rooftop solar

Germany discussed the ‘Solarpaket I’ reforms to the country’s solar sector, with the Bundestag expecting to approve the laws this week.

The US government will announce US$7 billion in grants for residential solar projects to power more than 900,000 low-income households.

The Indian government has released guidelines for a rooftop solar scheme aiming to install solar systems in 10 millions households.

Rooftop solar capacity has surpassed 20GW in Australia, becoming the second largest source of renewable electricity generation.

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.