“The combination of South Korean technology and manufacturing excellence, with Norwegian maritime and photovoltaic expertise, is a very good match,” said Ocean Sun CEO Børge Bjørneklett.

The state-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has received bids for a total capacity of 4.35 GW

Turkey’s Ministry of Energy has recently announced plans of launching a 1 GW solar tender under the national Yeka (Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynak Alanları) renewable energy program.

Due to the extended lockdown of the global economy, the solar market will experience a contraction in 2020 with its base-case scenario predicting 112 GW of new capacity instead of the 144 GW projected in last year's forecast.

Of the top 25 solar power generating facilities in the US, 15 are located in California, four in Arizona, four in Nevada and two in Texas. Four of the top five solar facilities by sales volumes reported to FERC are located in California, while one is in Arizona.

The U.S. solar industry will install 18 gigawatts this year, enough to power more than 3 million homes,

Israel's government proposed to invest ILS6.5bn (US$1.9bn) to instal of 2 GW of additional solar power capacity.

“Stand-alone power systems, which are usually a combination of solar, batteries and a back-up generator, are getting cheaper and more sophisticated. In contrast, supplying customers using poles and wires in remote areas can be very costly.”

China generates more electricity than Europe and the USA combined and China will double again in twenty years.

Solar power was responsible for 3.6% of the India’s overall power production in fiscal 2019/20,