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Utility-Scale Solar Grew 72% Per Year Between 2010 & 2016
Utility-scale solar installations—including both photovoltaic (PV) and thermal technologies—grew at an average rate of 72% per year between 2010 and 2016, faster than any other generating technologies. Utility-scale solar (plants with a capacity of at least one megawatt) now makes…
Researchers At Australia’s University Of Newcastle Testing Printed Solar Panels
A team of researchers headed by Professor Paul Dastoor at the University of Newcastle in Australia has begun testing printed solar panels. The experimental panels are made by printing a special electronic ink onto clear laminated sheets as thin as…
China & India Surpass USA As World’s Most Attractive Renewable Energy Countries
China and India have both surpassed the United States in EY’s Renewable energy country attractiveness index, pushing the US down for the first time since 2015 in the ranking of the top 40 countries. EY published the 49th issue of…
Australia leaps up global renewable energy investment rankings
Australia has leaped up the rankings of the most attractive countries for renewable energy investment, thanks to the record sums of more than $7.5 billion committed to large-scale wind and solar, not to mention rooftop installations, over the past year.…
Lamesa Solar Facility in Texas Begins Commercial Operation
Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power announced the commercial operation of the 102-megawatt (MW) Lamesa Solar Facility in Dawson County, Texas. With three large-scale solar power projects operating in the state, Southern Power owns one of the largest utility-scale solar portfolios…
Octopus Confirms £300m Close for UK Renewable Energy Fund
Fund management specialist Octopus Investments Limited has successfully closed a new £300m fund dedicated to investing in operational renewable power projects in the UK. The company announced last week that backing from an unnamed large institutional investor had allowed the…
REC Solar Begins Production Of Innovative High-Output TwinPeak 2 Solar Panels
REC Solar has become one of the largest manufacturers of solar panels in the world, and became Europe’s largest solar panel brand a few years ago. The Norway-founded company has recently started manufacturing its TwinPeak 2 multi-crystalline solar panels, rated…