Monthly Archives: October 2026

Nordic independent power producer (IPP) Alight has acquired a portfolio of 40 utility-scale solar PV projects in southern Sweden from Swedish developer Soltech Energy Solutions, with a combined planned solar capacity of around 2GW.The projects are located across Sweden’s SE3 … Continue reading →

Prague-headquartered independent power producer Rezolv Energy says it has signed an up to €561 million ($637.3 million) financing package for its planned 1.3 GW solar plant.According to an update posted by Rezolv on LinkedIn, the Dama solar project, to be … Continue reading →

Redirecting wet–interfacial redox pathways for efficient inverted perovskite solar cells  Science | AAASsource

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Camp JORI: New solar array generates savings, cuts CO2 emissions  jewishrhody.comsource

We use cookies to improve your experience and for marketing. Read our cookie policy Manage cookies Search across reports, market insights, and blog stories.Maxwell Power announced on October 1, 2026, the closing of an $800 million investment commitment from Fairtide … Continue reading →

The mission will evaluate how lightweight perovskite solar technology and on-orbit AI-based image processing perform in extreme environments Nanyang Technological Universityimage:  Front row, from left: NTU Satellite Research Centre Executive Director Mr Lim Wee Seng; School of Materials Science and … Continue reading →

Recycling solar panels installed in 2020 could supply up to 21% of the silver needed for new panel production by 2035. Technical advances are making panel recycling more economic. Buyers and asset owners can start modeling recycled supply and retirement … Continue reading →

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.“The few recent days with cloud and rain saw [an output] drop by about 50%.”Photo Credit: iStock After seeing a … Continue reading →

Thabang MoashetsiWhat began as a Grade 7 visit to the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists has transformed into an inspiring entrepreneurial journey for Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Computer Science student Thabang Moashetsi, whose innovative solar technology is now headed … Continue reading →

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Layer Order Surprise: Atomic-Deposited Tin Oxide Boosts Perovskite Solar Cells Only When Hidden  Bioengineer.orgsource

Bloomington offers free solar installations for qualifying homeowners  The Herald-Timessource

Oct. 3. 2026 VERNON COUNTY, Wis. – The Vernon County Board of Supervisors has voted to create a special five member committee to study whether a portion of the county owned farm property should be leased for a utility scale … Continue reading →

E-EditionSign up for email newsletters Sign up for email newslettersE-EditionSometimes a political or environmental fight begins not in a courtroom or a government office, but across a fence line. And sometimes the hero didn’t plan to be.For Alexandra Fasulo, it … Continue reading →

Luis Reyes Oct 3, at 6:30am ETPeople love to argue; that’s not really up for debate. (Huh? Huh?) And one of the latest dumb arguments I’ve seen is drivers in New South Wales, Australia claiming that solar farms take up … Continue reading →

The power purchase agreement (PPA) is an important indicator that a proposed renewable energy project is worth financing. Two companies have signed an unusual PPA where the producer and the off-taker represent developing technologies that, if successful, point the way … Continue reading →

Advancing the adoption of microgridsConstruction on new solar and storage microgrids on two Hawaiian Islands is underway to strengthen energy resiliency at key state Department of Transportation (DOT) facilities.The state of Hawai’i DOT is working with developer Sustainability Partners and … Continue reading →

A 5.5 GW solar and desertification-control program in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia, has received implementation approval from regional energy and forestry authorities. Subsidiaries of CGN, Huaneng’s Northern United Power, PowerChina and China Huadian will develop the projects, which combine 5.5 … 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.Alight, an independent power producer based in the Nordics, has purchased a 40-project utility-scale solar PV portfolio … Continue reading →

0 Powered by : ContourGlobal, a global power generation company, and Platte River Power Authority have completed the Black Hollow Sun solar complex near Severance, Colorado. The 324 MWp (257 MWac) facility comprises Phase I at 185 MW (150 MW … Continue reading →

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Thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar manufacturer First Solar has filed a patent lawsuit against Chinese solar PV manufacturer JA and some of its subsidiaries, as well as American Panel Solutions (AMPS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based PV manufacturer Corning.The lawsuit … Continue reading →

Oct. 3. 2026 VERNON COUNTY, Wis. – The Vernon County Board of Supervisors has voted to create a special five member committee to study whether a portion of the county owned farm property should be leased for a utility scale … Continue reading →

0 Powered by : Sungrow FPV, a floating photovoltaic system solutions provider headquartered in Hefei, China, has fully grid-connected a 6.5 MW floating solar project in Sri Lanka. The project uses local water surfaces for solar generation without occupying additional … Continue reading →

0 Powered by : Germany-based EPC company GOLDBECK SOLAR is building a 5.1 MW Agri-PV park at its headquarters in Hirschberg an der Bergstraße. The project will install 7,982 solar modules across around 10 hectares, alongside a 2-hectare agricultural reference … Continue reading →

Independent power producer (IPP) Renalfa IPP and Danish renewables developer Eurowind Energy have begun commercial operations at a 242MWp solar-plus-storage hybrid park in Bulgaria.Located in the Tundzha Municipality, southeastern Bulgaria, the Tenevo hybrid renewable energy complex comprises two co-located 311MW/773MWh … Continue reading →

Germany is on course to produce over 600,000 tonnes of solar PV waste material by 2030, potentially worth billions in aluminium and silver.A new study from the Fraunhofer Centre for Silicon Photovoltaics (CSP) found that the current installed stock of … Continue reading →

When researchers at Mälardalen University in Västerås, Sweden, installed magenta solar panels and tried to grow broccoli underneath, the plant unexpectedly absorbed more light energy than plants grown in open sunlight, resulting in lower overall energy use and a similar … Continue reading →

0 Powered by : ContourGlobal, a global power generation company, and Platte River Power Authority have completed the Black Hollow Sun solar complex near Severance, Colorado. The 324 MWp (257 MWac) facility comprises Phase I at 185 MW (150 MW … Continue reading →

There is money to be made in the gaps of the US solar supply chain. Module and cell production have boomed in recent years, with capacity for the former now sufficient to meet domestic demand and the latter on track … Continue reading →

The global energy transition continues to move forward, but trade barriers, equipment costs, and land availability are adding significant friction to U.S. solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) expansion, according to McKinsey & Company’s Global Energy Perspective 2026.In its … Continue reading →

Romania’s newest wind farm may add solar, storage, as country faces energy crunch  Reuterssource

Rows of solar panels cover a solar farm with a warehouse in the background. Photo: Mark Stebnicki / PexelsEnergy industry reporterRows of solar panels cover a solar farm with a warehouse in the background. Photo: Mark Stebnicki / Pexels(The Center … Continue reading →

Low-Cost Commercial Camera Measures Solar Cell Efficiency | Research & Technology | Oct 2026  photonics.comsource

Spain’s first pre-commercial marine solar demonstrator has entered the testing phase at the Port of Valencia. Developed by BlueNewables in collaboration with Naturgy, the 1 MW installation will be used to assess the performance of floating PV technology under real … Continue reading →

0 Powered by : The TOPCon patent fight of First Solar, a US-based PV solar technology and manufacturing company, has reached a Delaware court against JA Solar and American Panel Solutions (AMPS). Four JA Solar companies are named, among them … Continue reading →

The mission will evaluate how lightweight perovskite solar technology and on-orbit AI-based image processing perform in extreme environments Nanyang Technological Universityimage:  Front row, from left: NTU Satellite Research Centre Executive Director Mr Lim Wee Seng; School of Materials Science and … Continue reading →

From ESS NewsRevolta AG has secured funding from the German state of Hesse under the ERDF for its “Highly Efficient AC Salt Battery” project, through which it is developing a sodium-ion alternating current (AC) battery for residential use.It said the … Continue reading →

Recommended for you…Recommended for you…Recommended for you…Startup has pivoted away from underwater data centers to harness the power of the sunA San Francisco startup says it has become the first company to run customer AI workloads from a floating data … Continue reading →

Investment is ring-fenced for Orb Energy’s Africa business and will support project delivery, local team expansion and financing partnershipsBengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 1: KawiSafi Ventures has invested $2 million in Orb Energy to support the expansion of the company’s commercial … Continue reading →

More than one-third of new residential solar installations in the United States included battery storage in 2025, as batteries increasingly shift from an optional addition to a standard component of rooftop solar projects.Battery storage was paired with 37% of new … Continue reading →

Carrie Jonesjust nowThe Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank.BAR HARBOR—The sun has been streaming through the stained-glass windows of St. Saviour’s for generations.It has colored the saints, the angels, the flowers, fish, and the bits of … Continue reading →

California will allow up to 1,200W installations, but panels must be certified by an outside safety organization.California has joined nine other US states in approving plug-in solar installations, more commonly known as balcony solar. The Plug and Play Solar Act … Continue reading →

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.Many homeowners want to use less grid power in normal conditions while still having electricity available when outages happen.Photo Credit: … Continue reading →

An international research team has investigated the potential of installing PV systems between railway tracks in South Korea as a way to expand solar generation without competing for scarce land. The researchers found that suitable sections of five surface railway … Continue reading →

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T-R PHOTO BY MIKE DONAHEY Shown Thursday is the billboard adjoining the Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA/Alliant Energy Solar Panel Field near the intersection of East Main St. and North 18th Ave. Behind the billboard is 1,100 panels. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Shown Thursday is … Continue reading →

© 2025 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information. Reach us at hello@thecooldown.com.In the $100,000-and-up household bracket, 76% said they felt confident about their future financial security.Photo Credit: iStock For many Americans … Continue reading →

The era of plug-in solar panels is well and truly underway. Micro PV systems have become a common features on balconies and in gardens across Europe in recent years but, with the UK and US now cottoning onto the technology, … Continue reading →