EV sales are expected to grow more than 40% annually in the US over the next five years. Image: Pixabay. US solar companies have continued their push in the electric vehicle
Chile to hold renewables and energy storage auction later this year
X-Eio’s 57MW Uribe solar project in Chile. Image: X-Elio. Chile has published details of its latest power auction set to take place later this year that will contract 5,250GWh per
Build Back Better remains deadlocked as Manchin insists negotiations at a standstill
President Joe Biden during a visit to a National Renewable Energy Laboratory facility in Colorado in September 2021. Image: NREL. US President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, which contains
YEAR-END ROUND-UP: Jinko Solar moves closer to STAR Market IPO, Massachusetts unleashes 175MW of delayed PV projects
Massachusetts’ Department of Public utilities has been criticised by SEIA for delaying vital solar PV projects in the state. Image: Nexamp. A round-up of the latest solar news
India’s NTPC tendering for up to 1GW of solar projects, 3GW tender expected in February
Successful bidders will have to perform EPC and O&M services on the solar projects. Image: NTPC NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL), the renewables arm of Indian state-owned power giant NTPC,
Risen unveils US$7 billion expansion plan spanning silicon metal, n-type ingots and modules
Risen exhibiting at SNEC in 2021. Image: PV Tech. Solar manufacturer Risen Energy has revealed the details of a RMB44.6 billion (US$7 billion) manufacturing capacity expansion plan that will span
Project Briefing: How customised install techniques helped install Singapore’s largest floating solar project
The plant features ten floating islands that are tethered to the reservoir bed to prevent movement in strong winds. Credit: Sembcorp Industries. Project name: Tengeh Floating Solar Farm Location: Singapore
PV Tech’s top ten stories of the year, 2021
The Techren solar project in Nevada. Image: Nextracker. In a somewhat turbulent, but always interesting year for solar PV, we’ve seen supply chain volatility and subsequent pricing concerns, a burgeoning
When is the right time for PV repowering?
The Hill Farm PV site located in Bicester, Oxfordshire, UK, managed by WiseEnergy. Credit: WiseEnergy. As operational solar assets mature, news of repowering projects is steadily ramping up. Alice Grundy
What transmission technologies are easing grid connection?
POC-MAST technology is connected to overhead lines of up to 132kV. Credit: Freedom Professional Services New technologies are emerging to help constrained grids integrate an increasing number of solar projects.