Daily Archives: August 6, 2026

Platts to extend Solar PV price assessments in India  spglobal.comsource

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Chatbot nearly botches solar install after calling own recommendation a ‘bad idea’  Yahoo Techsource

Aurora Solar has announced the launch of the Aurora Solar Marketplace, an online platform where U.S. homeowners can get cost and savings estimates for rooftop solar installations and reach out for service on their existing installations. After providing details including an … Continue reading →

Tandem PV Acquires nexTC to Bring Critical Coating Technology In-House  businesswire.comsource

Home – Energy – Volkswagen let 40 sheep graze under 31,000 solar panels, and the animals changed how the whole plant produces electricityVolkswagen has turned part of its Września factory complex in Poland into an unusual test of industrial efficiency. … Continue reading →

Australian remote and off-grid power specialist Zenith Energy said its hybrid power plants are now consistently achieving renewable energy penetration rates above 80% at mine sites, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and putting to rest any concerns that high-renewable energy … Continue reading →

Perovskite solar manufacturer Wuxi UtmoLight Technology has connected a 6.7 MW rooftop distributed PV project in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, to the grid.The company said the installation is the world’s largest single commercial perovskite rooftop project to date, using around 15,000 … Continue reading →

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US independent power producer (IPP) Avantus has closed a US$1.05 billion corporate credit facility, doubling the US$522 million facility it secured in July 2024.The expanded financing will support the company’s IPP strategy and accelerate the development of its solar and energy storage … Continue reading →

JinkoSolar, LONGi Green and Canadian Solar have held investor briefings recently, sharing views on China’s mandatory PV efficiency standard; the outlook for tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon), back contact (BC) and heterojunction (HJT) technologies; and energy storage strategies both home … Continue reading →

Another solar farm is set to be built on Norfolk countryside, despite several major renewable projects already planned for the nearby area.The project on 236 acres (95 hectares) of land between Beeston and Gressenhall, near Dereham, has been approved by … Continue reading →

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Third solar site bid for area near mega-farms plans  Yahoosource

US solar cell and module manufacturer T1 Energy has signed a 641MW module supply agreement with independent power producer (IPP) Clearway Energy.Under the supply agreement, the modules will be built using domestic solar cells from T1’s G2_Austin solar cell processing … Continue reading →

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.Solar panels are generally built to withstand years of outdoor exposure.Photo Credit: Reddit A routine attempt to clean the solar … Continue reading →

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.Roughly two-thirds of incidents were limited to PV equipment, while about one-quarter extended to nearby surfaces.Photo Credit: Slovenian National Building … Continue reading →

US perovskite manufacturer Tandem PV has acquired fellow US company nexTC, which develops thin-film metal oxide coating processes for tandem solar modules.Tandem PV said the move would bring the development of “critical” coating technology “in-house”, and give the company more … Continue reading →

We use cookies to improve your experience and for marketing. Read our cookie policy Manage cookies Search across reports, market insights, and blog stories.Solar photovoltaic installations in India hit a record 14.4 gigawatts during the first quarter of 2026, according … Continue reading →

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India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-I by adding 12,724MW of solar module manufacturing capacity in its August 2026 update, taking the total listed capacity to 217,107MW.Adani New … Continue reading →

MNRE Clarifies ALMM List-II Rules Across Solar Project Categories  BW Businessworldsource

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera, Reporter SMALL-SCALE electricity end-users will be able to install solar power systems more quickly as the Department of Energy (DoE) streamlined the permitting process by removing prior approval hurdles.In a circular released on Wednesday, the DoE … Continue reading →

Australia’s federal government has announced it will expand the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) to cover solar installations of up to 1MW, ten times the current cap, cutting the cost of commercial and industrial rooftop solar by around 20%.Climate and … Continue reading →

By: Luis ReyesPublished: Aug 5, at 2:00pm ETHops do not stand up on their own. The plant that bitters your beer is a bine, it climbs, and a hop yard is really a piece of structural engineering with about 23 … Continue reading →

Advancing the commercial and industrial energy transition.57-MW Brazatortas I solar farm in the Castilla-La Mancha region. | Credit: ZelestraGlobal renewable developer Zelestra is continuing to expand its partnerships in the U.S. through power purchase agreements, extending that reach with automotive and … Continue reading →

A new photovoltaic system for Sofidel America in Circleville, OhioAnother step in Sofidel’s energy transition journey: a new photovoltaic system has become operational at the Sofidel America facility in Circleville, Ohio, USA.Installed on the roof of the reel warehouse built … Continue reading →

The Supreme Committee for Libyan-Chinese Cooperation reported today that, as part of Libyan-Chinese cooperation and following up on previous meetings regarding a solar farm project, a meeting was held today at the headquarters of the Renewable Energy Authority of Libya … Continue reading →

⚡ Quick ReadThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has taken a decisive step to streamline the domestic solar manufacturing ecosystem by issuing formal clarifications on the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List II. As the Indian … Continue reading →

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Independent power producer (IPP) ContourGlobal has begun construction of its fourth large-scale solar PV and battery storage hybrid project in Chile.The company is fully owned by US investment firm KKR and is building its Los Maitenes project in the O’Higgins … Continue reading →

0 Powered by : The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, an India-based authority, has clarified ALMM List-II applicability for PV cells. Bidding projects are exempt when submissions closed by 31 August 2025 and remained live on 28 July 2025. … Continue reading →

Sudan has exempted solar PV systems from custom fees. The decision was confirmed by the Sudanese Customs Forces, a government office affiliated with the country’s Ministry of Interior, via its social media pages.The move follows a fire that damaged the … Continue reading →

From linear to circular solar PV supply chains: A system dynamics approach toward sustainable poverty alleviation  ScienceDirect.comsource

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The Silicon Industry Branch, the Chinese upstream solar supply chain trade body, released its latest monocrystalline wafer pricing data on 30 July. Mainstream n-type wafer prices fell across the board this week, with the average price of n-type G10L monocrystalline … Continue reading →

The company plans to expand into solar cells, wafers, ingots and battery storage while strengthening its international footprint across key global markets. Vikram Solar is set to invest $1.8-1.9 billion to expand its manufacturing footprint, strengthen its international presence, and enter … Continue reading →

SMATSA has issued a public call for initial feasibility studies for the construction of photovoltaic plants at four locations in Serbia, which have been assessed as economically and technically viable.Taking into account the expansion of green energy in recent years … Continue reading →

Sofidel has commissioned a new photovoltaic system at its Circleville facility in Ohio, United States, as part of the company’s strategy to increase the use of renewable energy across its operations.The solar installation, located on the roof of the reel … Continue reading →

POWERCHINA Completes Construction of 27 MW Solar PV Project in Zambia  solarquarter.comsource

Photo shows a 100MW tower-type solar thermal power plant in Amdo county, Nagqu, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. (People’s Daily Online/Wu Yuren)The world’s highest-altitude molten-salt solar thermal power plant, located in Amdo county, Nagqu, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, recently … Continue reading →

South Korean researchers have uncovered why simply reversing the stacking order of materials causes a dramatic drop in power generation efficiency, even when using the same high-performance solar cell ingredients. The reason lies in how light-absorbing crystals grow differently depending … Continue reading →

Article Author: Zsolt Szalay, SolarplazaUtility-scale floating photovoltaics (PV) has operated in Europe for several years, particularly in the Netherlands and France. Recent landmark projects provide further evidence that the technology successfully attracts commercial debt, institutional investors, and industrial customers.The 74.3 … Continue reading →

Energies Media Pick up a solar panel and it feels entirely inert.Glass on the front, plastic on the back, a thin aluminum frame around the edge.Nothing smokes, nothing spins, nothing burns.The industry has spent two decades selling that simplicity, and … Continue reading →

Mostly cloudy. High 87F. Winds light and variable.. A shower or two possible this evening with partly cloudy skies overnight. Low 68F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 40%. Updated: August 5, 2026 @ 12:45 pm ALBION — In … Continue reading →

Qualitas buys 188MWp Texas solar project  reNEWSsource

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