The US Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories has concluded a five-year, early-life solar module degradation study that examined 834 fielded PV modules, representing 13 types from seven manufacturers in three climates.The report, recently published in Progress in Photovoltaics,...

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In Rwanda, certain habits have become the norm due to the intermittent operation of the electricity grid. People are therefore accustomed to lighting their homes with oil lamps, cooking on charcoal, using diesel generators...

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The in-person summit has now been postponed to 2023. The reasons for postponing the same became necessary following the submissions from the host country on a number of exigencies that will make it near...

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A team of UNSW researchers has proposed a novel, simple, cost-effective and environmentally friendly method to recycle silicon PV modules. The process consists of module deframing, laminate shredding and material concentration using electrostatic separation. The...

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Namene Solar’s carbon credits will finance solar lights to serve every household without grid access across the entire country with Namibia’s first Gold Standard project.Namene Solar announced their latest carbon offsetting project in Namibia,...

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Since 2010, more than 360m people have gained access to modern energy through off-grid solar products. But, if the sector had remained on its pre-COVID-19 growth trajectory, an additional 23m people would have benefitted. Still,...

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The World Bank is aiming to provide electricity to 490 million people this decade by installing 210,000 mini-grids, a webinar focusing on the local networks in Africa has heard.Tatia Lemondzhava, an energy specialist at...

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The Ho Technical University will demonstrate the use of an innovative solar-powered irrigation system, becoming the first Technical University in the country to achieve the feat. The initiative, under the GIZ Green People’s Energy Project,...

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The Annual Solar Outlook 2022 says the SHS market has remained solid in most African countries despite COVID-19 pandemic related challenges. SHS providers also continue to rival with ingenuity as they come up with better, cheaper...

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“Solar power is now the cheapest source of electricity in history. The challenge is to ensure that some of the world’s most marginalised communities gain access to this clean, renewable and affordable source of...

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