Spain introduces rebates for renewables-linked storage
The Spanish authorities have allocated €150 million ($161 million) to a new energy storage program.
France allocates 172.9 MW of solar capacity at average price of $0.09/kWh
The French authorities selected 66 projects in a recent tender for “innovative” PV technologies. The final average price was significantly lower than the ceiling price.
Photocatalytic water splitting with 9.2% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency
A US research team has developed a new technique to produce hydrogen from sunlight and water. It works in an indoor environment and uses pure water, concentrated solar light, and an indium gallium nitride photocatalyst.
Neoen starts building fifth big battery in Australia
Neoen is now moving forward with its fifth grid-scale battery in Australia, as its contractors have started work on the 200 MW/400 MWh Blyth Battery storage system in South Australia.
Novel database on existing, planned renewables, solar projects in Africa
A new database developed by researchers in Germany includes 1,074 hydropower projects, 1,128 solar plants, and 276 wind power assets, along with geographic coordinates, construction statuses, and capacities for each of them.
Austria deployed more than 1.4 GW of new solar in 2022
Austria joined the gigawatt club last year after deploying more than 1,000 MW of solar for the first time. It has now reached more than 4.2 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity.
Tunisia launches tenders for 1 GW of solar
The Tunisia authorities plan to allocate 1 GW of installed solar power through two different procurement exercises, spread across 10 projects.
Weekend read: Is EU doing enough?
The European Union has set ambitious targets for solar PV expansion but is Brussels designing the right policies to support growth? Andreas Walstad investigates.
Why solar needs to slim down on silver
New research from UNSW in Australia outlines the need for solar cell and module makers to reduce or eliminate the use of silver in their products. Based on expected PV growth, in line with climate change commitments, solar manufacturers would require at least 85% of global silver reserves, according to the new study.
Canadian Solar resumes plans to list shares in Shanghai
Module manufacturer Canadian Solar first submitted an application for an initial public offering in June 2021.
