For Mayor Tom Hughes and the other politicians gathered to cheer the opening of a $440 million solar panel plant in Hillsboro, Oregon, it was a moment of glory. The arrival of SolarWorld AG promised to be a turning point for his hometown just west of Portland. “Not just because of SolarWorld itself,” Hughes recalled, […]
Japan Pushes Solar Panel Mandate For New Public Buildings
Proposal to require installations on all buildings, including homes, is dropped The Ministry of Environment estimates that public buildings can fit the equivalent of nearly a third of all solar power capacity that currently exists in Japan. TOKYO : Japan should require solar panels installations on all new public buildings as the country ramps up […]
S. Africa’s About-Turn on Solar Panels Raises Industry Ire
South Africa’s plans to buy emergency power, already the subject of a court challenge, faces fresh controversy after a local-content requirement for solar-panel frames was scrapped subsequent to the award of the tenders. The 65% local-content requirement on aluminum frames for photovoltaic panels was waived by South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition on […]
Coca-Cola Philippines to Pursue Multi-Phased Solar Panel Project
COCA-COLA Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI), the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country, has completed the installation of almost 14,000 solar panels in its Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental and Bacolod plants in the first quarter of 2021. The firm said a multi-phased solar panel project is underway that covers four more sites— namely, Canlubang, […]
Veterans Are Volunteering to Install a Solar Panel System to the Home of Decorated Vietnam Veteran Robert Blumenstock
Veteran-owned Semper Solaris has awarded Vietnam Veteran Robert Blumenstock with free solar panels. The solar panel system will be installed at his home in San Diego on Memorial Day. After being moved by Robert’s story, Semper Solaris has chosen the local San Diegan as the 2021 Semper Solaris Cares Initiative recipient for this upcoming Memorial […]
Solar-Powered Factory
Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc., the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country, achieves another sustainability milestone in the first quarter after completing the installation of almost 14,000 solar panels in its Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental, and Bacolod plants. A multi-phased solar panel project is underway that covers four more sites—Canlubang, Sta. Rosa, Zamboanga, and […]
Australia’s First Solar Panel Recycling Facility Is Now Operational
Australia’s very first solar panel recycling facility is up and running in Thomastown, Melbourne. The plant was completed in September 2020 by Melbourne-based co-operative Lotus Energy. The establishment reportedly recycles 100% of end-of-life photovoltaic modules using no chemical substances. The process recovers all the PV’s associated materials – inverters, cables, optimizers, mounting structures, etc. Gerard […]
Build a Floating Solar Plant
The number of large solar (PV Photovoltaic) plants that are being built around the world. A massive new solar plant in the country of Morocco, that will send its electricity to England via a 1,200-mile-long underwater cable. This project will eventually provide 7% of the electrical energy for England. I am also surprised at the […]
Australia’s First Solar Panel Recycling Plant in Operation
Lotus Energy, Australia’s first solar panel recycling facility in Thomastown, Melbourne, is now in operation. The plant recycles 100 percent of end-of-life solar PV modules using no chemicals. Solar panels typically have a shelf-life of two to three decades, but are very challenging to recycle due to the hazardous metals added to the silicon of the cells to improve their efficacy. Lotus […]
Australia’s Only Solar Panel Manufacturer Assists with Students’ Solar Car
Students from Australian National University have again sought the assistance of Tindo Solar as they build a solar car to race later this year. The biennial Bridgestone World Solar Challenge has been changed to an online challenge in 2021 because of COVID-19, however the ANU Solar Racing Team is staging its own solar car race […]