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Challenges, opportunities for agrivoltaics in India
2023-06-01A new study by the Canada-based International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Consumer Unity and Trust Society International (CUTS) has shown promising results in pilot agrivoltaics projects throughout India, highlighting the opp... -
Solar accounted for 16% of California’s electricity sales in 2021
2023-05-31Solar became California’s biggest non-fossil fuel source of electricity sales in 2021, according to the latest data from the California Energy Commission.In total, solar accounted for 15.9% of the state’s retail electricity sales, the highest among a... -
Global solar PV manufacturing capacity could meet deployment needs in 2030
2023-05-31Announced solar PV manufacturing capacity across the globe has met the deployment levels suggested by the International Energy Agency towards 2030, but only 25% of the announced projects could be considered as committed, according to IEA’s recent stu... -
China’s solar exports up 64% in 2022, will continue to dominate global PV manufacturing
2023-05-31China’s solar exports have continued to grow as demand from global consumers and developers increased, while its dominance in PV manufacturing will likely continue, according to Wood Mackenzie’s recent study.Last year, China’s solar export revenue in... -
PV to out-invest oil and spearhead US$1.7 trillion of renewables investment in 2023
2023-05-31Global solar energy investment will surpass oil for the first time in 2023 as PV leads the charge in a projected 24% increase in clean energy investment compared with 2021.According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Investment 2... -
Only one per cent of land in Italy is suitable for ground-mounted PV without limitations, says McKinsey
2023-05-31Only one per cent of land in Italy is suitable for ground-mounted solar PV projects without limitations, according to analysis company McKinsey.In its new report Land: A crucial resource for the energy transition, McKinsey looked at the land restrict... -
Biden backs solar and vetoes AD/CVD waiver removal
2023-05-31President Joe Biden has vetoed the proposal by the Senate and the House of Representatives to revoke his two-year waiver on Southeast Asian solar PV imports.The President’s veto will uphold the moratorium on imports from Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia a... -
Vietnam to develop rooftop solar for onsite consumption as part of approved energy transition plan
2023-05-31The Vietnamese government has approved a plan to develop renewable energy sources for electricity production, including building rooftop solar for residential and commercial premises.The plan aims to ensure national energy security and provide suffic... -
Spain to regulate renewable communities, allocating space in tenders and grid access
2023-04-27The Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) in Spain has published its proposal to regulate renewable energy communities in the country.Energy communities are projects defined by community ownership – individuals or small companies – and primaril... -
Germany adds 2.6GW of solar PV in Q1 2023
2023-04-27Germany has added more than 2.6GW of solar capacity in the first three months of the year, according to The Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur).With nearly 3GW of solar PV added in Q1 2023, Germany has now passed 70GW of solar capacity install...