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On Wednesday night, Sydney’s Blacktown City Council voted in favour of a target of 100% renewable electricity for its operations by 2025. The target was one of a number of climate change related recommendations adopted, including the declaration of a climate emergency – making it the 93rd Australian council to do so. “The science-based evidence […]
RP Construction Services has signed on to install more than 5 MW of solar tracking projects in Arkansas for Today’s Power Inc. (TPI). All projects will feature DuraTrack HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers by Array Technologies. Today’s Power, a wholly owned subsidiary of Little Rock-based utility service cooperative Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc. (AECI), will receive […]
Former surface mines in central Appalachia could be re-purposed for solar. Environmental group The Nature Conservancy is exploring the options. February 27, 2020William Driscoll From pv magazine USA. Solar could be installed on a coalfield in the U.S. state of West Virginia if plans by Virginian environmental organization The Nature Conservancy are realized. The U.S.’s […]
February 27th, 2020 by Johnna Crider Tesla Model Y deliveries are soon starting in Canada (as well the USA) and it is beginning to feel like Christmas in March. Tesla Model Y buyers in both Canada and the US have now received emails from Tesla telling them to prepare for their Model Y deliveries. Twitter […]
The developer of the material, German specialist Pellucere, says its innovation can raise PV energy yield 3.5-4.2%. February 27, 2020Sandra Enkhardt According to Juwi, the More Sun coating reduces soiling by up to 90%. The image shows the result of a test in the California desert after seven weeks. Image: Pellucere Technologies From pv magazine […]
Based on the 210mm large-size silicon wafer and monocrystalline PERC cell, the new modules come replete with several innovative design features allowing high power output of more than 500Wp and module efficiency up to 21%, consolidating the Company’s leadership and embracing a new era of PV 5.0. Trina Solar Co., Ltd (“Trina Solar” or the […]
Trina Solar has formally unveiled its latest Duomax V bifacial double-glass modules and Tallmax V backsheeted modules. Based on the 210-mm large-size silicon wafer and monocrystalline PERC cell, the new modules come will have a high power output of more than 500 W and module efficiency up to 21%. According to preliminary estimates from large-scale ground-mounted power stations in China’s Heilongjiang province, compared with conventional 410-W […]
Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for 18.2% of net domestic electrical generation during 2019, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of just-released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). A year earlier, renewables’ share was 17.5%. The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” (with data through December 31, […]
The key market drivers are photovoltaic (PV) power plants – utility-scale installations with more than one megawatt (MW) of capacity. There are clear trends not just in installation size, but also in the latest technologies. Munich/Pforzheim, February 27, 2020 – The global photovoltaics market is expected to grow by 14 percent this year, reaching a […]
Latest research from Cornwall Insight highlights that as a result of the elevated wind speeds experienced in January onshore wind load factors averaged 42% for the month, and older offshore sites (pre-2016) reached an average of 52%. Latest research from Cornwall Insight highlights that as a result of the elevated wind speeds experienced in January […]
