According to research published earlier this year in the journal Advances in Photovoltaics, Europe has the potential to deploy 51TW of agricultural supporting solar photovoltaics, or agricultural photovoltaics.     Taking into account both power generation and agricultural potential, the...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a $7 billion grant competition to bring solar energy to low-income households.     The new grant competition will provide funding for the expansion of existing low-income solar programs as well as the development and implementati...

The Dutch government has announced the latest round of projects funded by the National Growth Fund, which includes investments of up to 412 million euros for so-called "circular solar panels".   The project, called SolarNL, aims to establish a solar module manufacturing industry in the Netherla...

Global renewable energy investor Actis has agreed to sell 100% of African independent power producer (IPP) BTE Renewables to French utility giant Engie and investment firm Meridiam for $1 billion.     BTE Renewables, a pan-African renewable energy platform, was established in 2017 and foc...

The EU will add 69GW of installed solar and wind capacity in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 17%, according to the latest progress report a year after the launch of the REPowerEU programme.     The EU report, citing statistics from Eurostat and European Solar, puts the total installed ca...

Last week, the market enthusiasm accumulated for two years finally broke out at the world's largest photovoltaic exhibition SNEC as scheduled. The expansion of the exhibition hall, the queue of exhibitors, the skyrocketing prices of hotels, the overwhelming audience, and the paralysis of signals...a...

Solar power will become the largest source of non-fossil fuel electricity sales in California in 2021, according to the latest data from the California Energy Commission.     Overall, solar accounted for 15.9 percent of the state's retail electricity sales, the highest of any renewable en...

The Vietnamese government has approved a plan to develop renewable energy generation, including building rooftop solar for residential and commercial sites.     The plan aims to ensure national energy security and provide sufficient electricity demand for Southeast Asian countries to achi...

In 2021, the Indonesian government announced the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060 at the latest. The key role solar will play has been confirmed by the country's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), IESR, the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Renewable E...

The UAE is expected to generate 25% of its electricity from solar energy, with a total installed solar capacity of 44 GW by 2050. The Middle East Solar Energy Industries Association (MESIA) describes the challenges the country will have to tackle to achieve this goal.     The United Arab...

Solar PV manufacturer Astronergy has signed an agreement with Romanian energy company EXIMPROD Grup to supply 200 MW worth of PV modules to the group's pipeline of five solar projects.     Astronergy said that under the first collaboration between the two companies, it will supply EXIMPRO...

The Chinese government has announced some good news for the photovoltaic and wind industries, aiming to add 160GW of new solar and wind capacity by 2023.     The official website of the National Energy Administration released the "Guiding Opinions on Energy Work in 2023", clearly stating...