rooftop solar

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has published its latest figures for clean power capacity additions in the country, which show that the country added 15GW of new solar capacity in the 12 months to the end of March 2024.

Solar module manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has launched a n-type TOPCon module for distributed generation projects.

JMK Research has found that India installed 6.5GW of new utility-scale capacity in 2023, alongside 3GW of new rooftop capacity.

With SunPower shifting its focus to the US residential sector, there are genuine questions to be asked about the company’s prospects.

The German Bundesnetzagentur has published the results of a renewables auction, which saw tenders granted for 264MW of rooftop solar capacity.

Continued growth in rooftop solar and “record-breaking” investment into utility-scale energy storage led renewable energy to fulfil almost 40% of Australia’s electricity supply in 2023.

The plan to allow ten million households to obtain free solar electricity could offer huge opportunities for the Indian solar industry.

Singaporean officials have granted EDP Renewables a tender to build up to 200MWp of new rooftop solar capacity in Singapore.

Small-scale solar generation grew rapidly from 5,959GWh in 2012 to 61,281GWh in 2022, driven by the rapid uptake of installations on homes.

VNEM incentivises builders to adopt rooftop solar and share the benefits – both financial and environmental – back to renters.