Tindo presents new 475 W full-black residential solar panel
Tindo Solar, Australia’s lone producer of PV modules, has officially released a new generation of TOPCon N-type solar panels, including an all-black version featuring an output of 475 W and conversion efficiency of 21.9%.
Maldives runs tender to procure rooftop solar materials
The Maldives is running a tender to secure materials for household solar systems with a combined capacity of 1.5 MW. The deadline for applications is Sept. 14.
Wave power poised to complement solar PV in future global energy mix
Wave power may emerge as a valuable renewable energy source given recent economic and technical projections indicating a substantial potential of wave energy, particularly in coastal and island regions. Wave and solar resources are complementary around the world and thus may lead to energy systems combining solar PV with wave power. Islands may benefit most from wave power added to solar PV.
Data center firms could buy utilities and add renewables, says trade group exec
Data center firms could purchase electric utilities and add renewable generation in the United States, says Simon Mahan, executive director of the Southern Renewable Energy Association, which represents the wind, solar, storage and transmission sectors.
Redington, Websol partner on small solar kits for Indian rooftops
Redington has partnered with Websol Energy System to launch 2 kW to 10 kW solar kits for homes and small businesses, combining high-efficiency modules with inverters and balance-of-system (BoS) components.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Polysilicon prices edge higher, wafers flat
The upward trend of polysilicon prices continued this week, although by only 0.42%, with polysilicon producers keeping utilization rates between 46% and 80%, according to the CNMIA.
Corning, T1 Energy agree to U.S. domestic solar polysilicon, wafer supply deal
The partnership supports a full domestic energy supply chain from raw polysilicon to finished solar panels.
Germany deploys 1.4 GW of solar in July
Germany added 8.65 GW of new photovoltaic capacity in the first seven months of this year, according to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), bringing cumulative solar deployments to more than 109 GW.
PGE Group launches 400 MW two-hour battery storage tender in Poland
PGE Group has launched a tender for a 400 MW/2-hour battery energy storage system in Gryfino, Poland, expanding the state-owned company’s national storage capacity to 800 MWh.
Activ8 Energies acquires Low Carbon Energy to expand UK solar portfolio
Activ8 Energies, 50% owned by SSE Airtricity, has acquired all shares of UK-based Low Carbon Energy (LCE) to strengthen its commercial and industrial (C&I) solar portfolio in the United Kingdom.
