Daily Archives: December 15, 2025

With over 50 GW of renewable capacity stranded nationwide as of June 2025, the message is clear: identifying and overcoming the challenges in India’s construction sector is no longer optional but essential to sustain the country’s solar growth. Image: RUMSL … Continue reading →

ShareSouth Africa recently added a major new asset to its power system, as the 273-megawatt (MW) Grootfontein solar photovoltaic (PV) project reached commercial operation in the Western Cape.The facility, developed by Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec ASA in partnership with … Continue reading →

Solar companies making big profits now, but earnings may slow in next 3 years: DAM Capital  ANI Newssource

A project to build more solar panels at Goshen’s wastewater treatment plant will not be moving forward. The city had been looking to enter into a public-private partnership with Solscient Energy, which previously built a solar array on the property, … Continue reading →

Vikram Solar has appointed Arun Mittal—formerly managing director and CEO (India) at Lohum Cleantech—as chief executive officer of its energy-storage solutions arm, VSL Powerhive.Arun Mittal, chief executive officer, VSL PowerhiveVikram SolarVikram Solar, a Kolkata-based solar panel manufacturer, has appointed Arun … Continue reading →

Norway’s Scatec has started commercial operations at a large solar PV cluster plant, the first developments to be commissioned under South Africa’s renewable energy independent power producers procurement (REIPPP) programme round five.Tagged with: Power South Africa Subscriber only contentAn active … Continue reading →

Korean policy analyst focusing on solar power plant siting and permitting, Daun Kim, has reported on her recent trip to India’s Bhadla Solar Park. The analyst highlights how clear siting policies and streamlined permitting helped India scale renewables, something that … Continue reading →

Clear skies. Low 12F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.. Clear skies. Low 12F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Updated: December 14, 2025 @ 11:23 pm The Bedford Police Department (Va) is urging residents to remain vigilant … Continue reading →

The new modular energy storage solution is compatible with TCL Sunpower solar panels and offers 10–30 kWh capacity, multiple inverter options, and enhanced safety features. Image: TCL Sunpower From pv magazine FranceChinese manufacturer TCL SunPower Global, a unit of TCL … Continue reading →

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.solar panel, a component of a photovoltaic system that is made out of a series of photovoltaic cells arranged to generate electricity using sunlight.The main component of … Continue reading →

Credits: The Diary 24 in-house editionDubai has begun a major transformation towards a future that depends less on oil and more on renewable energy. The recent update in Dubai includes the establishment of four new solar power stations with a … Continue reading →

WNEGThe Voice of Wonderful NE GeorgiaThe Voice of Wonderful NE GeorgiaBy the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office – GeorgiaEarly this year, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners (SC BOC) approved a solar panel project at the Stephens County Jail. The goal … Continue reading →

Solar Power WorldBy Kelly Pickerel | December 8, 2025In August 2025, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) decided to start an antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigation on solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia and Laos. An uptick in solar … Continue reading →

Apple has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Danish developer European Energy for renewable electricity from the 108MWdc Lancaster solar park in Victoria, Australia.This marks the tech giant’s first major renewable energy procurement deal in the Australian market. Get … Continue reading →

A new thermoelectric device boosts the electricity generation capability of a little-known solar technology by 15 times. Instead of relying on conventional solar cells, it pulls electricity straight from heat created by concentrated sunlight.The prototype belongs to a class of … Continue reading →

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Highlights:India’s clean energy transition has entered a pivotal phase, propelled by rapid growth in solar installations and a series of national programmes aimed at reshaping how the country produces and consumes electricity. New data from the Ministry of New and … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, we talked about some real-world numbers shared by Redditors who added a rooftop solar system to their homes. Not to be outdone, Electrek readers took to the comments to share their own real-world solar numbers. Here … Continue reading →

AdvertisementAs one of the most advanced solar nations in the world, Australia is well placed to experiment with giving people free power – and if it succeeds, other countries may look to copy its approachBy James Woodford 7 November 2025 … Continue reading →

India’s ability to reach 500GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030 is being increasingly constrained by grid limitations and growing tender complexity, according to Abhinav Jindal, deputy general manager at Power Management Institute (PMI). Speaking to PV Tech, Jindal suggested that transmission readiness … Continue reading →

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.Since its installation, the Pacific Science Center’s solar flowers have become a staple.Photo Credit: iStock A common objection to solar … Continue reading →

India’s Manufacturing Might on Display as Waaree Energies Hits 1+ GW Monthly Output- A Nation’s First  SolarQuartersource

Renewable energy developer Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), a Tata Power subsidiary, has commissioned a 300MW solar PV project for Indian hydropower company NHPC at Karnisar Bhatiyan in Bikaner, Rajasthan. According to the firm, the project was completed over two and a half years and incorporates around 775,000 modules. The NHPC-owned … Continue reading →

THINK ALUMINIUM THINK AL CIRCLEGamme Telco, a division of Group Mitjavila, has unveiled its newly developed all-aluminium solar carport named Electra Design 3 for residential and commercial application. The uniqueness of this carport is it generates solar power while providing … Continue reading →

Wisconsin lawmakers are again floating a bill that would allow private developers to build and operate small-scale solar farms – drawing objections from utility companies.A group of Republican lawmakers, led by Sen. Patrick Testin, of Stevens Point, and Rep. Scott … Continue reading →

Flying butterflies could power the future — Australia’s latest photovoltaic breakthrough shocks experts  El Diario 24source

Power from 200,000 solar panels  Daily Tribunesource

Solar Power WorldBy Kelly Pickerel | December 8, 2025In July, the Trump administration initiated a Sec. 232 investigation into the polysilicon industry. An affirmative Sec. 232 ruling would let the federal government impose tariffs on imported products if they are … Continue reading →

The Australian government has approved the 300MW Dunmore solar-plus-storage project near Toowoomba, Queensland, completing the environmental assessment process in just 19 days.Australia’s environment and water minister, Murray Watt, announced the approval, highlighting the project’s strategic site selection that eliminated the … Continue reading →

The council on Dec. 8 discussed an appeal of a recent Planning Commission decision to approve a permit for a solar panel project. Citing environmental concerns, the Los Cerritos Wetlands Trust appealed the decision to the council.The project would put … Continue reading →

In response to the growing demand for solutions for low load-bearing roofs, Chinese manufacturer DMEGC is presenting an IEC-certified lightweight 460 W module at France’s largest PV trade show – EnerGaïa.Eric Goubier, Technical Manager for France and MENA at DMEGC, stands … Continue reading →

Developer Pacific Energy has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Horizon Power to deliver a hybrid power system to the town of Leonora in Western Australia’s goldfields, aiming for up to 60% renewable energy penetration by 2027.The hybrid … Continue reading →

Solar PV in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) made a strong showing across October 2025, reaching 4,715GWh – a 9.88% increase on the 4,291GWh recorded in October 2024.This means that both utility-scale and rooftop solar PV managed to generate 424GWh … Continue reading →

Tariffs Drive New U.S. Solar Panel Production—Will Texas Miss Out?  Forbessource

Building an end-to-end solar manufacturing supply chain has become a “strategic imperative” for Australia, Stellar PV CEO Louise Hurll told PV Tech, describing it as a “transformational opportunity” for the nation to evolve from a consumer of clean energy technology into a global … Continue reading →

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.“They’ve been good partners in our community.”Photo Credit: iStock About 600 sheep will soon take over landscaping duties at Louisiana’s … Continue reading →

More than £1m is to be borrowed to fit six buildings with solar panels, a city council has said.Exeter City Council estimated the initiative would save it about £100,000 every year and cut emissions.Members of the full council voted in … Continue reading →

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Recurrent Energy’s 150MW Carwarp Solar Farm in Victoria and Global Power Generation (GPG) Australia’s 200MW Glenellen Solar Farm in New South Wales have registered with AEMO’s Market Management System.This indicates that both projects are progressing toward commissioning and commercial operation. … Continue reading →

India added 26.6 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of 2025, up 53.7% from a year earlier, with large-scale projects providing most of the growth, according to Mercom India. Image: Avaada Group From pv magazine IndiaIndia installed … Continue reading →

Recycling of perovskite solar cells  ScienceDirect.comsource

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.“The most important thing is that your annual lease payment costs and your utility bill costs are lower than what … Continue reading →

Australia is taking decisive steps to transform its role in the global solar value chain through the AU$1 billion (US$653 million) Solar Sunshot Programme. Announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in March 2024 under the government’s Future Made in Australia initiative, the programme aims to rebuild … Continue reading →

Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) and EDP Renewables Australia have signed an agreement to develop a 400MWac solar-plus-storage project in Toowoomba, Queensland.Punchs Creek Renewable Energy Project combines a 400MWac solar PV facility with a co-located 400MW/1,600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). … Continue reading →

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Germany starts historic testing of red photovoltaics — The result shows that blue is not the only color  El Diario 24source

India’s solar module sector faces shake-up as overcapacity looms, ICRA analysts say  Reuterssource

The future of a large scale, regional solar power project in Centre county is now uncertain, as the once projected savings from the solar array have now been greatly scaled back.What was once termed the only solar power project of … Continue reading →

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India’s solar panel exports slump in September as US tariffs bite  Reuterssource