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Solar Team Eindhoven has developed an experimental mobile house that is powered exclusively by vehicle-integrated PV and is claimed to achieve a range of 730km, on a sunny day and at a, moderate speed of up to 85kph. The vehicle is equipped with a foldable PV system that can be unfolded and produce more power when the vehicle is not in motion.



PV Magazine

PV-powered mobile home with 730km range

Getting solar energy into minority communities in America’s south may sound challenging, but Clearloop, a firm that measures the carbon footprint of companies and offers offsets through new solar energy projects, is doing just that. The company is committed to expanding access to renewable energy in U.S. communities not only left behind but heavily dependent on fossil fuels. 



GreenBiz

Clearloop brings solar to rural minority communities

Utilities have upgraded the infrastructure for rooftop power in richer neighborhoods, but low-income areas don't have the same capacity.

Wired

An Outdated Grid Has Created a Solar Power Economic Divide

Renews Ltd provides news-focused coverage through unrivalled insights into the inner workings of offshore and onshore wind, wave and tidal power and other generation technologies.

Renews

Renewables newbie plans 2GW Brazilian PV spree

Glennmont targets 1GW European solar

Amp raises project finance for 120MW Oz solar

Energy Trend

Niger launches tender for 50 MW solar park

Gransolar's 63.2 MWdc solar plant puts into operation

Illinois climate bill to support nearly 10GW of solar PV by 2030

The Australian start up that has achieved a major new benchmark for solar cell efficiency says it hopes to target the rooftop solar market first and then expand into some of the mega, multi-gigawatt scale projects proposed in the north and west of Australia.



Renew Economy

Australia’s breakthrough solar tech has eye on rooftop and mega-project markets

Insolation Energy Director Vikas Jain recently spoke to pv magazine about the company’s plans to expand its solar panel manufacturing capacity to 700 MW with the addition of a 500 MW facility. The new factory will be equipped to produce poly, mono, mono PERC, and bifacial panels, with individual outputs of up to 600 Wp.



Indian PV manufacturer expands panel capacity with new 700 MW factory

EDF acquires 270MW US solar project 

Tata Power announced in early September that its subsidiary TP Saurya has received an official letter of award from Rewa Ultra Mega Solar for the development of a 330MW portion of the 500MW Neemuch Solar Park in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The 330MW portion is divided into two contracts, one being 170MW and the other being 160MW. According to the coverage by local news agencies and energy news websites, the price for the 170MW contract is INR 2.14, whereas the price for the 160MW contract is INR 2.149. TP Saurya won the contracts through a process that include tariff-based competitive bidding and an e-reverse auction. Rewa Ultra Solar is an entity that has the Indian government as one of its major investors, and Tata Power is a utility owned by the Indian industrial conglomerate the Tata Group.

Tata Power to Develop a 330MW Portion of a Solar Park in Central India

To help France achieve its 2030 carbon emissions reduction target, the European Commission has approved €5.7 billion ($6.7 billion) in support for solar energy projects.

Power Engineering International

EU approves €5.7bn aid to expand France’s solar portfolio

The new residential module of the U.S.-based manufacturer has a power conversion efficiency of 20.40%, a size of 1,076×1,957x35mm, and a weight of 21.3kg. The product is claimed to be compatible with next-generation, module-level power electronics.



Solaria unveils 430 W pure black residential solar panel

A new transparency-friendly solar cell design could marry high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes, research led by the University of Michigan has shown. It may pave the way for windows that also provide solar power.

Tech Xplore

Solar cells with 30-year lifetimes for power-generating windows

It is known that future uptake of distributed energy resources like wind and solar could be limited due to constraints in electrical grids. Now, a study from Berkeley researchers shows that grid limitations in California could also exacerbate existing racial inequities by limiting access to renewable energy in different communities and economic classes, making it even more difficult to overcome inequity in renewable energy adoption.

Inequality built into the grid

Knowledge is power – literally, when it comes to rooftop solar. The financial benefits of solar power are accruing disproportionately to wealthier and whiter neighborhoods, recent studies have shown, driven by better access to information and tax incentive that favor homeowners and high earners.

Forbes

Spotlight Hits Solar Power, But Equal Access Questions Persist

Aura offloads Canadian solar project 

EIA: Imports Made Up 89% of PV Module Shipments in the US in 2020; Largest Share of Imports Came from Vietnam

JinkoSolar reaches 24.58% efficiency for n-type TOPCon cell

Osaka Gas & Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Form Joint Venture For 15.7 MW Solar Project

Scientists in Japan delved deep into the crystalline structure of a perovskite solar cell in order to understand how chlorine helps to improve the cells’ stability. By varying the concentration of chlorine in the material they were able to find an optimal level for increased stability, and open new doors on the way to understanding the specific role of chlorine and the mechanism behind the improvement.

Keeping track of chlorine in perovskite stability

Renewable energy developers will compete for a share in a £265m subsidy pot as the government aims to support a record number of projects in the sector through a milestone subsidy scheme later this year.

The Guardian

UK to offer £265m in subsidies for renewable energy developers

A Norwegian consortium led by Scatec is planning to build a hybrid hydropower-floating PV plant at an unspecified location in West Africa. Building both facilities simultaneously will help its developers define a series of parameters for proper sizing, optimization and design, and set a benchmark for future projects of this kind.



The world’s first large scale hybrid hydro-floating solar power plant

A Solar Futures Study released by the Department of Energy (DOE) projects that solar generation could achieve nearly 50% of the power production mix by 2050, contingent on large federal government infrastructure investments.

Big Money For Solar, As Biden Targets Half Of U.S. Electricity From The Sun By 2050

Enel starts first green hydrogen build in Chile

Spanish renewables crew seals 150MW solar PPA

Q Cells plans to produce TOPCon solar modules

A year after a sudden explosion in Beirut killed more than 200 people, destroying solar installations in the port and sending the country into a complete downfall, a question emerges: Can Lebanon use this experience to set its economy on a new sustainable pathway, supported by a viable energy sector? Solar energy offers some lessons.

The weekend read: Will Lebanon’s solar rise?

State and national leaders need to move more forcefully to override local protestors who are blocking new solar and wind developments under the guise of land conservation.

Bloomberg

The Left's NIMBY War Against Renewable Energy

The House Ways and Means Committee’s portion of Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending package includes tax credits for renewable energy and zero-emissions buildings, and extends credits for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, according to text released by Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) Friday night.

The Hill

House panel puts forth solar, environmental justice tax credits

Developed by an Italian manufacturer, the panel is available in three versions with a power output of 100, 120, and 240 W and has a weight of 5 kg. It is encapsulated in thermoformable plastic technical polymers and can be connected in series with other modules around the same post.

Cylindrical solar panel for street lighting

Some time ago, when I lived in the center of Berlin, I was a regular at the farmers’ market to buy fresh fruit and vegetables. One greengrocer advertised his wares with the words “cheap today, expensive tomorrow.” It would almost be desirable if we PV wholesalers could offer our modules with a similar slogan. Unfortunately, no one in the industry can currently claim that solar modules are cheap – quite the opposite. Following a brief respite, prices have climbed again in recent weeks. Since the previous low in September 2020, prices for new, grade-A goods have already risen by an average of 20% to a level not seen since April 2019.



EU spot market module prices: PV prices high today, higher tomorrow

Three of the solar industry’s leading manufacturers have launched a standardisation drive aimed at creating a standard for module sizing and mounting hole spacing.

PV Tech

LONGi, Jinko and JA Solar launch module standardisation drive

A letter co-signed by more than 750 US organisations has called on US Congress to push through policies to significantly ramp up renewables deployment in the country.

Businesses stress urgency for Congress to accelerate US solar through federal policy

The Biden administration on Wednesday released a plan to produce almost half of the nation’s electricity from the sun by 2050 as part of its effort to combat climate change. Solar energy provided less than four per cent of the country’s electricity last year and the administration’s target of 45 per cent would represent a huge leap and will most likely take a fundamental reshaping of the energy industry. In a new report, the Energy Department said the country needed to double the amount of solar energy installed every year over the next four years compared with last year. And then it will need to double annual installations again by 2030.

The New York Times

Biden Offers Ambitious Blueprint for Solar Energy

The Al Husainiyah solar plant, 200km south of Jordanian capital Amman, began commercial operations a week ago with more than 200,000 panels manufactured by 30% joint owner Philadelphia Solar.



Locally-made panels used in 50 MW Jordanian solar project

When completed, the plant will be the largest of its kind in the Middle East, and can supply enough electricity to power 160,000 local families



Utilities Middle East

Arctech to Supply 2.1GW SkySmart II Trackers for Al Dhafra solar plant in Abu Dhabi

South Australia last October became the first major grid in the world to meet all its demand from solar. Some time in the next few months, the state is expected to become the first gigawatt scale grid in the world to meet all its demand just from rooftop solar.



South Australia to be first gigawatt scale grid to meet all demand with rooftop solar

Mining company Grande Côte Opérations (GCO) in Senegal has signed a memorandum of understanding with CrossBoundary Energy for the construction of a 13MW hybrid solar power station with 8MW battery storage.



ESI Africa

Grande Côte Opérations in Senegal to receive 13MW of solar power

Japanese trading house Mitsubishi will supply solar power to US conglomerate Amazon in Japan as a part of its efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.



Argus Media

Mitsubishi to supply solar power to Amazon in Japan

UK newbie partners with Finnish crew on 1GW pipeline

Mytilineos acquired 90MW in Romania

Arctech Solar will provide trackers for a 2.1 GW project in Dubai

6.24-MWp solar farm was installed in Colombia's coffee region

Hive Energy launched JV to develop 350MW of PV in New Zealand

The result was confirmed by Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE). The cell was fabricated through a low-temperature co-evaporation method for the growth of the light-absorbing CIGS semiconductor thin film.



Swiss scientists achieve 21.4% efficiency for flexible CIGS solar cell

Greek energy and engineering company, Mytilineos, has signed an agreement with Enel Green Power Romania for the sale of a 90MW solar portfolio.



Mytilineos sells Romanian solar portfolio to Enel Green Power

Renewables | Solar

Vineyard Wind, which is on track to be the first major U.S. offshore wind farm, closed on a $2.3 billion loan and will begin construction in Massachusetts as soon as this week, the project's developer said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Vineyard Wind secures $2.3 bln loan, allowing construction to start

The US states of Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia have signed a pact to collaborate on offshore wind development. The regional partnership is a potential model to avoid zero-sum, state-by-state competition and build a larger US market.

Energy Monitor

US states partner up to grow the offshore wind industry

Equinor hands DeepOcean subsea cable repair contract

Mukran port chosen as Arcadis Ost 1 O&M base

Elicio, BayWa r.e. make French floater tender 

The French government has selected Eoliennes Flottantes Bretagne Grand Large, a company owned by […]

Offshore Wind

France Pre-Selects EDF Renewables, Maple Power for Floating Wind Tender

TenneT secures €250m loan from EIB

Vestas scores 70MW Polish hat-trick

Paris choses Brittany floater bidders 

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has […]

America’s First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Reaches Financial Close

GE to use 3D printing to speed up Haliade-X production  

Orsted, PGE start Baltica 2&3 turbine search

Vestas wins 240MW US repowering 

Ems Maritime Offshore (EMO), Vestas, and Parkwind have signed lease agreements for an operations […]

Arcadis Ost 1 Bases O&M Ops in Port of Sassnitz-Mukran

SOWEC highlights hydrogen opportunity for Scots O&G 

Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Wind Farms Affected by the Pandemic, Ørsted Considers Construction Extension

‘Soviet central planning’ does not work, says executive developing Vineyard Wind project

Financial Times

Iberdrola warns of ‘protectionist’ risk to US offshore wind sector

Opdenergy unveils first Chilean wind project 

Invenergy completes Uruguayan transmission financing 

Dutch company CORROSION, providing anti-corrosion and anti-fouling solutions in the offshore wind sector, has […]

CORROSION Expanding Operations in UK and South Korea

Harland and Wolff signs UK offshore MoU

Poland signs offshore wind sector agreement

Ampelmann has signed its first contract for a motion-compensated gangway in China, where Guangdong […]

Ampelmann’s Gangway for Chinese SOV Serving Guangdong Yangjiang OWF

Vattenfall launches offshore education programme

400MW Norwegian wind project attracts bond refinancing 

Floating wind pipeline reaches 54GW

ORE Catapult picks up £3.3m in project finance

As Italy’s first offshore wind farm, located in the Mediterranean Sea, enters construction and […]

Concession Sought for 560 MW Offshore Wind Farm in Adriatic Sea

Final turbine installed at 950MW Moray East 

The 100th and final wind turbine has been installed at the Moray East offshore […]

All Moray East Wind Turbines Installed

ORE Catapult outlines UK floater future 

UK’s Harland & Wolff and Spanish companies Navantia and Windar Renovables have signed a […]

UK, Spanish Foundation Manufacturers to Jointly Pursue New Offshore Wind Projects

Orsted names new onshore chief

Ocean Winds (OW) and Aker Offshore Wind (AOW) have submitted joint bids in the […]

Ocean Winds, Aker Offshore Wind Propose Massive Development in Scotland

Floating wind 'vital to reaching net zero'

Avangrid, CIP reach financial close on Vineyard 1

Tendering will open this week for a 20MW battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot project in Pakistan that could help shape the creation of an ancillary services market.

The tender has been launched by the National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) and it is part of the Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Program which is being supported by grant and loan funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 

Energy Storage News

Tender opens for Pakistan’s first grid-scale battery storage project

GE Renewable Energy has secured planning approval for its offshore wind blade manufacturing facility in Teesside, UK, from the local planning authority.

The facility will be built on the South Bank of Teesworks and operated by LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business.

Power Technology

GE Renewable Energy blade manufacturing plant given approval

Ocean Winds (OW) and Aker Offshore Wind (AOW) have pledged to create thousands of high-skilled jobs in Scotland if they're given the green light to build what would be the UK’s largest floating offshore wind farm off the north-east coast.


Energy Voice

Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind unveil plans for 6GW floating wind farm off north-east coast

Germany urged to simplify wind repowering 

Fishing group sues BOEM over Vineyard decision 

Scots floating wind team commits to 4000 local jobs

Study uncovers US demand for UK offshore expertise 

Siemens Gamesa upgrades 5.X platform to 6.6MW

Siemens Gamesa starts production in Taiwan

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Vard shipyard to deliver a large package […]

Kongsberg PM Propulsion for Rem Offshore’s CSOVs

Enfinity secures $300m for 3GW renewables splurge

EnBW unveils turbine visualisation app

Construction works on the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for what will become the […]

Construction to Start on ‘Net-Zero Carbon’ O&M Base for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Renewables | Wind

Scientists have uncovered new ways for food industry manufacturers to help tackle climate change by altering their cooking techniques to reduce energy consumption.

New processing and cooking technology helps food manufacturers reduce carbon and energy consumption

Pumped hydro ‘crucial to avoid blackouts’

Solar and wind sectors unite in new global alliance

Governments need to engage more with companies to cut CO2, says new head of gas and low carbon business

Incoming BP executive urges dialogue to speed up clean energy transition

Taipower’s First Cloud Data Center Construction Begins, Expected to be Completed in 2024

Norway’s opposition Labor Party will begin talks on forming a new ruling coalition after winning an election dominated by disputes over the Nordic economy’s dependence on fossil fuel.

RigZone

Tesla Loving Norway Picks Pro Oil Labor

Energy-focused multilateral development bank, the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) has reinforced its commitment to the energy transition by committing to a new environment, social and governance (ESG) policy framework.



Development bank prioritises energy transition through new ESG policy

President Biden spent two days warning about the climate crisis and promising that his administration would work to confront it, but Congress is not aligned on the solution.

Biden Urges Climate Action: ‘We Don’t Have Much More Than 10 Years’

As the UK's National Metrology Institute, NPL has a significant role to play in supporting climate change mitigation action and enabling the innovations which will help industry deliver on their goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Geological storage of carbon has gained a lot of attention, but a more versatile carbon capture solution is required if it is to become a reliable mitigation to emissions.

Improving carbon capture efficiency to help net zero emissions

Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have released a […]

Cross-Sector Approach Way Forward for UK’s Blade Recycling – Report

A consortium comprising DEME Concessions, Qair Marine, and Aspiravi International is bidding in Crown […]

DEME Bidding in ScotWind Leasing Round

NJEDA signs 78-year lease for New Jersey wind hub

When it comes to the UK and net zero, the Gigastack project is a bit of a political favourite.

You can see why. The demonstration project is in the high-tech and high-hype area of green hydrogen. It sits squarely in levelling-up country, bringing together Orsted’s large wind farm off the coast of Yorkshire with ITM Power’s new electrolyser factory in Sheffield with a plan to power Phillips 66’s Humber refinery.


Policy smog is holding back UK net zero progress

Grid constraints mean many houses in California would not be able to access solar panels, electric vehicles or space and water heaters, Berkeley researchers found, typically affecting poorer, Black communities and exacerbating existing energy inequality.

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