Solar panels are complex devices that allows you to convert light energy into electrical energy – and the more light hits its surface, the more power it will generate. The panels are positioned at a certain angle to the sun, and because of this, they are prone to the accumulation of various pollution (look at …
LIXIL Corporation, a leading player in the global home and construction market, has opened a solar power plant at the GROHE plant in Albergaria, Portugal, as part of its global environmental strategy to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. The solar power plant, consisting of 2270 photovoltaic modules, has a total peak power of 1500 …
Chinese renewable energy engineering company Guangdong No. 2 Hydropower Engineering is launching the long-anticipated 2,000 MW solar power project, according to Yicai Global. The amount of investment is 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) and the project is expected to double the company’s capacity to produce electricity from renewable sources. The commissioning of a power plant …
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China tripled its investments in solar energy projects during January-April, Bloomberg reported. Thanks to this, the Asian giant managed to establish a record number of new capacities for the production of clean energy. During the first four months of this year, investments in “green energy” amounted to 29 billion yuan (about $4.3 billion). This is …
Last week two crucial solar energy deals in the world took place, as Ignitis sold two solar parks in half an hour – the Green Genius power plant in Utena and Vytis III in the Kupiskis region, in Smilgiai, Lithuania. The solar power plant in Utena with a capacity of 460 kW is already in …
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Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque said that solar power should account for 17% of Brazil’s energy mix by 2023. According to the minister, photovoltaic sources and solar energy capacities currently account for 7.7% of electricity generated in the country. “Last year, distributed energy in Brazil was the fourth fastest-growing globally. I think …
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The commissioning of new solar energy plants (SPP) in the US in 2022 could be 25% lower compared to the latest forecast of the US Department of Energy. For communal, commercial, and public solar power plants, the forecasts were reduced by experts by 33, 4, and 0.3%, respectively. The reason for this may be difficulties …
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US solar trade group Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced on Wednesday that predictions for solar production installations in the United States in 2022 and 2023 had been cut by 46%, or 24 GW, as a result of the circumvention lawsuit against solar imports from Southeast Asia, Renewables Now reports. In the year 2021, the …
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Cypress Creek Renewables announced the closing of a $450 million debt facility that will find the growth of the company’s strong solar and storage project pipeline. The company’s projects aim to meet the US’ increasing demand for renewables. In the past few years tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump on solar panel imports have …
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The Tesla Solar Roof is one of the most complex and intricate roofing systems ever made – it consists of textured and undeniably aesthetic solar tiles that mimic standard roof tiles. But even though the company tried to break into the mainstream with this new product, it proved hard to sell, mainly because of its …
