Malaysia’s solar capacity is set to increase fourfold over the coming decade. Image: IRENA. Malaysia’s installed solar capacity is expected to increase fourfold by 2030, driven by a successful […]
Nearly half of new power generation capacity constructed in 2019 was solar – BNEF
A record 118GW of new PV was constructed last year. Image: Avista. Driven by declining module costs, solar was by far the world’s leading power-generating technology installed in 2019, making […]
JinkoSolar has n-type mono cell verified at record 24.79% conversion efficiency
Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JinkoSolar has achieved a record large-area N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cell conversion efficiency of 24.79%, independently confirmed by the Institute for Solar Energy […]
Meyer Burger to use former SolarWorld and Q-Cells plants for heterojunction module production
Meyer Burger has acquired for an undisclosed sum from the former SolarWorld facilities in Freiberg, Saxony, which had at least 650MW of module assembly capacity and around 370MW of solar […]
Smart homes with solar and storage could ‘eliminate’ evening peak
Image: STA A combination of residential solar, storage and smart controls could “dramatically reduce” the evening peak. This is according to a new report produced by the Solar Trade Association […]
Govt aims to increase renewable energy output to 300MW
JASIN: The government, via the Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry aims to raise its net energy metering (NEM) programme output to 300MW this year. Minister Yeo Bee […]
RE FUND RECORDED SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS UNDER E-BIDDING, SEDA SAYS
PUTRAJAYA: Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia (SEDA) made significant savings for renewable energy (RE) fund when it introduced e-bidding exercise last year. It’s chairman Wong Kah Woh said the first […]
MALAYSIA MULLS P2P ENERGY TRADING AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES
Giving an update on the country’s renewable energy future, Malaysian Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin said that the government is looking into P2P energy trading schemes and virtual net metering […]
eNEM Enhancement for Update Application, Change Capacity and Extension of Time (EoT)
Please be informed that NEM consumers can update his NEM project profile and system capacity through the eNEM system starting 10th April 2019 (Wednesday). Application for NEM application updates allowed are […]
MINISTER YEO: THE FUTURE IS LOOKING BRIGHT WITH POSITIVE GROWTH RECORDED FOR NEW ENHANCE NET ENERGY METERING (NEM) PROGRAMME
Putrajaya, Monday (18 March 2019) –Yesterday, the Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment, and Climate Change (MESTECC) – YB Puan Yeo Bee Yin provided an update on the progress of the […]