A new concept in floating solar trackers

Simon Yuen takes a close look at Soltec’s floating solar tracker, which the company says is based on naval design principles.
‘Europe can still diversify energy storage supply chain away from one country’

While Chinese companies dominated the square footage at ees Europe / Intersolar Europe in Munich last month, some project developers are still keen on prioritising products made closer to home.
CEA: AD/CVD could raise US-made PV prices by 15 cents/watt

New antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariffs in the US could result in increased solar cell and module costs “to a level that significantly restricts solar supply and installations in the US”, according to new analysis from Clean Energy Associates (CEA).
Spain passes regulation for floating solar PV plants on public reservoirs

Spain has passed a regulation regarding the installation of floating solar PV (FPV) on reservoirs in the country.
Larsen & Toubro to build 3.5GW solar PV projects in Middle East

Indian EPC firm Larsen & Toubro has secured contracts to build two solar PV plants in the Middle East with a combined capacity of 3.5GW.
Enphase Energy begins shipments of IQ8 microinverters made in Texas

US microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy has started commercial shipments of its IQ8 microinverter made in a facility in Arlington, Texas.
LG ES Vertech CEO talks system integrator strategy, explains BESS manufacturing ‘pause’

The CEO of LG Energy Solution Vertech, Jaehong Park, speaks to Energy-Storage.news Premium for an exclusive interview.
Strengthening US solar manufacturing: the case for including domestically produced wafers in domestic content incentives

The US needs to include wafer production in the domestic content incentives, writes NexWafe CEO Davor Sutija.
Tesvolt enters new scale of project sizes with 65MWh order

Germany-based commercial & industrial (C&I) BESS provider Tesvolt has won its largest order to-date, for a 65MWh project in Rhineland-Palatinate.
‘We expect the market will find balance’: JA Solar on supply and demand, pricing and European growth

PV Tech spoke with Henning Schulz, vice president of JA Solar at the Intersolar Europe trade show in Munich