Solar Energy

The new facility has more than 1.4 million solar panels and will generate clean energy to supply 250,000 people a year.

A new 500MW solar photovoltaic plant in Spain, described by the Spanish utility Iberdrola as ‘the largest in Europe’ has entered operation. The Núñez de Balboa facility, which involves an investment approaching €300 million (£263m), has more than 1.4 million solar panels and will generate enough clean energy to supply …

The epidemic has resulted in an ‘unpredictable’ market, delaying licensing auctions indefinitely.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Big Oil was under significant pressure to speed up their transitions to cleaner forms of energy — from politicians, financiers and climate activists alike. This pressure may have receded from view amid Covid-19 lock downs and massive slumps in oil prices, but there is no reason …

According to new research, India is predicted to add an additional 3GW of solar capacity this year.

The impact of coronavirus on global renewables markets could make 2020 the first “down year” for solar power capacity addition since the 1980s. This according to BloombergNEF, which has revised down its February global solar photovoltaic demand outlook for the year from between 121 gigawatts (GW) and 152GW to between …

Atlas Renewable Energy has signed a deal with Anglo American to build the ‘largest solar plant’ in Brazil with a R$881 million (£143.5m) investment. The Atlas Casablanca solar plant will have an installed capacity of 330MW, with more than 800,000 panels allowing it to produce enough energy to supply a …

China is deciding to ramp up solar capacity.

The solar industry was among those that suffered from the novel coronavirus outbreak in China.

In the solar industry. factory shutdowns and production disruptions across China have delayed exports of solar panels and other components.