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India Solar Power Installations Growing 106% in 2024

December 14, 2024 admin clean power, grid, India, india solar, india solar power, india wind energy, india wind power, market research, Off The Grid, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar power plants, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:44:54 +0000

India continues to be a solar and wind powerhouse, no pun intended. In fact, its solar power installations have absolutely soared this year. Compared to the first three quarters of 2023, newly installed solar power capacity in the first three quarters of 2024 was up 106%. New wind power capacity … [continued]

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Italy: 1.5 Gigawatts for Agrivoltaics

December 14, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, clean power, Italy, Solar energy, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 04:57:00 +0000

Agrivoltaics have been all the rage this year, and perhaps they’re raging nowhere more than in Italy. Italy just recently held its first ever tender for agrivoltaics, and it was a big one! Bel Paese awarded contracts for 1.5 gigawatts of agrivoltaics solar projects within its borders. That’s spread across … [continued]

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431-Megawatt Solar Project Commissioned by Tata Power Renewables in India

December 12, 2024 admin clean power, India, madhya pradesh, madhya pradesh solar, madhya pradesh solar power, Solar energy, solar power plants, tata power, tata power renewable energy, tata power solar

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:33:04 +0000

The Indian solar power market continues to grow, and that now includes a gigantic 431-megawatt (MW) solar power plant. Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) is behind the power plant. Tata Power is a major player in the Indian electricity market, and subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited is particularly … [continued]

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The Sunshine State Projected to Take Over as Top-Ranked Residential Solar State in 2028

December 12, 2024 admin clean power, EDF, environmental defense fund, Florida, florida solar energy, fpl (florida power & light), grid, market research, nextera energy, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar panels, solar power plants, solar prices, utilities

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 02:40:57 +0000

Florida, the Sunshine State, has wide-open skies and plenty of light — everywhere. Unsurprisingly, Florida businesses and people continue to vote with their dollars in support of solar power. Florida has installed the second most solar power capacity in the country in 2024, only trailing Texas. According to new research, … [continued]

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France Reaches 23.7 GW of Solar Power

December 11, 2024 admin Agriculture, clean power, France, france solar energy, france solar power, market research, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:15:31 +0000

France is among the top nations for significant growth in solar energy generation in recent years, and that continued in the third quarter. The Ministry of Ecological Transition has shared the most recent data from its third-quarter (Q3) 2024 solar photovoltaic energy dashboard. “As of September 30, 2024, [power from … [continued]

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Floating Solar Array Launches in Ohio. Yes, Ohio!

December 10, 2024 admin clean power, floating solar, floating solar power plants, floating solar pv, Ohio, Solar energy, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 03:07:01 +0000

When you think of leaders in the deployment of floating solar PV power, I’m sure you think of Ohio. Okay, no, that’s unlikely. You’re more likely to think of the myth that people in Springfield, Ohio, are eating their neighbors’ cats and dogs. However, it’s true. Not the eating cats … [continued]

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USA’s Largest Solar & Storage Project Approved — Emission-Free Electricity for 800,000 Homes

December 10, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, climate change, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, lithium-ion batteries, Oregon, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar panels, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:55:56 +0000

In an effort to meet strong renewable energy requirements, Oregon just authorized the largest solar farm in the state, and seemingly the nation. It is situated on around 10,000 acres of active farming in Morrow County. In order to counteract the detrimental effects on the local agricultural sector, the huge … [continued]

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USA Adds Record Amount of Solar Manufacturing in 4th Quarter — Thanks, IRA

December 8, 2024 admin clean power, Florida, florida solar energy, green economy, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, market research, Republicans, research, seia, solar cells, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar panels, solar power plants, texas, texas solar, texas solar energy, u.s. solar market insight, wood mackenzie

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 04:59:52 +0000

Last week, I wrote about the enormous growth in US manufacturing construction investment that has come from Joe Biden’s strong reshoring and new manufacturing policies (see graph above). Solar technology manufacturing is a part of that and the US Solar Market Insight Q4 2024 report released today by the US … [continued]

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Small US State Launches Game-Changing Agrivoltaic Project

December 5, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaic, agrivoltaics, bifacial solar panels, clean power, community solar, Farmers, farming, farms, green economy, New Jersey, pollinators, rutgers university, soil moisture, Solar energy, solar panels, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:15:20 +0000

Space-saving bifiacial PV technology is a new addition to the dual-use agrivoltaic movement, which enables farmers to continue working their land while realizing income from solar projects.

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