Daily Archives: August 19, 2026

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 →

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

LONGi Launches LONGi ONE Integrated Solar and Energy Storage Solution in Egypt, Signs Two Strategic Agreements  solarquarter.comsource

Freyr Energy launches a new range of SiC-based solar inverters with smart monitoring, safety features and 10-year warranty, targeting growing demand for efficient and reliable residential rooftop solar solutions in India. August 19, 2026. By News Bureau Freyr Energy, a … Continue reading →

Gift a Payroll Tax Calendar to your Payroll Admins this holiday season. →Solar developers are increasingly looking at ways to expand renewable generation without removing agricultural activity from productive land. Agrivoltaics, which combines photovoltaic generation with farming or grazing, offers … Continue reading →

Businesses report installations jumping several hundred percent over last six monthsWorkers from solar company Solva Energy install solar panels on the roof of a house in Antipolo, the Philippines, on July 06. © Getty ImagesMANILA — The Philippines is experiencing a … Continue reading →

A new solar farm could be coming to a property in the Forest of Bowland, as plans are submitted to Pendle Borough Council.Avalon Town Planning submitted the proposal on behalf of the applicant, Claire Loach, to introduce 30 ground-mounted solar … Continue reading →

HomeChinaWorldBusinessSportSpecial Coverage双语 Home China World Business Sport Special Coverage 双语 An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 22, 2026 shows a view of a big data industrial park in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]As the sun beats … Continue reading →

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energieimage:  Artist's view of the new perovskite triple-junction solar cell comprising different perovskite semiconductors, with a novel bilayer of graphene oxide (GO) and a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) as the hole conductor. view more Artist's view of … Continue reading →

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(e.g. yourname@email.com) Remember me Forgot Password? Solar panels damaged by Super Typhoon Sinlaku are loaded into a shipping container on the island of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The typhoon, which made landfall on April … Continue reading →

Space-Based Power: Why It’s Gonna Happen  The National Interestsource

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 →

Waaree Transpower, a subsidiary of Waaree Energies, has completed type testing of its 17.6 MVA, five-winding inverter duty transformer (IDT) at the Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) in Bhopal, strengthening its technical capabilities in the renewable energy and battery energy storage system … Continue reading →

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With a whopping 3,160 megawatts of solar across at least 27 states, NextEra Energy is the nation’s undisputed renewable power colossus.Still, the Florida-based suitor of Dominion Energy has Virginia’s rooftop solar advocates on edge.Why? Mainly because its principal investor-owned utility … Continue reading →

The secret to better solar cells? Think like a baker  unsw.edu.ausource

Clemson University Debuts Deep Orange 17, a Solar-Integrated, Energy-Positive EV  thewellnews.comsource

New research conducted by researchers from China’s Southwest Petroleum University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chengdu-based PV manufacturer Tongwei suggests that the commercial success of two-terminal (2T) perovskite-silicon solar cells will depend more on geography and market conditions … Continue reading →

The global PV manufacturing landscape is increasingly splitting into distinct regional technology roadmaps. While Chinese manufacturers are moving beyond first-generation TOPCon toward advanced TOPCon architectures, back-contact (BC) and hybrid BC technologies, the industry is also preparing for the longer-term shift … Continue reading →

LIMA, Ohio (WOWO) — The city of Lima is putting solar panels on the water instead of land, officially bringing a four-acre floating solar array online at Twin Lakes Reservoir.The 2-megawatt project, which will supply power for Lima’s water treatment … Continue reading →

BusinessDay Folake Balogun August 18, 2026Solar panels have long been associated with rows of dark blue or black rectangles covering rooftops and solar farms but a new generation of photovoltaic technology is challenging that familiar look by turning solar panels … Continue reading →

MNRE weighs support scheme for polysilicon to back 10 GW capacity in solar manufacturing  downtoearth.org.insource

Data trendsRapid generation expansion faces constraints in transmission networks and batteriesJuly 8 2026India has emerged as the world’s most competitive solar market by generation costs, but the country now faces bottlenecks in building grids and storage to capture and deliver … Continue reading →

India installed a record 27 GW of solar capacity in the first half (H1) of calendar year (CY) 2026, up 50% year-over-year (YoY) from 18 GW added in H1 2025, according to Mercom India Research’s Q2 and H1 2026 India Solar Market … Continue reading →

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 →

Source: The ConversationBy Craig Mcgregor; Director of the Stellenbosch University Solar Thermal Energy Research Group South Africa’s coal-fired power stations are retiring. The country must replace a huge amount of electricity over the next two decades. Currently, coal still supplies 74% … Continue reading →

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has allocated 2,135 MW of PV capacity in the nation’s latest tender for utility-scale solar.It assigned the capacity across 261 bids. The new allocations exceed the capacity that the Bundesnetzagentur initially planned to hand out. … Continue reading →