New solar installations in the U.S. dropped 16 per cent to 20.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2022 from the prior year, largely because a ban on some Chinese goods limited the availability of panels, according to a market report released on Thursday. The quarterly report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and research firm Wood Mackenzie […]
Centre’s push accelerates the pace of solar installations in houses, claims report – EQ Mag Pro
The increasing need for cost savings and growing awareness among residential consumers, along with a strong push by the Central government, is helping accelerate the pace of rooftop solar installations in India’s residential segment, a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research & Analytics said. Gujarat, Haryana […]
Bundesnetzagentur Says Germany’s H1/2022 Solar Installations Exceeded 3.2 GW – EQ Mag Pro
Germany’s total solar installations in June 2022 added up to 573.8 MW, taking the H1/2022 numbers to 3.217 GW It compares to 548 MW installed in the month of May 2022, and 2.75 GW in H1/2021 Solar PV was the largest renewable energy installation source in H1/2022 in Germany when compared to 1.05 GW of […]
China solar installations more than double in first half – EQ Mag Pro
SHANGHAI : China built nearly 31 gigawatts (GW) of new solar power capacity from January to June, up 137 per cent from a year earlier, with full-year installations on course to hit a record high, an industry group said on Thursday. Total solar power capacity now stands at 340 GW, up 25.8 per cent compared […]
Easter Package Passed By German Government Cabinet Targets Solar Installations Of 22 GW Annually Between 2026 Till 2035 – EQ Mag Pro
Germany has issued a draft Easter Package and a new EEG Act with higher solar energy target It plans to aim for 215 GW cumulative installed solar power capacity by 2030 with 22 GW annual additions starting from 2026 Earlier it was planning to expand solar capacity to 200 GW by 2030, but that target […]
Enphase Energy Launches Installer Network for Access to Quality Solar Installations in India
Bangalore, India : A global energy management technology company and the world’s leading supplier of microinverter-based solar-plus-storage systems, today announced after successful launch of its Enphase Installer Network (EIN) in the U.S., Australia, Belgium, and the Netherlands, the Company has expanded EIN into India. The EIN is a network of trusted installers that deliver exceptional […]
Aurora Solar Raises $250 Million to Digitize Solar Installations
SAN FRANCISCO : Aurora Solar, the industry’s leading software platform for solar sales and design, today announced it has closed a $250 million Series C funding round led by Coatue, with follow-on participation from existing investors ICONIQ Capital, Energize Ventures, and Fifth Wall. In just over two years, Aurora Solar has raised more than $320M. […]
Solar installations market slows in China and India
Rethink Energy has collated the figures for solar developments in the first quarter of 2020, based on government and other sources. The sixteen most important global markets have been covered in detail, amounting to about 70% of global installations. Quarter 1 of 2020 has been a particularly lousy installation period for solar panels with only […]
COVID-19: India to add only 5,000 MW solar capacity in 2020, says report
The agency, which had earlier projected a capacity addition of 8,500 MW during 2020, expects solar installations to reach nearly 5,000 MW as project timelines are extended and moved to 2021 Mumbai: With project timelines getting extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, India is expected to add only 5,000 MW of solar capacity in 2020, […]
Exide Announces Groundbreaking Solar Installations in Portugal
Official contract signing involving Exide’s Stefan St?bing and EDP’s Vera Pinto Pereira GENNEVILLIERS, France: Exide Technologies (www.exide.com), a global provider of stored energy solutions for the automotive and industrial markets, is announcing two new photovoltaic installations with a total capacity of 3.8 MWp in Portugal. These will be situated at Exide’s production facility in Castanheira […]