In general, solar panels mounted over vegetation demonstrate surface temperature drops compared to arrays mounted over bare ground due to evapotranspiration from vegetation.
The Q1 2023 edition of our downstream solar journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download, including comprehensive coverage of agrivoltaics across several markets.
US independent power producer (IPP) Navisun has secured financing of up to US$235 million through two debt facilities, which it says will contribute to its growth strategy and executing its project pipeline.
Growing commercial crops on solar farms could increase solar panel performance and longevity, according to a recent study conducted by Cornell University.
Featuring nearly 1.5 million PV modules and with a generation capacity of 590MWp, the Francisco Pizarro plant in Spain came into operation in August 2022. George Heynes talks to developer Iberdrola about the challenges of constructing Europe’s largest solar farm.
Long-term domestic supply deals and strategic partnerships between companies in the PV value chain are increasingly key to long-term supply chain security and ensuring project delivery to appropriate standards.
German IPP SUNfarming Group has extended its relationship with investor HANSAINVEST Real Assets through a €50 million (US$53.8 million) mezzanine financing agreement to develop PV projects in Poland.
Agrivoltaics developer Pristine Sun Corporation has secured US$250 million in financing to develop and expand its projects in California, Texas and Louisiana, as well as further afield across the continental US.
