Solar News

China’s solar goes from supremacy to oversupply By Oliver HOTHAM Beijing (AFP) Oct 10, 2024 Strong state support and huge private investment have made China’s solar industry a global powerhouse, but it faces new headwinds, from punitive tariffs abroad to a brutal price war at home. Officials meeting in Baku next month for […]

The ZEUS Project to harness solar energy in space with nanowire technology by Hugo Ritmico Madrid, Spain (SPXR) Oct 10, 2024 The University of Malaga (UMA) is collaborating in an international consortium to advance the collection and transmission of solar energy in space through the ‘ZEUS’ project, part of the Horizon EIC Pathfinder […]

Photovoltaic upgrade in Jiaxing, China significantly boosts power output by Simon Mansfield Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2024 The distributed photovoltaic “trade-in” project at the administrative center in Haining city, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, has significantly increased power generation capacity without expanding space. Launched on Sept 9, the project marks the first of its […]

Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries by Jennifer Chu | MIT News Boston MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2024 MIT engineers have built a new desalination system that runs with the rhythms of the sun. The solar-powered system removes salt from water at a pace that closely follows changes in solar […]