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TotalEnergies Starts 380 MW Utility-Scale Solar Plant with Battery Storage in Texas

French Energy major TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Myrtle Solar, its utility-scale operated solar farm in the United States. Located south of Houston, Texas, Myrtle has a capacity of 380 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar production and 225 MWh of co-located batteries. With 705,000 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels installed over an area equivalent to 1,800 American football […]

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What is ailing the growth of solar irrigation in Bihar? 

Birender Singh is a 68-year-old farmer based at Azamgarh village in Sitamarhi district of Bihar. Buoyed by his interest in solar, he installed a 2HP, off-grid solar pump in 2016. It was installed under the state government’s Chief Minister New and Renewable Energy Solar Pump Scheme.  Singh was among the 2,771 farmers who received the subsidized solar pump under the […]

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The Future of Indian Solar Market: TOPCon Technology

Ankit Singhania, Director & Co-Founder, Navitas Solar The Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) structure got more consideration for development of high-performance solar cells by the introduction of a tunnel oxide layer between the substrate and poly-Si, which is best for attaining interface passivation. When the Si solar cell’s efficiency approaches 23%, most of the recombination […]

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Solar Cell Maker AIKO Debuts At Australia’s All Energy Exhibition

Shanghai-based renewable energy company AIKO launched itself at the All-Energy exhibition in Melbourne, Australia on Oct 25 with its cutting-edge solar cell products. The exhibition, one of Australia’s largest, highlights cutting-edge renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies from around the world. AIKO unveiled its products for the first time in the Australia as part of its efforts to expand globally. One of […]

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Trina Solar Employs Vertex N 700W Modules in Coal Mine

A provider for photovoltaic (PV) module and smart energy solutions, Trina Solar’s 210 mm Vertex ultra-high power modules, including the Vertex N 700W and the Vertex 670W, are being used in a 2 GW photovoltaic project in coal mine goafs in Ningxia, China. Once the station is connected to the grid it is forecast to […]

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Solar Accounted For 60% Of New Generation Capacity In Last 5 Years: IEA

The International Energy Agency (IEA) report titled “World Energy Outlook”, shares an update on India’s initiative to build energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The report states that recent events, such as rising heatwaves and other extreme weather events, have not caused a significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions. It further adds that it […]

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The Future of Solar Fabrication: Emerging Trends to Watch

As the world grapples with the consequences of climate change and transitions to cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, solar energy remains as a bright beacon of hope in the renewable energy landscape. Solar power accounts for 4.5% of the world’s electricity and is the third largest renewable electricity technology, behind hydropower and wind. However, the future […]

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Wind & Solar Can Reduce Emissions By 20% In Power Sector: EMBER

A report released by EMBER on peak fossil fuel emission states that wind and solar can reduce emissions by 20% in the power sector. The report shows growing evidence that the world is close to a global peak in power sector emissions. The report finds that there are 107 economies, which have moved past ‘peak’ […]

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US Looking at 40 GW Solar and Wind Additions In 2024 After Blockbuster 2023

The Energy Information Administration (EIA), the official energy statistical agency of the US government released a report on ‘Short Term Energy Outlook’. The report expects that the generation from both natural gas and coal will fall next year in part due to an increase in the generating capacity from renewable sources. It forecasts that 40 […]

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