Husk Power CEO explains how a portfolio of 200 solar mini-grids in India, Tanzania and Nigeria are now investible, unlocking the door to scaling in a sector that is key to national electrification programmes in emerging economies.
Government policies have hampered the development of the solar industry in the US, but the situation improved in the second half of 2022 thanks to a reversed decision, according to a BloombergNEF study.
As renewables investor Cubico Sustainable Investments recently acquired a solar project in Brazil, PV Tech talked to the company about the outlook for the market.
Solar PV generation in the US during 2022 has increased by 24.14% year-on-year according to the country’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) latest report.
During 2022, capex for solar PV manufacturing fabs reached a record high - at more than US$27 billion - with spending dominated by Chinese companies building out new fabs in China and across Southeast Asia.
Trade body SolarPower Europe has called on the European Commission to include a ‘best-in-class’ solar labelling to leverage PV demand for European manufacturing in the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
German research body Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Indian Department of Science and Technology (DST) to pursue developments in green hydrogen technology in the country.
In an exclusive interview with PV Tech Premium, US senator for Georgia Jon Ossoff explains steps he is taking towards making the state the advanced energy innovation and manufacturing hub of the US, while warning about dependence on Chinese PV products and the national importance of a vertically integrated domestic manufacturing base.
As the floating solar sector becomes more mature, larger projects are being deployed in a range of water bodies, presenting a host of construction challenges. Jonathan Tourino Jacobo talks to project developers about how the latest technology is driving growth.
Spanish utility Iberdrola and Spanish solar PV manufacturer Exiom have partnered to build a module manufacturing facility in Spain with an initial annual capacity of 500MW.
