Solar products company Q Cells has started shipping “vast quantities” of photovoltaic (PV) modules for what it says is the “backbone” of a 370-MW solar project in Angola. The company, which has dual headquarters in South Korea and Germany, is supplying a total of 287.1 MW of modules of the Q.PEAK L-G4.5 model for two […]
Chinese PV Industry Brief: First quarter brought 5.5 GW of new solar, Zhonghuan Semiconductor acquires stake in Maxeon
Solar demand grew around 40%, year-on-year, during the first three months of 2021 and wafer producer Zhonghuan Semiconductor has raised its holding in Singaporean solar manufacturer Maxeon to become its second-largest shareholder after Total. Wang Shijiang, secretary general of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association, told the China International Clean Energy Expo in Beijing the volume […]
Solar and wind are leading fastest energy transition the world has seen
Solar PV and wind Arguably, the fastest change in global energy systems in history is underway. In 2020, new solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind capacity comprised 75% of global net new generation capacity (Figure 1) according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. New PV and wind capacity was 10 times larger than net new hydro […]
New surge in downstream demand has driven the polysilicon shortage to a crisis point – JinkoSolar continues to counter this challenge effectively and support its customers
New surge in downstream demand has driven the polysilicon shortage to a crisis point – JinkoSolar continues to counter this challenge effectively and support its customers. In an official statement, the global vice president of Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar, Dany Qian, said that polysilicon prices are not expected to drop for at least six months. […]
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Pinsent Masons advises on the project financing of the Rabigh Solar PV IPP Project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised the financiers (Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Mizuho Bank and Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation) on the project financing provided to a consortium led by Marubeni Corporation in joint venture with Al Jomaih Energy & Water Company Limited of the 300MW solar power plant to be built […]
The Necessity of Energy Storage System for Energy Revolution
With the global trend of carbon neutrality and the change of energy structure, the penetration rate of photovoltaic power generation is growing rapidly, and the total installed capacity of the world was 128GW in 2020. Due to the peak and valley characteristics of photovoltaic, the PV+ESS energy model has become the golden combination of renewable […]
Large-scale solar-plus-storage project commissioned at Mali gold mine
An off-grid hybrid energy system at Fekola, a gold mine in Mali, Africa, has gone online incorporating solar PV, battery storage and the site’s existing fossil fuel generators, project partners Baywa r.e. and Suntrace have said. Malian mines produced 66.5 tonnes of gold in 2020, making it the third biggest producer on the African continent, […]
BB Energy buys Solarcentury’s African ops with 2 GWp solar pipeline
Energy trader BB Energy has acquired the Africa-based subsidiary of UK solar developer Solarcentury and its pipeline of over 2 GWp of photovoltaic (PV) projects in the African region. The deal was announced last week by Solarcentury, which is now part of Norwegian state-owned energy company Statkraft AS. The vendor explained that the divestment will […]
Vidullanka commissions 2nd rooftop power plant with Rs. 27 m investment
Initiates restructuring hydro segment. Vidullanka Group further upholding its position to a greener future for Sri Lanka, recently commissioned its second rooftop solar project with Trendy Connections Ltd., the company said in a disclosure to the market. This project is undertaken by Vidul Engineering Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Vidullanka PLC. The plant has […]