Category: Solar Sales and Services

pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more. July 12, 2024 pv magazine Shutterstock Global solar installations to nearly quadruple by 2033 Wood Mackenzie forecasts 4.7 TW of solar capacity to be built between 2024 and 2033, with China accounting for about 50% of the growth. U.S. manufacturer Toledo Solar closes business The Ohio based thin-film solar module producer was sued last year by First Solar, which alleged that Toledo Solar sold Malaysian-made First Solar modules under the Toledo name.…

Solar flowers are popping up all over the world, proving that it’s easy—and beautiful—being green. 22 minutes ago Photo courtesy of Smartflower Solar The Idea Imagine a work of public art in the shape of a flower, but with solar panels on each of its 12 petals. And much like a sunflower, imagine it slowly turning to track the sun’s trajectory across the sky in real time, soaking up the fiery orb’s rays and harnessing its energy, with its petals drooping down at night to await the next sunrise. As…

Dust, dirt, and debris can cause losses to solar production. Fracsun introduced software for measuring potential losses at a given project location. July 12, 2024 Ryan Kennedy Fracsun has unveiled a new software tool that combines ground-level measurements and weather data to model a typical year of soiling losses for any location in the U.S. Soiling is the accumulation of dust, dirt, and debris like bird droppings on the face of solar panels. It can lead to significant reductions in electricity production and in some cases cause hot spots that…

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The investigation will finish by 10 January 2025, and will extend to 10 April 2025 under special circumstances. The EU launched the FAR in July 2023, which enables the European Commission to address distortions caused by foreign subsidies and allows the EU to “ensure a level playing field for all companies operating in the single market” while remaining open to trade and investment. However, Europe still imported around 33GW of solar PV modules from China in the first four months of 2024, representing 43% of total Chinese module exports, according…

By Chris Crowell July 12, 2024 Panasonic had a line at its booth that wrapped around the tradeshow floor at RE+ 2023. The reason was high-profile Panasonic brand ambassador and Olympic champion Michael Phelps was hanging out and taking photos. With the Summer Olympics and another RE+ around the corner, Phelps is showcasing Panasonic in an even bigger way: a Panasonic EVERVOLT system designed to power his Arizona home on solar energy using 90 solar panels and 4 battery units. [embedded content] This massive PV + storage system will reduce…

This aerial photo taken on Feb. 15, 2019 shows the Garissa Solar Power Plant in northeastern Kenya. (Xinhua) With the increasing availability of affordable Chinese clean and renewable energy products and technologies in Africa, a bright future driven by a green transition is in sight. by Xinhua writers Yang Jun, Zhang Man NAIROBI/BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) — As night falls, many remote African villages are enveloped in absolute darkness, relying solely on candles and kerosene lamps for light. Even in African metropolises with electrical grids, frequent power outages disrupt daily…

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Community solar projects provide individuals and communities who might not otherwise be able to afford or install solar panels the opportunity to benefit from solar energy without having to own a roof or provide upfront capital. But the majority—approximately three quarters—of U.S. community solar projects are concentrated in four states: Florida, New York, Minnesota, and Massachusetts, partially due to legislation that requires or allows utilities to offer community solar programs. To grow adoption in…