PV

AMEA Power Closes on 120MW Doornhoek Solar PV Project in South Africa

Thursday, 06 June 2024 Beth Anton AMEA Power, a renewable energy companies based in the Middle East, announced it has reached financial close on its 120MW Doornhoek Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project located in South Africa. When commissioned, ...

Germany

SolarEdge announces SolarEdge ONE solution for German homeowners with dynamic rate plan

Thursday, 06 June 2024 Robin Whitlock

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. has announced the introduction of its dynamic rate optimisation capability for homeowners with a dynamic rate plan in Germany.

American solar panel manufacturing capacity increases 71% in First Quarter of 2024

Thursday, 06 June 2024 Robin Whitlock A record-setting 11 gigawatts (GW) of new solar module manufacturing capacity came online in the United States during Q1 2024, the largest quarter of solar manufacturing growth in American history. Total ...

First Solar Becomes Solar Industry's First EPEAT Climate+ Champion

Wednesday, 05 June 2024 REM First Solar, Inc. announced that its Series 6 Plus and Series 7 TR1 products are the world's first photovoltaic solar modules to achieve the EPEAT Climate+ designation, establishing a new benchmark for ...

Qcells Solar Panels Among the Most Sustainably Made on U.S. Market

Tuesday, 04 June 2024 Beth Anton Qcells residential and commercial solar panels – known as Q.TRON and Q.PEAK DUO -- achieved the Global Electronics Council’s stringent sustainability criteria, making them EPEAT registered products. ...

EBMUD in California Builds its Largest Solar Array

Monday, 03 June 2024 REM Climate change affects every aspect of the East Bay Municipal Utility District’. As EBMUD invests in a sustainable future, it begins its second century of service with the installation of its largest ...

Uganda

Justice Microgrid to power free legal support for rural Ugandans

Friday, 31 May 2024 Robin Whitlock

A new solar microgrid in Bala, Uganda, provides power for a legal support centre, local government buildings and community spaces.

Grant County Solar Project Completion Marks Milestone in Wisconsin Clean Energy

Thursday, 30 May 2024 REM Alliant Energy has successfully completed constructing its Grant County Solar Project. The 200-megawatt (MW) solar array in Potosi, Wisconsin, can generate enough electricity to power more than 50,000 ...

Italy

GreenGo gets approval for first solar PV plant in Italy’s Friuli-Venezia Giulia region

Thursday, 30 May 2024 Robin Whitlock GreenGo has announced the completion of the administrative procedures necessary for the Simple Permit Procedure (PAS) for its Marianne solar PV plant in San Daniele del Friuli in northern Italy and the ...

Rivian Partners with Pivot Energy to Build Community Solar in Illinois

Tuesday, 28 May 2024 REM Renewable energy provider Pivot Energy is partnering with American EV maker Rivian on a total of 60 Megawatts of solar energy. Rivian has committed to purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) generated ...