1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1119+ words) Complex site topography can have a crucial bearing on a PV system’s energy yield. In a market characterised by tight margins and careful risk management, precision in terrain-aware modelling is an essential ingredient of smart engineering, writes Solargis CEO Marcel…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (274+ words) PV Tech LONGi at UNCCD COP17: Li Zhenguo explains two technological pathways for PV-powered food security The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) is currently underway in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with LONGi…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (376+ words) The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has launched an interactive map showing that solar development occupies only 0.07% of US farmland. The map was released during ongoing negotiations in Congress surrounding the Farm Bill, a US$6 billion piece of legislation…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (864+ words) The decision to reject a 94MW solar PV project in Ohio “undermines” the state permitting process in favour of “a small group of anti-solar activists”, according to the project’s developer. Open Road Renewables has criticised the decision of the Ohio Power…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (443+ words) Independent power producer (IPP) Greenvolt Power and Danish B2B electricity provider and trader Reel have signed a partnership to deliver balancing and optimisation services for the Høegholm hybrid energy park, which is currently under construction in Denmark. The project will include…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (213+ words) Portuguese PV cleaning specialist Chemitek Solar has launched a new solution for drone-based cleaning of agrivoltaic (agriPV) systems. The company said its Drone AgroPV Cleaning Agent had been designed to address the specific operational challenges of agrivoltaic systems, including organic…...

7+ mon, 21+ hour ago   (271+ words) French renewables developer TSE Energy will build a 500MW portfolio of agrivoltaics projects on cooperatively-owned French farmland. The developer will build the projects over the next decade in a partnership with the Océalia Cooperative Group, an agricultural cooperative with territory across…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago   (202+ words) The platform is backed by US$3 million in funding from the California Energy Commission (CEC). It will initially focus on irrigation pumps, with plans to expand to other on-farm DERs including cold storage, EV and equipment chargers, solar arrays, batteries…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (226+ words) Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Grenergy has secured a senior non-recourse financing agreement worth €98.8 million (US$115.8 million) for a 172MW solar PV project in Spain. Located in the eastern region of Valencia, the financing of the Ayora solar PV plant has…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (203+ words) Plentiude, the renewable energy development arm of Italian oil and gas major Eni, has started operations at a 150MW solar PV plant in Spain. Located in the southern region of Andalusia, the Caparacena solar project consists of three PV parks covering…...