Jinko Solar secures over 10.7 GW orders in first four months of 2019 and expands its production capacity
Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JinkoSolar has secured new solar panel orders totaling 10.7GW in the first four months of 2019, setting a company and industry record. And announced the construction of a 5GW new greenfield mono wafer production facility in the City of Leshan, Sichuan
Globeleq, Aurora Power Solutions to build PV projects in Zambia
Independent power producer (IPP) Globeleq and renewable energy company Sola Group’s Aurora Power Solutions have been awarded two 20 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, in Zambia. These projects form part of the Get Fit Zambia programme, through which the government aims to procure 200 MW of renewable e
TRANSFORMING THE ENERGY SECTOR THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
A study undertaken by the Department of Energy’s IPP office shows that 25% of renewable energy funded-scholarships fall to the Globeleq Scholarship Fund (GSF), which launched in 2014 to help develop young engineering students for the nascent renewable energy industry and actively support the transformat
Out now: Data and figures on the co-benefits of decarbonising the power sector in South Africa
South Africa is in the midst of an energy transition, with important social and economic implications, depending on the pathways that are chosen. Political decisions on South Africa’s energy future link the missions and mandates of many government departments beyond energy, such as environment, industry
MOBILE BUSINESS UNIT IS DESIGNED TO DRIVE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT IN RURAL TOWNS
The De Aar Solar Power funded Mobile Business Unit launched in the rural town of Hanover this week, addressing the unique challenges faced by entrepreneurs and micro businesses in rural areas of our country. The custom-designed unit, the first of its kind in the Northern Cape, provides access to busines
LOCAL SHOOL IS ACHIEVING GREAT RESULTS FROM READING AND SPELLING PROGRAMMES
Wilhemina Mathabatha, is one of two reading assistants at Waterworks Primary School in Riverton, Kimberley. She returned to this small school in 2014, where she was previously a pupil, to help young learners with their reading and spelling, a job that she says has motivated her to study towards a teachi
JinkoSolar: A Big Jump in Sales and Margin in 2018
Solar module manufacturing giant JinkoSolar reported a sizeable jump in its shipments and margins in 2018. The news was revealed in the company’s 2018 financial results, published March 22. For 2018 on a consolidated basis across its business, JinkoSolar posted a module shipment of 11.4GW in 2018 —
Siemens to acquire KACO new energy GmbH
KACO new energy is one of the leading manufacturers of energy-related power electronics Siemens further strengthens its competence in decentralized energy KACO new energy will be integrated in the new Smart Infrastructure Operating Company
KACO PR Project 8 MW (Nepal) bp 125.0 TL3
Latest inverter technology for large solar park in Nepal Award-winning solar project supports education and power supply in Nepal with German know-how Neckarsulm, 28 February 2019 – 8-megawatt solar park in Nepal is to contribute to a stable electricity supply and will benefit a school through a lease a
Jinko achieves 24.2% efficiency for its n-type monocrystalline cell
Chinese solar panel maker JinkoSolar says it has achieved 24.2% efficiency for a large-area n-type TOPCon monocrystalline silicon cell, and that the result has been confirmed by the Photovoltaic and Wind Power Systems Quality Test Center at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The manufacturer said t
