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Spain's 160 MW solar plant has been approved

published: 2021-09-26 17:27
The government of Spain’s Navarra region has approved a 160 MW solar project planned by the local renewable energy association Anpier. The project doubles the PV capacity currently installed in the region. This kind of project wou...  more

Russia allocates 775MW of solar PV

published: 2021-09-26 17:19
Russian wholesale electricity market administrator JSC ATS has allocated 775MW of solar PV in the country’s eighth auction round. The solar recorded a lowest price of ₽4.33/kWh (US$0.05/kWh). Chosen solar projects, which are expec...  more

Energy Taiwan 2021 Postponed to December 8–10

published: 2021-09-24 13:52
The most iconic energy industry gathering in Taiwan, Energy Taiwan 2021—which was supposed to be held between October 27 and 29 at TaiNEX 2—has been postponed. On September 9, the organizers, SEMI and TAITRA, announced that the show has been put off to December 8–10. ...  more

Golden Solar’s Xuzhou Base Begins Shipments of 182mm Mono-Si Wafers

published: 2021-09-24 10:43
Golden Solar New Energy Technology Holdings Ltd. (Golden Solar) announced on September 17 that its first batch of 182mm mono-Si wafers was shipped to its client Taoistic Solar from its manufacturing base in Xuzhou, a city in China’s Jiangsu Province. The announcement followed an earlier notice released by the company on September 7 stating that it secured an order for 1 million pieces of 158.75mm mono-Si wafers from the same client. Hence, the latest shipments represent upside demand. ...  more

Solar Panel Reduced by 50% Weight with Glass Replaced by Plastic

published: 2021-09-24 9:30
Can one lift up a piece of solar panel simply with one hand? Dutch solar startup Solarge has replaced the glass layer on solar panels with reinforced plastic, which managed to cut down 50% of the weight, and does not impact the conversion efficiency of the solar panels. ...  more