Solar

Portugal is now the country with the world’s lowest-cost solar PV contract.

San José Clean Energy and EDP Renewables SA have signed a 20 year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 100 MW of new solar energy and 10 MW of battery storage at the Sonrisa Solar Park in Fresno County, California.

Canadian Solar Inc. has announced its 100.1 MWp Cafayate solar power project in Argentina started commercial operation on 19 July 2019. It is now the largest operational solar power plant in the country.

Ormat Technologies Inc. has announced that it has commenced commercial operation of the company’s first-ever geothermal and solar hybrid project.

Wood Mackenzie’s Vice Chair Gavin Thompson writes about the exciting growth of renewables in Asia Pacific.

Solar Power World has named Black & Veatch among the top US solar contractors, ranking the company sixth of 415 installers on the magazine's 2019 ‘Top Solar Contractors’ list.

Germany-based clean energy fund Hep Kapitalverwaltung AG have agreed to invest US$50–80 million annually in a partnership to develop small solar projects in the US.

Solar Trade Association Chief Executive Chris Hewett has sent an open letter to the ‘big 6’ and other electricity suppliers calling for export tariff offers to be put to solar households.

A consortium of Tractebel, Jan De Nul Group, DEME, Soltech and Ghent University has announced the launch of a project in the field of marine floating solar technology.

The ‘Solar Energy Storage Market by End-Users and Geography - Global Forecast and Analysis 2019-2023’ report has been released by ResearchAndMarkets.com.

Indian state-owned engineering firm BHEL Sunday has secured a Rs-100 crore order from NTPC to set up a 25 MW floating solar photovoltaic power plant at Simhadri in Andhra Pradesh, The Free Press Journal is reporting.

Reuters is reporting that although solar power is the fastest growing source of electricity generation, equipment prices have fallen in recent years in the face of Chinese competition and increased production.

DNV GL is acting as technical advisor for south-east Asia’s largest floating PV public tender at Singapore’s Tengeh Reservoir.

BP’s solar subsidiary is on the hunt for Britain’s shiniest grass to help make the most of new double-sided solar panels that can harness light reflected off the ground, The Guardian has reported.

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd has announced that the world’s largest solar plant of 1177kWp, which was jointly developed by Japan’s Marubeni Corp. and Emirates Water and Electricity Company, has recently started commercial operations as scheduled at Sweihan in Abu Dhabi.