The solar facility will sell power to the local grid at around US$0.04/kWh. The project is part of Armenia’s six-year $58 million solar program.

The group of scientists has identified a new process by which holes get trapped in nanoparticles made of zinc oxide.

The solar facility, planned to be built in the northwestern province of Salta, was awarded a 20-year PPA in the second round (Ronda 1.5) of the Argentinean program for large-scale renewable energy projects, RenovAr.

The scheme, set to be implemented over the next three years, includes net metering, FITs for small-scale solar, and a series of tenders.

The 21-year PPAs are the latest in a series of projects and supply deals that have been announced by the Malaysian power utility in recent months.

Although there is still confusion between different numbers provided by the Swedish energy agency, Energimyndigheten, new statistics suggest that Sweden was the largest PV market in Scandinavia in 2017.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and Japan-based SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son, to establish the world’s largest solar PV energy project by 2030. How likely it is to materialize, and what will be done with the power, if it is realized, however, remains to be seen. Of more interest, says BNEF, is the first 7.2 GW phase.

While the solar investment fund F2i has agreed to acquire 51 MW across several regions, PV developer Ternienergia has sold 10 solar parks totaling 11 MW.

The French power utility said it aims to become the European leader in this market. The new plan will entail all market segments, but will primarily focus on the residential sector.

After releasing the guidelines for the grid integration of distributed generation power generators in February, the Energy Community Secretariat has now provided new instructions to help governments of southeastern European countries launch auction mechanisms to support large-scale solar and renewables.