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Popular science articles! The technical perspective takes you to understand the hidden worries of low-cost brackets
2024-03-20In photovoltaic power station projects, the use of tracking bracket than the fixed bracket to improve the power generation of about 25%, this significant advantage makes it in Europe and the United States to become the mainstream choice for photovolt -
EU says 944GW of AgriPV is possible on 1% of European farmland
2023-11-07The European Commission has said that agrivoltaics has the potential to exceed the entirety of Europe’s solar PV goals by 2030 through deployments on 1% of utilised agricultural area.The statement comes off the back of a report from the Joint Researc -
65% of installed global solar capacity added in last five years
2023-11-07The global solar sector installed over 1,183GW of solar PV capacity as of the end of 2022, of which 65% were added in the last five years, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Trends in PV Applications 2023.Last year, the installed gl -
Solar PV’s LCOE to halve by 2050
2023-11-03The levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for solar PV will drop to US$21/MWh by 2050, while global solar PV installed capacity and solar plus storage capacity will reach 15.3TW by 2050, according to Norwegian-headquartered consultancy firm DNV’s Energy Tr -
Turkey needs to install 5GW of solar and wind every year
2023-11-03Turkey will need to install 5GW of solar and wind capacity every year until 2035, according to Turkish energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar.During an energy event, Bayraktar said Turkey has only three decades to transform the energy system and the cou -
Solar leads the pack as renewables keep global net zero hopes alive
2023-11-03The expansion of solar PV and battery storage is keeping the global net zero 1.5 degree pathway open, and the current host of planned manufacturing capacity expansions will be enough to meet demand by 2030.This is according to the International Energ -
EU votes to set renewable power targets of 42.5%, speed up new clean power permitting
2023-11-01The European Parliament has voted to accelerate the adoption of renewable power generation on the continent, aiming for renewables to meet 42.5% of the region’s energy needs by 2030, and calling on EU member states to meet 45% of their energy demand -
Solar pushes Europe’s clean power growth in H1 2023
2023-10-25Solar PV has led the European Union’s growth in renewable energy generation during the first half of 2023, up 13% from H1 2022.The latest report from energy think tank Ember highlights that 17 EU countries registered record generation from renewables -
Over 90% of Australian renters lack direct access to solar
2023-10-25Wealthy renters in Australia are more likely to benefit from properties with solar power access with more than 90% of tenants in Australia lacking direct access, according to a study conducted by Macquarie University.In the study based on data from t -
Australia: slow Q2 for renewables generation investments is “concerning”, says CEC
2023-10-24Q2 2023 was one of the lowest periods for financial commitments to future renewable energy generation projects in Australia since 2017, according to trade body the Clean Energy Council (CEC).Between March and July, AU$225 million (US$145 million) wor