The solar boom being fostered by UAE, Saudi Arabia and others is fuelling the appetite for imported PV components. Top Chinese makers walk PV Tech's Carrie Xiao through their steps to succeed in a region of megaprojects.
Though the show was low key compared to the sometimes over-the-top, colourful and crowded affairs of previous years, at least it did take place. Andy Colthorpe reports back.
Masdar, EDP, Engie, Ib Vogt, JinkoSolar, Lightsource BP and Scatec Solar among dozens of firms submitting EOI for Sherabad project, the first of ADB-backed 1GW series.
Oversubscription by a factor of six greets issuance of bond listed on Stockholm’s Nasdaq, paving the way for further investments in green energy, energy efficiency and two other areas.
US Commonwealth of Virginia’s bicameral lawmaking body has finally passed a version of a recent clean energy - and economy - bill that has proven acceptable to both sides of the house.
Regulator’s new figures show renewables will account for 25% of all US electrical capacity by 2022 whereas coal will drop to 18.63%, according to analysis by Sun Day Campaign.
The ‘Retrofit AR’ coating, an offspring of DSM’s industry-leading anti-reflective (AR) coatings, gives older, uncoated solar modules an instant energy boost of up to 3%, according to lab and field tests. For power plants built before 2012, it is an especially attractive way to increase yield while keeping feed-in tariffs high and boosting internal rate of return (IRR), compared to panel replacement programs.
Contract to equip Solatio’s utility-scale and rooftop PV projects marks the latest such agreement in Brazil, increasingly targeted by Chinese manufacturers.
Group acquires PV projects rights from RIC Energy, who will stay behind to provide development assistance in a bid to ensure pipeline is ready to build by Q1 2022.
State can become Australia's 'renewable powerhouse' by 2040 through investments in hydrogen production, pumped hydro storage and a new interconnector to the mainland, according to premier Gutwein.
