In the middle of 2020, Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources (MERNNR) issued a tender for a solar-plus-storage project that will be located on Baltra Island of the famous Galapagos Archipelago. ...  more

Google announced in September 2020 that the company will aim to provide power for data centers and offices through carbon free electricity in 2030, and although no details have surfaced as of now, Google is now working with the Midwest Renewable Energy Tacking System (M-RETS) on researching and developing purchase models for green electricity that are more complex, so as to inspect and compare the renewable energy certificates and power consumption on an hourly basis that will strengthen carbon emission measures. ...  more

GCL Optoelectronics announced in early March that it has secured more than RMB 100 million in its latest round of fundraising for building a 100MW production line for PV modules containing perovskite cells. The announcement was first conveyed through Cathay Communications to Polaris Solar Photovoltaic Network. Cathay Capital was the lead investor in this round of fundraising. ...  more

The major suppliers of silicon wafers that are used to make PV cells have continued with their plans to build and upgrade production lines. ...  more

The ratio of imported solar remains obstinately high for India, and the government is highly concerned about the progress in the local industry chain; thus, it decided to implement heavy duty to provide assistance for the local industry. The Government of India recently announced that the highest duty for imported solar panels will be 40% starting from April 2022, and the particular motion has already been approved by the Ministry of Finance. ...  more

Solar panels have an expected lifespan of 20-25 years, though the outdoor weather, shade, gravel or even dust can all impact on the performance of power generation, and the real challenge for solar panels begin after the installation. ...  more

Being the state with the most expensive energy due to the dependency on imported fuels in the past, Hawaii had long begun implementing renewable energy in order to achieve autonomous provision of energy and a reduction in energy expenditure, and even proposed the target of adopting 100% renewable energy by 2045 during 2015 under the increasing popularity of green energy, which although derived a substantial amount of doubts back then, is now steadily accomplished. ...  more

Solar Philippines Biga Corporation, a subsidiary of Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings, has announced that it has secured a contract from the Department of Energy of Philippines to initiate the development of a 2GW PV project in Nasugbu, a municipality in the province of Batangas. ...  more