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Solar Panels Do Work On Cloudy Days
Some critics of solar power say that solar panels don’t produce electricity on cloudy days. This claim is false. Solar panels can still can produce 10–25% of their typical output on a...
Yingli Secures Order For 12 Solar PV Plants In Chile Worth 146 Megawatts
Yingli Green Energy has announced it has secured orders for 12 solar PV projects in Chile worth 146 megawatts for which it will provide Engineering, Procurement, and Construction services.
One of the world’s...
Vietnam Sees Solar Power Construction Boom as Nation Goes Green
Numerous projects to build large solar power facilities are underway in Vietnam, as the country scrambles to make up for the anticipated power shortage due to the recent cancellation of nuclear power...
Tesla and Australia will Turn 50,000 Homes into a Virtual Solar Power Plant
The state of South Australia has announced that it will create a network of thousands of solar-powered homes, using Tesla solar panels and Powerwall batteries, Reuters reports. Initial phases of the plan...
Montana Solar Panel Installers Not Fazed by New Tariff
In one of President Donald Trump's biggest trade agreements thus far in 2018, he’s imposed a 30-percent tariff on imported solar panels.
Currently, 60 percent of solar panels are manufactured in China and...
Solar Energy Can Create More Good Jobs
Iowa is known across the country as a leader in renewable energy, including ethanol, biodiesel and wind. These industries are built on Iowa’s natural resources and benefit Iowans through lower energy costs,...
Global Solar To Hit 106 Gigawatts Of New Installations In 2018, Predicts EnergyTrend
EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, has predicted that strong momentum in China and rebounding demand in Europe will push the global solar market to install 106 gigawatts in 2018.
According to EnergyTrend’s latest...
San Diego Padres Building MLB’s Largest Solar Power System
The San Diego Padres are building the largest solar plant in all of Major League Baseball (MLB).According to CNBC.com, Petco Park, the Padres home stadium, will build a 336,520 watt system. The...
Cal Poly Solar Farm To Provide 25% Of University’s Needs
Cal Poly, part of the California State University system, has this week dedicated a 4.5 megawatt solar farm that will serve to provide 25% of the university’s electricity needs, result in millions...
Solar Tariff To Reduce US PV Installations By 11% Over Next 5 Years, Claims GTM
New analysis by GTM Research published a day after Donald Trump applied a 30% tariff on imported solar cells and modules shows that the US solar industry will see a 11% decrease...
India’s Tamil Nadu Plans 500 Megawatt Solar Park
The south Indian state of Tamil Nadu has announced plans to set up a 500 megawatt solar power park. This will be the first solar power park the state government has planned...
China Officially Installed 52.83 Gigawatts Worth Of Solar In 2017
China’s National Energy Administration published its official solar statistics for 2017 on Monday, revealing that the country had installed a total of 52.83 gigawatts worth of new solar capacity in 2017.
A lot...
Abu Dhabi To Launch 350+ Megawatt Solar Tender This Year
This year we may see yet another record low solar power tariff as Abu Dhabi gears up to launch a second tender for a large-scale solar power park.
Officials of Abu Dhabi Water...
NEXTracker Lands 325 Megawatt Tracker Deal At Egypt’s Benban Solar Park
One of the largest solar power parks globally will have solar trackers supplied by leading tracker supplier NEXTracker.
In a press release, NEXTracker announced that it will supply trackers for 325 megawatts of...
1 Gigawatt Solar Power Tender Planned In India’s Maharashtra State
India’s largest state, in terms of power consumption, is set to float its first major solar power tender this year.
Despite its huge appetite for electricity, the state of Maharashtra has lagged between...
China Donates Thousands of Solar Power Generating Systems to Nepal
China on Sunday donated more than 32,000 solar power generating systems to Nepal to enhance its domestic capacity in combating climate change and to provide electricity to communities that have not had...
