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US utility-scale solar falling in cost, pricing, value

published: 2021-09-30 17:03

In a record year for the United States, 10 GW of utility-scale solar reached commercial operation date in 2020. The projects accounted for nearly 60% of all new PV capacity added last year. Declining costs have been a chief driver... more

Longi：Hi–RO Onyx panel for rooftop has a power conversion efficiency of 22.2%

published: 2021-09-30 16:41

Longi has announced it will release a new solar module for rooftop. The Hi–RO Onyx panel is based on monocrystalline half-cut cells and has a power conversion efficiency of 22.2%. The module is available in a full–black version wi... more

SEIA calls for solar to reach 30% of US electricity generation by 2030

published: 2021-09-30 16:34

The US should aim for solar to account for 30% of the country’s electricity generation by 2030, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), which has raised its previous target due to the growing urgency to tackle... more

Island Green Power to bring forward two solar PV projects in UK

published: 2021-09-30 16:30

Island Green Power is to bring forward two solar PV projects totaling over 1GW on former coal power station sites in the UK. The two projects have a capacity of 600MW and 480MW. Island Green has delivered 14 solar projects across ... more

Meyer Burger to set up 400MW module manufacturing plant in the US

published: 2021-09-30 16:23

Meyer Burger is planning to set up a module production plant in the US that it expects to be operational by the end of next year. The facility will manufacture modules for residential, commercial and industrial, and utility-scale ... more

Hai Tian Offshore Engineering Invests in Large CLVs for Wind Farms After 2024

published: 2021-09-30 9:30

To respond to the localized development strategy for offshore wind farm implemented by the government, local maritime engineering company Hai Tian Offshore Engineering will be investing in the construction of the first extensive cable laying vessel (CLV) in Taiwan, which is expected to be fully prepared in 2023 for the engagement of cable laying for offshore wind farms starting from 2024. ... more

Prosolia and Iberdrola to Invest EUR 850 Million in Five PV Projects Across Iberia

published: 2021-09-29 9:30

Prosolia Energy and Iberdrola announced on September 22 that they have entered into an agreement to jointly invest EUR 850 million in setting up five PV projects in Spain and Portugal by 2025. Pedro Pestana Aguiar, an executive board member of Prosolia, told Reuters that four of the projects will be located in Spain and each have a generation capacity of 360MW. The fifth project will be located in Portugal and have a generation capacity of 1,140MW. Aguiar pointed out that Portugal will almost double its current PV generation capacity with the addition of that one project. ... more

ITRI Officially Joins Hands with MUFG for R&D Partnership

published: 2021-09-29 9:30

The partnership between Taiwan and Japan has been further deepened amidst the challenges encountered by the global industry chain, with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) officially joining hands with the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) on commencing a new working model that consists of co-investment and R&D, as well as accelerating on the innovation in areas such as semiconductor, electronics, energy, chemistry, mechanics, and biomedicine. ... more

174 Power, TotalEnergies break ground on behind-the-meter solar plant in Texas

published: 2021-09-28 17:53

Solar developer 174 Power Global and oil and gas company TotalEnergies have started construction of an 80MW behind-the-meter (BTM) PV project in Texas. Under construction next to a Gerdau steel mill, the project will feature the c... more

Ubiquity Solar to set up 350MWp cell manufacturing plant in New York

published: 2021-09-28 17:46

Ubiquity Solar will set up a cell manufacturing plant in New York. It will invest US$61 million for the first phase that has an initial 350MWp production line. With the site redevelopment already underway, the company expects the... more