Solar

Vattenfall plans 5-MW solar project in southwestern Wales

Swedish energy group Vattenfall plans to develop a solar photovoltaic system with capacity up to 5 megawatts peak close to its Parc Cynog wind...

Yingli develops 1500-volt solar module

Yingli Solar has unveiled a 1,500-volt solar photovoltaic panel. The company claims it has designed the panel specifically with utility-scale solar projects in mind. The...

Belgian researchers develop perovskite based modules with record efficiency

Belgian micro and nano-electronics research center Imec of Leuven has reported 11.3 percent aperture area efficiency and 11.9 percent active area efficiency for its...

ReneSola to develop 22.5 MW of projects in Japan

Energy efficient photovoltaic technology provider ReneSola has acquired development rights for 22.5 MW capacity of ground-mounted, utility-scale solar projects in Japan. Most projects in the...

sPower begins work on 45-MW solar project in Arizona

Renewable energy provider sPower has begun construction of its 45-megawatt Sandstone Solar project in Florence, Arizona. The project, scheduled for completion by the end of...

Sarus Solar plans 500-MW solar project in Maharashtra

Sarus Solar, a consortium of Canadian companies, plans to set up a Rs6,500-crore, 500-megawatt solar photovoltaic project in Maharashtra. The joint venture (JV) comprising EPC...

NCCETC MoA to help Koolbridge Solar develop technology

A North Carolina State University (NCSU) affiliate has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with North Carolina-based solar energy solutions company Koolbridge Solar. NCSU’s North...

BYD unveils EVA-free photovoltaic module

Chinese automaker BYD has unveiled a solar photovoltaic module that is free of the encapsulant Ethylene Vinyl Acetate, or EVA. The modules instead use...