Workers install solar panels at a photovoltaic solar park situated on the outskirts of the coastal town of Lamberts Bay, South Africa. A host of obstacles are preventing oil majors from achieving their renewable energy ambitions, from investment delays to natural hazards to a lack of clear legislation. After their natural gas projects.Oil majors are […]
AUS and Petrofac Join Jands to Improve Solar Energy Efficiency
The Renewable Energy Research Centre in AUS’ College of Engineering is currently working on projects focused on renewable energy. With solar energy a high priority for public and private organizations throughout the UAE and wider region, American University of Sharjah (AUS) and Petrofac have combined forces to increase solar farm efficiency. AUS and Petrofac have […]
Solar Power Boom in Australia Prompts Push to Promote Home Batteries
Sun-drenched Australia has massive potential for the production and supply of solar power. SYDNEY – Australia is experiencing a solar power boom, as a growing number of households install photovoltaic panels on their roofs and turn their houses into power plants.There is also a growing push to lift the currently low rates of battery installation […]
Power Politics: Gwede Mantashe Insists on Fossil Fuels When Solar Can be ‘Insanely Cheap’
It is hard to explain the South African government’s commitment to fossil fuels, given the country’s problems with drought and the fact that solar power gets cheaper by the day. It is also difficult to fathom what the government’s plans are with regard to a just transition. Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe […]
Floating Solar Ready for Take-Off
Whether floating or hanging, solar panels have the potential to both provide electricity and reduce evaporation from reservoirs. The world’s largest array of floating solar panels in China’s Anhui province. It is an idea that may have found its moment. Droughts are crippling power supplies from many hydroelectric dams across Africa, with dwindling reservoirs evaporating […]
Developer Signs Module Deal for 1 GW Las Vegas PV
Maxeon will supply panels for Primergy’s project starting in Q2 2022 over four quarters. US developer Primergy Solar has signed an agreement for solar modules from for a 1GW photovoltaic project it is developing in Las Vegas, Nevada.The agreement for the Gemini solar-plus-storage project will see the Maxeon-supplied modules delivered over a four-quarter period starting […]
Floating Solar Ready for Take-Off
Whether floating or hanging, solar panels have the potential to both provide electricity and reduce evaporation from reservoirs. It is an idea that may have found its moment. Droughts are crippling power supplies from many hydroelectric dams across Africa, with dwindling reservoirs evaporating in the hot sun. So, say researchers, why not tap that sun? […]
Vietnam Emerges an Unlikely Solar Champion as Funding for Coal Dwindles
Nguyen Tuan was watching the sun shine down on his four-hectare cantaloupe farm in southern Vietnam when he realized it could do more than help his crops grow. The 46-year-old installed 40 solar panels on greenhouses at his farm 55 miles outside of Ho Chi Minh City. Thanks to generous subsidies from the national utility, […]
Lightsource Bp Granted Approval for 400 MW Solar Farm in Australia
The Wellington North solar farm will consist of 1.2m bi-facial solar panels and contribute to New South Wales’ ambition to increase its share of renewable energy to more than 60% by 2030. Lightsource bp has been granted planning permission for the development of a solar farm with a capacity of 400MW in New South Wales […]
Forum: Lighter-coloured solar panels could ease heat effect
I refer to Mr Peter Heng Teck Wee’s letter (Floating solar farms may do more harm to environment than good, April 28). The drawbacks he highlighted refer mainly to the traditional black or dark blue solar panels. Black solar panels produce more electricity, but may also emit more heat. Cooling Singapore, a research project aimed […]