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World Saw Largest Rise in Renewable Energy Capacity in 2017: Report

Both energy demand and energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose substantially for the first time in four years. In the power sector, the transition to renewables is underway but is progressing more slowly than is possible or desirable. The global power generating capacity has seen an exceptional rise in 2017 and the main source of the […]

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Solar Street Lighting Market to Grow at Brisk Pace for Few Years: Research

The governments of many countries such as India, China, and the US have made stringent regulations and schemes such as feed in tariffs and quota based renewable portfolio standards (RPS), or promotion of renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind power and others. A recent market research from P&S Market Research has showed that […]

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Researchers Develop New Battery that Charges within Seconds

Scientists have created the new battery architecture to address the demands for energy storage devices that can be charged faster.   Researchers from the Cornell University in the US have developed a novel self-assembling battery device that can be recharged within seconds and in future could power mobile devices. Scientists have created the new battery architecture to address the demands for energy storage […]

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Dominion Energy Virginia Ranks Among Top 10 US Utility Solar Companies

Dominion Energy has been ranked based on its addition of 247 MW of solar generation during 2017. American power and energy firm, Dominion Energy Virginia has been ranked among the nation’s top 10 utility solar companies by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). SEPA is a non-profit organization dedicated to working with electric power stakeholders. Dominion Energy […]

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First Solar Plans to Build New Manufacturing Plant in Ohio

The construction is expected to begin in mid-2018 and the expansion plan calls for a 1 million square foot facility located in Lake Township, Ohio which is near First Solar’s Perrysburg site. The full production mode will start in late 2019 with an expected annualized capacity of 1.2GW. First Solar, Inc. announced its plans to […]

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Six in Ten US Voters Oppose Tariffs on Solar Panels: Survey

The tariffs came in effect on 22 January on the request from two solar panel producers with operations in United States. The concern was that solar panels are being imported from other countries in such a high volumes that the companies are not able to compete. The imports mostly came from Asia. The new tariffs […]

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China Solar PV Capacity Surges 22% in Q1 2018

In contrast, utility-scale installed capacity declined 64 per cent to only 1.95GW in the first quarter of 2018, compared to the prior year period. In the first quarter of 2018 China installed a total of 9.56GW of Solar PV capacity. This is an increase of 22 percent as compared to previous year, according to China’s […]

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Sungrow to Expand Footprints via 3 GW Prod Unit in India; First Outside China

The move has come as the company aimed to strengthen its global delivery capability by establishing a new factory.   China-based solar inverter supplier, Sungrow will set-up its new 3 GW production factory of central and string inverters in Bangalore, India. The company’s most of its production facilities are based in China and its Bangalore facility will be the […]

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SunPower Acquires US Rival SolarWorld Americas

The company will inject fresh capital into the SolarWorld Americas facility and implement leading-edge, high-efficiency P-Series solar panel manufacturing technology. SunPower has acquired 100 percent of the Hillsboro, Oregon-based SolarWorld Americas, a leading American manufacturer of solar panels. However, the purchase price was not disclosed by the company. The company will inject fresh capital into the […]

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