Solar - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/solar/ Power Engineering International is the voice of the global power generation industry Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:31:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-Favicon-80x80.png Solar - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/solar/ 32 32 Global solar report: underperformance cost industry $4.6B in 2023 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/solar/global-solar-industry-saw-4-6b-in-revenue-loss-in-2023-report/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:31:53 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=334098 Global revenue loss due to equipment-driven underperformance last year reached $4.6 billion, and power loss due to equipment anomalies on solar farms rose from 3.13% to 4.47% year-over-year, according to a new report from Raptor Maps.

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]]> How to build the solar workforce to one million strong by 2030  https://www.powerengineeringint.com/solar/how-to-build-the-solar-workforce-to-one-million-strong-by-2030/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 07:07:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=333674 SEIA estimates one million solar workers will be needed to scale, maintain, and operate future clean energy infrastructure.

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]]> Sunly constructing 244MW solar park in the Baltics https://www.powerengineeringint.com/solar/sunly-constructing-244mw-solar-park-in-the-baltics/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:15:10 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142208 Sunly and Metsagrupp are constructing a 244MW solar park in the Baltics. Construction of the park will start in the second quarter of this year.

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]]> Chevron announces solar-to-hydrogen project in California’s Central Valley https://www.powerengineeringint.com/hydrogen/chevron-announces-solar-to-hydrogen-project-in-californias-central-valley/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:55:34 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142112 Chevron New Energies announced it is developing a 5MW hydrogen production project in California’s Central Valley.

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]]> Hydro-solar project to power copper mine in Ecuador https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/solgold-signs-mou-for-hydro-solar-project-to-power-cascabel-mine-in-ecuador/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 07:41:11 +0000 https://www.hydroreview.com/?p=69448 SolGold PLC has signed a MoU to spearhead a hydro-solar initiative to power its Cascabel copper-gold mine project in northern Ecuador.

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]]> Kadri Simson presented with the European Solar Champion Award https://www.powerengineeringint.com/solar/kadri-simson-presented-with-the-european-solar-champion-award/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:12:35 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142032 SolarPower Europe presented the inaugural European Solar Champion Award to EU Energy Commissioner, Kadri Simson.

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]]> India added 1.7GW of rooftop solar in 2023 shows report https://www.powerengineeringint.com/solar/india-added-1-7gw-of-rooftop-solar-in-2023-shows-report/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:29:53 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=141990 India added 1.7GW of rooftop solar in 2023, up 3.7% compared to 1.6GW installed in 2022, according to the latest report by Mercom India Research.

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]]> BayWa r.e. completes unique PV, wind and battery storage system in Germany https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/baywa-r-e-completes-unique-pv-wind-and-battery-storage-system-in-germany/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:29:31 +0000 https://www.smart-energy.com/?p=159056 BayWa r.e. and Ampt announced the deployment of a system combining wind and solar generation together with battery storage.

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]]> Iberdrola to build 245MW solar project in Italy https://www.powerengineeringint.com/solar/iberdrola-to-build-245mw-solar-project-in-italy/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:37:41 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=141843 Iberdrola has signed an agreement with IB Vogt for the construction of a 245MW solar PV project in the Sicily region of Italy.

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]]> Texas utility policies are discouraging rooftop solar, report finds https://www.powerengineeringint.com/solar/texas-utility-policies-are-discouraging-rooftop-solar-report-finds/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 07:50:51 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=333492 In most cases, the report found, ratepayers who take out loans to purchase and install a home solar system would take longer than 15 years to make their money back.

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