ByPV-TECH--May 28, 2021 Image: ReNew Power India installed just over 2GW of solar in Q1 2021 as the country rebounded from COVID-19 related delays, however full-year installs could fall to well below previous estimates, one forecast suggests. Research and consultancy firm Bridge to India, in an update to its Solar Compass report published today, says that 2,105MW of solar was installed in Q1 2021, taking the country’s total cumulative capacity to 44.2GW. Mercom

ByPV-TECH-May 26, 2021 Image: ReneSola Power. ReneSola Power is aiming to build on its solid first quarter financial performance to reach a 2GW PV project pipeline by the end of the year, as it prepares to enter at least two new Europen markets. The small-scale solar specialist posted an 8% year-on-year increase in revenue to US$22.8 million, which was driven by the sale of a 12.3MW portfolio of 20 solar farms in Hungary to investment company Obt

By PV-TECH--May 21, 2021 Image: BSW-Solar/Twitter There has been an increase in the share of PV systems in Germany that have an eastern and western orientation, according to new findings from Fraunhofer ISE. Through a study into registered PV installations in the country, the solar research institute found that between 2000 and 2019, the share of east-facing systems increased from 1% to 7%, west-facing projects rose from 3% to 9% and east-west orientations increa

ByPV-Magazine--MAY 19, 2021 Image: Ciel & Terre French floating PV specialist Ciel & Terre’s India arm has completed construction on a 14.7 MWp floating solar plant in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. The project was developed for Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) Limited on a water surface located in its Thoothukudi plant. “It is India’s largest installed floating solar plant as of date,” stated the company, adding that “while there are

By Power Engineering International-May 14, 2021 Image credit: Iberdrola Iberdrola group, through its International Startup Programme PERSEO, is seeking low-cost and environmentally-friendly solutions enabling the roll-out of solar PV projects that facilitate coexistence with rural activities, such as agriculture, horticulture or fish farming. Through this contest, Iberdrola aims to identify innovative solutions that allow primary sector activities and solar photov