solar energy

US Solar Exceeded 100GW amidst Major Impacts of Cost and Pandemic

published 2021 年 07 月 07 日 9:30
According to the report of the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie, the installed capacity of solar energy in the US has surpassed 100GW, and the new installed capacity during the first quarter of 2021 had also arrived at a new height. However, the simultaneous increase in the cost of materials and modules of solar energy still imposes numerous challenges for the future. ...  more

Algeria Will Commence 1GW Solar Tender Between June and July 2021

published 2021 年 05 月 31 日 9:30
Algeria’s Ministry of Energy Transition and Renewable Energies has announced that the country’s long-awaited 1GW solar tender will be launched between June and July this year. Earlier in late April, Chems-Eddine Chitour, who heads the ministry, received the authorization from the Algerian government to manage and supervise the auction and procurement process. ...  more

Pristine Silicon Solar Cell Built by Nanostructure to Exceed 26% in Conversion Efficiency

published 2021 年 05 月 10 日 9:30
Solar energy has become a relatively competitive source of power generation, though an improvement on the existing technology and a further elevation in the conversion efficiency is certainly a good thing. German scientists have recently integrated a nanostructure with a solar cell that is completely different in design to produce a solar cell that may achieve a conversion efficiency of 26%. ...  more

US Sees 70% of New Power Generation from Wind and Solar Energy, with Merely 16% from Gas-Fired Power Generation, in 2021

published 2021 年 02 月 13 日 9:30
The US has always been a major country in carbon emission, and Trump had even emphasized on the revival of the coal industry, though both the coal industry and coal-fired power generation are expeditiously exiting from the stage despite the significant support from the former US president under the inevitable trend of technical advancement and market economy. ...  more

US Solar Stocks Multiplied Amidst the Appalling Performance of Energy Stocks in 2020

published 2021 年 01 月 27 日 18:30
The demand for energy had drastically reduced under the raging of the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and almost all traditional energy-related industries had sustained deteriorating performance, followed by descending stock prices, though it was entirely opposite for new energy. The US solar stocks rose monumentally in 2020, and the stock prices of numerous solar industry chains were also multiplied. ...  more

Australia Enjoyed Fruitful Harvest in Rooftop Solar Energy during 2020, Followed with Rising Fire Incidents

published 2021 年 01 月 13 日 17:12
2020 saw a fruitful harvest in rooftop solar for Australia, where the installed capacity from the first 9 months had exceeded that of any previous year, and now 1/4 of the houses in the country are installed with rooftop solar panels. However, the increasing number of users comes with comparatively rising incidents. As discovered by the Fire and Rescue NSW, a period of three months during the second half of 2020 alone had 30 fire incidents derived from solar panels. ...  more