Infrastructure and Evecon have announced plans to build a new solar-plus-storage portfolio in Latvia.

Swansea University has developed an 'innovative freeware tool' to assess the effectiveness of different solar panel materials and colours.