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Zen Energy inks deal to supply Queensland shopping centres with solar energy from Blue Grass
Zen Energy has inked a six-year deal with Australian property fund manager ISPT to supply 14 different Queensland shopping centres and commercial properties with power from the 200 MW Blue Grass Solar Farm. December 5, 2023 Bella…
Enphase introduces commercial-scale microinverter
Enphase’s new IQ8-3P solar microinverter offers peak power output of up to 480 W. November 22, 2023 Ryan KennedyFrom pv magazine USAEnphase Energy is expanding to the commercial-scale market with its new IQ8P-3P commercial…
Novel tool for PV system sizing allows users to assess tradeoffs between reliability and costs
Developed by scientists in Egypt, trhe Green Energy Solutions software allows users to assess the tradeoffs between the PV system reliability and its costs. Compared to PVsyst, it has an error margin of up to 9%. November 6, 2023 Lior…
Analyst predicts 2023 will finish a record year for small-scale solar
Solar and storage analyst Sunwiz is forecasting 2023 set a new record for small-scale solar in Australia. Despite installations this year lagging Australia’s biggest year to date, 2021, Sunwiz Managing Director, Warwick Johnston, tells pv…
New reforms, liberalised energy market help untap Philippines’ solar potential
Off the back of recent legislative changes leading to ‘spurred’ solar PV development, combined with an extremely liberal market, a senior solar analyst from cleantech advisory company Apricum told pv magazine that the Philippines is ‘the…
CTP supercharges solar plans with €200m funding injection
CTP, a listed developer, owner and manager of industrial and logistics (I&<) properties in Europe, secured €200 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to fuel large-scale solar deployment across its…
La Trobe to build ‘largest urban solar farm’ in Victoria
La Trobe University plans to build what it says will be the largest urban solar farm in Victoria, with about 4,300 solar panels to be installed at its Bundoora campus in Melbourne’s north as part of the university’s goal to achieve ‘net…
Thermal storage company approved to build renewable and agriculture precinct in central NSW
Australian thermal storage company, Graphite Energy, has received development approval for a $29 million (USD 18.6 million) sustainable energy precinct in Lake Cargelligo, in the mid-west of New South Wales.…
India’s solar installations hit 6.8 GW in H1
India installed 6.8 GW of solar capacity in the first half of 2023, down 15% year on year, according to JMK Research. August 29, 2023 pv magazineImage: ThermaxFrom pv magazine IndiaIndia added approximately 6.8 GW of new solar…
Study claims PV industry is neglecting overirradiance issues
Overirradiance conditions may affect the operating performance of photovoltaic plants, the stability of the electrical grid, and the efficiency of inverters. A research team has warned these effects are currently not being given proper…