Qair begins construction on 30 MW of solar in Chad
The renewable energy unit of the Total group expects to energize two solar parks next year.
EDF bags PPA for 20 MW solar park from French railway operator
Construction on the solar plant is expected to begin this year. It will supply power to SNCF’s unit SNCF Energie over a 20-year period.
Australia’s ‘largest’ solar facade
Victorian-based property developer Beulah has announced its soon-to-be-completed Paragon tower, in the heart of Melbourne, will be home to the nation’s largest and most efficient vertical solar PV system.
LG unveils 390 W n-type module
The Korean manufacturer said the NeON H solar panel is the most reliable and efficient renewable energy solution it has ever created. The new product features an efficiency of 21.2% and a temperature coefficient of -0.33% per degree Celsius,
Hail insurance is about risk management for PV developers
In the second installment of this series, pv magazine talks with Michael Kolodner of Marsh to learn about the evolution of hail risk management and how insuring a solar project is about more than just the policy.
Solar PV driving green hydrogen to undercut gas, says BloombergNEF
BloombergNEF has shown that solar PV is the key driver of declining green hydrogen costs. The forecast shows costs falling by 85% by 2050, undercutting natural gas and blue and gray hydrogen production.
Maxeon to ramp up solar shingle module production in the US
The expansion depends on the company obtaining debt or equity financing to buy equipment, after which initial sales are expected to start in the first quarter of 2022.
Orix secures PPA for 2.2 MW unsubsidized solar plant in Japan
The Japanese company will supply, with solar power, a denim factory in the Hiroshima prefecture.
Unsigned PPAs halting India’s renewable energy growth
Nearly 19 GW of renewable energy capacity tendered by state body the Solar Energy Corporation of India is on hold due to electric distribution companies’ unwillingness to sign the power purchase agreements. Manufacturing-linked solar projects alone account for a 63% share of the capacity in limbo.
Mali greenlights two PV projects totaling 83 MW
A 50 MW project is being planned by French company Legendre Energie and a 33 MW facility is under development by Scatec.
