Bangladeshi garment makers advance efforts to go green
The government’s clean power department has signed a co-operation agreement with a major clothing industry trade body in a bid to drive net-metered solar rooftop installation.
French photovoltaic greenhouse delivers 3.1 GWh and 4 tons/hectare of asparagus in one year
The solar greenhouse was built by French developer Tenergie in 2017 and last year recorded a remarkable performance in terms of both agricultural ane electricity yield.
Greece’s recovery plan to invest €10bn in clean energy
The Greek government has published its plan for a post-Covid economic recovery. The strategy aims to mobilize at least €10 billion towards the green energy sector, with the prospect of further EU loans on top.
Commercial HJT solar cells could hit 26% efficiency by 2030
Arvind Shah, a professor at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, and Meyer Burger former Chief Innovation Officer Sylvère Leu recently spoke to pv magazine about the future of heterojunction PV modules. They said the tech is mature and can now compete on cost with PERC panels in projects – particularly in hot, humid environments.
Shunfeng prepares to sell golden goose to keep creditors at bay
The solar developer is preparing to sell off its most profitable operation and is reliant on the goodwill of creditors as it plans to divest more of its Chinese solar projects.
Apple’s suppliers embrace renewable energy
The move is part of the U.S. technology company’s 2030 plan to rely 100% on renewable energy.
GCL eyeing near-800 MW solar project sell-off to state-owned Three Gorges
The polysilicon maker and solar developer saw its shares suspended from trading this morning after missing the deadline to publish its annual report but has been busy with more planned PV project sales.
Belgian development agency launches tender for five solar mini-grids in Mozambique
The five solar-plus-storage facilities will be located in Zambézia and Nampula provinces.
Sweden hits 1 GW milestone
The Scandinavian country saw the installation of more than 400 MW of PV systems last year. The Swedish solar market keeps being driven by rooftop PV.
Australia may host GW-scale PV module factory
Australia’s Sun Cable is planning a factory that could produce PV modules for the world’s biggest solar+storage project – the Australia-ASEAN Power Link.
