US utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) has announced a plan to expand a 765 kV substation to add 2.45GW of renewables in Illinois.
SolarPower Europe, the trade body representing the European solar industry, has published a report forecasting the next four years of solar power on the continent, headlined by the fact that European solar developers are on track to install a record 56GW of new solar capacity in 2023.
In this field, an emerging technology-100MW Auto Hi Pot Tester is attracting widespread attention. This breakthrough technology not only improves the efficiency of testing, but also provides engineers with a more reliable testing solution.
Spanish solar PV developer Solarpack has signed two power purchase agreements (PPA) with a “global utility” for solar PV capacity in its home country.
India’s renewables capacity will increase to 170GW by March 2025 for a number of reasons, including the decline in solar PV cell and module prices, according to a study conducted by Indian rating agency ICRA.
Astronergy European Product and Technical Service Manager, Dr Yi Deng, addressed attendees at the recent PV ModuleTech conference in Barcelona, underlining the company’s market knowledge and diversity of solutions.
London-headquartered renewable energy financier Cubico Sustainable Investments has started operations of its 135MW solar PV plant in the state of Mississippi, US.
Solar has become the cheapest source of newly-built electricity generation in multiple markets across the globe, with the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) for solar PV 29% lower than the cheapest fossil fuel alternative, according to consultancy firm EY’s new report.
The automatic LED solar simulator is an advanced device used to simulate the characteristics and spectrum of sunlight. It is based on LED technology and can accurately simulate the color, brightness and temperature of natural light. This simulator is widely used in a variety of fields, including research, industry and outdoor lighting.
Long and unpredictable interconnection queues, permitting, the shortages of skilled labour and essential equipment and grid upgrade financing are the major obstacles to US transmission upgrades, according to US law firm Troutman Pepper.
The solar industry in California could lose 17,000 jobs by the end of 2023, representing 22% of all solar jobs in the state, due to the implementation of NEM 3.0 – a billing structure of California’s rooftop solar net metering scheme – in April 2023.
Following three months of stable operation of Astronergy’s n-type TOPCon PV modules at China’s first deep-sea floating PV empirical base, where performance has been measured under salt spray and water resistance conditions, the products have been officially certified by China’s National Centre of Supervision and Inspection for PV Product Quality (CPVT).
