The NEA says China’s cumulative installed PV capacity reached 470 GW at the end of June. In the first six months of this year, the country added 78.42 GW of new PV systems, with 17.2 GW deployed in June alone. New solar power installations hit 20.37 GW in the first two months of 2023, followed by 13.29 …
Chinese PV Industry Brief: January-June solar installations hit 78.42 GW Read More »
Indian Power Minister R.K. Singh says the government has decided to accept bids for 50 GW of renewable energy capacity per year from fiscal 2023-24 to fiscal 2027-28. The annual bids to set up renewable energy capacity for the inter-state transmission system will also include at least 10 GW of wind projects per year. The …
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Rooftop solar will soon become Australia’s largest power generation source, overtaking coal from April, when the Liddell coal power station is scheduled to retire. The installed capacity of rooftop solar in Australia just hit the 20 GW mark, with over 3.4 million solar power systems installed on Australian households and businesses, according to analysis of …
India installed approximately 13,956 MW of solar capacity and 1,847 MW of wind capacity in the 12 months to Dec. 31, 2022, according to JMK Research analysts. The new solar additions included 11.3 GW of utility-scale solar, up 47% from 2021. Developers added about 1.9 GW of rooftop capacity, down 42% year on year, in …
The South African Department of Energy has issued a new request for proposal for the sixth round of the nation’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP). The government said that it will increase the total power capacity allocation from 3.6 GW to 4.2 GW. However, the quota for solar will remain unchanged at 1 GW, while the wind quota …
The government of New South Wales, Australia, said the Illawarra Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) south of Sydney has attracted AUD 43 billion ($29.4 billion) of potential investments in response to a call for expressions of interest for large-scale energy projects. New South Wales Treasurer and Energy Minister Matt Kean said the state has received commercial …
Australian ‘renewable energy zone’ attracts 17 GW of project proposals Read More »
At present, solar power plants are dominating the market, with the electricity they generate being used directly by households and the excess energy diverted to the electricity grid. However, due to these solar power plants, electricity grids are becoming increasingly overloaded. According to the CEO of Energy Networks Australia, Andrew Dillon, “If too much energy …
Solar power plants with smart batteries: It’s just a matter of time Read More »
PV system operators in Germany recorded high revenues in July, as solar generation continued to break record after record. From June to July, the market value of solar increased by more than €0.07 ($0.071) to reach its highest value in 2022 of €0.26093/kWh, according to the country’s transmission system operator. Power spot market prices also …
German solar market hits high of €0.261/kWh in July Read More »
In June alone, new PV systems totaling 612 MW were connected to the German grid. The country’s cumulative operational PV capacity reached 59.9 GW at the end of June. From pv magazine Germany Germany saw the addition of 615 MW of new PV capacity in June, according to the latest figures from the Federal Network Agency …
Germany deployed 3.8 GW of PV in first half of 2022 Read More »
Researchers in Hungary have found that a high tilt angle may increase power forecast errors in a PV installation by up to 49%. They also ascertained that undersizing the inverters by a sizing factor of 1.5 may reduce forecast errors by up to 25%. Image: Image: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Applied Energy, Creative …
The right tilt angle, inverter sizing, row spacing for optimal yield forecast Read More »
