Persistent wildfires in Canada create cross-continental solar drag
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires has continued to suppress irradiance levels across Canada and the Eastern US into June, with impacts stretching as far as Europe.
Canada’s largest off-grid solar project breaks ground
The Anahim Lake Solar Farm in British Columbia, Canada, will provide the Ulkatcho First Nation with renewable energy, reducing the remote community’s use of diesel for electricity generation by almost two-thirds.
Storage case study: Bulgarian C&I project sets new deployment benchmark
We will dive into a case study of Sigenergy’s 20MWh Bulgarian project which has set a new benchmark for deployment speed and explore the technologies which made it possible.
CSP-driven multigeneration system combines hydrogen generation with compressed air, pumped hydro storage
Researchers have designed a novel multigeneration energy system that provides five outputs, namely electricity, hydrogen, cooling, heating, and hot water. The system is mainly powered by a solar heliostat system and incorporates compressed air and pumped hydro storage technologies for storing surplus power.
Hydro-Quebec shares 300 MW solar tender details
Hydro-Quebec has launched a 300 MW solar tender. Interested applicants have until July 21 to register to the tender and will be given until March 31, 2026 to submit their bid.
Quebec utility targets 3 GW of solar by 2035
State-owned utility Hydro-Quebec has set out a plan to develop 11 GW of clean energy in the next decade, including 3 GW of solar. It is planning an initial 300 MW solar tender for individual projects no bigger than 25 MW.
North American solar PPA market remains stable in Q1 2025
Solar power purchase agreement (PPA) prices in North America held steady in the first quarter of 2025, averaging $57.04/MWh, up 1% from the previous quarter, says LevelTen Energy.
History of U.S. tariffs and how they relate to solar
Days after entering office, the Trump administration announced tariffs on key US trading partners. While Canada and Mexico negotiated a one-month stay, it appears tariffs are set to play an even larger role in US trade policy through 2029. Paula Mints examines the history of U.S. tariffs with a focus on the solar industry.
Canadian government invests in heat pump subsidies for Manitoba
The Canadian government has announced further investment in the country’s heat pump subsidy scheme, which offers homeowners an up to CAD 20,000 ($21,695) payment towards heat pump installations, aimed at the province of Manitoba.
Cadmium telluride vs. crystalline silicon in agrivoltaics
Researchers in Canada have compared strawberry growth under uniform illumination from semi-transparent thin-film cadmium telluride panels and non-uniform illumination from semi-transparent crystalline silicon modules. Their analysis considered metrics such as fresh weight, height, leaf count, chlorophyll content, soil temperature and humidity.
