Daily Archives: August 19, 2026

Distributed renewable energy (DRE) systems that generate electricity close to the point of consumption are gaining prominence in India. Increasingly, DREs are seen as a long-term driver of rural development, community empowerment, and economic resilience. India is already translating this … Continue reading →

Welcome to portstrategy.com. This site uses cookies. Read our policy.Including, full access to our news archive, podcasts, webinars and articles on innovations and current trends to increase port sustainability.Alternatively REGISTER for website access and sign up for email alerts 2026-08-19T12:11:00 … Continue reading →

Plug-in solar, also known as “balcony solar” is a new category of small, portable solar system that plugs directly into a wall outlet.The concept took off in Germany in the 2010s with more than one million plug-in solar devices now … Continue reading →

Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive running for governor as a Republican, told supporters gathered at the Ag Education Center and Museum in Batavia that solar farms swallowing up farmland across New York are “a total scam.”Blakeman made the stop … Continue reading →

Home – Energy – Ten cows wandered into a Tennessee solar farm, and the panels learned to tilt out of the way before the cattle could bump into themTen cows and their calves are now grazing below moving solar panels … Continue reading →

Energies Media Image generated with artificial intelligenceSomewhere over a stretch of dry scrubland, a migrating bird picks up a signal it has trusted for millions of years.Below it lies the flat, polarized shimmer of open water.The bird banks toward it, ready to … Continue reading →

Enel Green Power, part of the Italy-based power group Enel, has launched construction on another large-scale BESS in Chile. Enel Green Power Chile has launched construction on the Finis Terrae battery energy storage system (BESS), it said earlier this week (17 … Continue reading →

The global solar PV manufacturing landscape is evolving rapidly, with technology roadmaps diverging across regions. While China advances beyond first-generation TOPCon into back-contact (BC) and hybrid architectures, hubs like India, Europe, and North America are balancing TOPCon expansion, HJT, and … Continue reading →

Eos Science News by AGU Photovoltaic technology, most commonly seen as the bulky solar panels used on solar farms, is expected to become a dominant energy source by 2050. But these panels are often installed on land that might otherwise … Continue reading →

A mix of clouds and sun early followed by cloudy skies this afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 98F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.. Variable clouds with scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly late. Low 71F. … Continue reading →

Turkey now has more operational solar module manufacturing capacity than Italy, Germany, Spain, France, and the Netherlands combined, according to Sinovoltaics’ newly updated pan-European Solar Supply Chain Map. The map covers 178 production sites and projects across approximately 25 countries.“Turkey’s … Continue reading →

Germany’s federal network agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has allocated 2,135MW of PV in the country’s latest ground-mounted solar auction.The auction closed on 1 July 2026 with 406 bids with a combined capacity of 3,170MW. In total, 261 bids were successful, with average … Continue reading →

Letter to the editor: If solar is concerning, consider nuclear energy  GazetteXtrasource

By: Luis ReyesPublished: Aug 19, at 6:09am ETAnyone who has parked at a theme park in August knows the walk from the car to the gate. The asphalt radiates, the door handle is too hot to touch when you come … Continue reading →

It’s astounding how little we know about the positive effects solar panels can have on local environments. For example, Minnesota solar farms are having an unexpected effect on local insect populations. Elsewhere in the world, solar farms in Tibet are … Continue reading →

India installed a record 27GW of solar capacity in the first half of 2026, up 49% year on year from 18GW in the same period last year, according to new data from market research firm Mercom India Research.Solar accounted for … Continue reading →

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JA Solar Supplies 5.3 MWp Rooftop PV System for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Facility in New Zealand  SolarQuartersource

Freyr Energy has launched a new range of single-phase solar inverters for residential rooftop applications in India. Available in 3 kW and 5 kW variants, the inverters use silicon carbide (SiC) technology and include digital monitoring features.The inverters were developed … Continue reading →

Advait Energy Transitions today announced that its arm Advait Greenergy has secured an INR 116 crore turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a 200 MW ground-mounted solar project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The project has been awarded by KPI … Continue reading →

India’s second-home market, currently valued at approximately $3.2 billion, is acquiring a new set of benchmarks. In corridors stretching along the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway leading to Naugaon in Alwar District of Rajasthan, where farmhouse communities have drawn a steady stream of … Continue reading →

The entire photovoltaic industry chain is mired in losses, facing supply-demand imbalance, with exports and computing-power-energy synergy jointly exploring a way out.Insights from Energy Foresight Market Watch show that 26 photovoltaic enterprises have released their first-half performance reports recently. 22 … Continue reading →

Erthos distills the complexity of solar energy systems into a modular, repeatable design. Unlike traditional ground-mounted solar energy systems supported by structural steel, Erthos’ Earth Mount Solar system places modules directly on the earth, which allows solar project developers to … Continue reading →

Turkey’s operational solar PV module manufacturing capacity exceeds that of EU member states, says Sinovoltaics EU cell and wafer capacity stands at only 1.2 GW and 0.2 GW, respectively, excluding Turkey Europe has a large planned capacity across the PV supply chain, but cell and wafer production would need to … Continue reading →

With the goal of shielding the national power grid during the dry season and diversifying its renewable generation sources, the Coopeguanacaste cooperative is moving forward with the Abangares Solar Photovoltaic Project. This initiative stands as one of the most ambitious … Continue reading →

Wednesday, August 19, 2026Last week, Deakin University announced that it had completed a year-long, Australia-first study trialling technology that allows households and small businesses to buy and sell solar and battery power to each other via a digital platform.The Virtual … Continue reading →

Canadian Solar announces the final resolution of the patent dispute with Maxeon Solar, after a U.S. federal court dismissed the lawsuit and the Federal Circuit vacated part of a PTAB ruling.Canadian Solar Inc. announced the final resolution of the patent … Continue reading →

Perigus starts up first Irish solar farm  reNEWSsource

ENGIE signs a 48 MWac solar power purchase agreement with QTS for its Texas data centers, paired with a parallel contract with ABEI Energy tied to the Lubio Solar project.ENGIE announced a 48 megawatt alternating current (MWac) solar power purchase … Continue reading →

A patent infringement lawsuit filed by Maxeon against Canadian Solar has been dismissed with prejudice in the US Federal District Court.The case pertains to two patent infringements alleged by Maxeon in recent years that cover front-contact solar PV cells with … Continue reading →

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) has invited bids to develop standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects connected to the state grid, with an aggregate storage capacity of 4,000 MWh (1,000 MW × 4 hours) in Gujarat.GUVNL plans to … Continue reading →

APERC Simplifies Behind-The-Meter Rooftop Solar Regulations And Removes Surcharge Burden For Consumers In Andhra Pradesh  solarquarter.comsource

Why Egyptian farmers are growing crops under solar panels  Yahoosource

A research group in Australia has developed an automated screening method to qualify decommissioned PV modules for second-life applications. The method comprises two main current-voltage (I-V)-based screening steps: quality-control pre-filtering and quantitative module health assessment.“With the rapidly growing number of … Continue reading →

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Researchers from Spain’s University of Jaén have fabricated a low-concentrator photovoltaic (LCPV) receiver incorporating a crossed compound parabolic concentrator (CCPC) to improve optical coupling under static yet inherently non-uniform laser irradiance.The system is intended for applications in wireless laser power … Continue reading →

Trinasolar has supplied a 3 MWp solar PV system and 10 MWh Trina Storage Elementa 2 BESS for Corona Resort in Phu Quoc, Vietnam, supporting greater renewable energy integration and grid resilience. August 19, 2026. By News Bureau Trinasolar, a … Continue reading →

Freyr Energy has launched a new range of single-phase solar inverters for residential rooftop applications in India. Available in 3 kW and 5 kW variants, the inverters use silicon carbide (SiC) technology and include digital monitoring features.The inverters were developed … Continue reading →

How this Georgia factory is surviving America’s solar policy whiplash  wabe.orgsource

Agastya Green Energy Announces INR 7,800 Crore Investment in 12 GW Integrated Ingot and Wafer Manufacturing Facility  solarquarter.comsource

JA has powered Fisher & Paykel Healthcare’s step toward a more ecosystem-friendly future by supplying the company with New Zealand’s largest rooftop PV power station in Auckland, a 5.3 MWp system featuring high-efficiency modules from its Deep Blue series.To support … Continue reading →

Source: XinhuaEditor: huaxia2026-08-19 15:24:16Intelligent industrial robots have been introduced to help install photovoltaic modules for a new power plant in Turpan, China’s Xinjiang. #GLOBALink source

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New Chemical Additive Boosts Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells  solarquarter.comsource

The world’s largest automotive glass manufacturer, Fuyao Group, has confirmed that it has developed solar sunroof glass incorporating photovoltaic cells and has the capability to manufacture the product at scale, following earlier reports linking the technology to BYD vehicles.Fuyao said … Continue reading →

Wednesday, August 19, 2026When it comes to analogies to explain how solar cells are manufactured, cake baking is not one that immediately jumps to mind. But according to a group of engineers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), … 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.A team at the University of New South Wales has developed a fabrication approach that curbs tiny … Continue reading →

Canadian Solar says that the US Federal District Court has dismissed Maxeon Solar’s TOPCon patent lawsuit without prejudice The Federal Circuit has also vacated the relevant part of a PTAB decision involving Maxeon’s remaining claim The outcome follows Canadian Solar’s recent patent dispute win involving Trinasolar Canadian Solar says the Federal District Court in the US has dismissed Maxeon Solar’s TOPCon patent infringement lawsuit … Continue reading →

Documents show Tesla seeking tax breaks for proposed Texas solar plant  Yahoo Financesource

Translucent Energy has announced the launch of a 1.2 GW solar module assembly plant in Summerville, South Carolina, representing a $15.6 million first-phase investment expected to create 167 local jobs.The factory’s assembly equipment is currently undergoing factory acceptance testing at the equipment … Continue reading →