The photovoltaic support collapsed

Is the world's biggest solar module manufacturer on the verge of collapse?

The world’s biggest solar module manufacturer is on the verge of collapse under a pile of more than $1 billion in debt. The problem is not that the market for solar panels is weak. The problem is that there is too much competition among manufacturers of panels, which has driven prices down to unsustainably low levels.

Are solar photovoltaic systems vulnerable to cyclones?

This vulnerability is not limited to just wind hazards; ground-mounted utility-scale solar photovoltaic systems are particularly susceptible to the combined effects of intensifying wind, rainfall and storm surge from tropical cyclones. Wind turbines also face intensifying challenges.

Is China's Suntech bankruptcy a sign of a'super-Cheap solar energy'?

The bankruptcy of Chinese solar-panel heavyweight Suntech may be an omen that the sun is about to set on super-cheap solar energy. The world’s biggest solar module manufacturer is on the verge of collapse under a pile of more than $1 billion in debt. The problem is not that the market for solar panels is weak.

What happened to Germany's solar industry?

The industry collapsed. Seventy thousand people in Germany's solar industry lost their jobs, and Heckert found itself one of the lone manufacturers left in this once-popular renewable energy park known as Saxony's Solar Valley outside of Chemnitz. "The industry moved from Germany to Asia," says Krautwurst.

Is China's largest floating solar power plant a game changer?

In all countries, particularly in China that burning coal still forms its backbone of power generation, the coal mines are reminders of environmental pollution and coal miners that have to risk their health. However, the world's largest floating solar power plant in Anhui's province is a game changer.

Are cyclones and heatwaves a threat to future power systems?

Taking into account projections of future climates under different emission pathways, we evaluate future tropical-cyclone and heatwave hazards along with their compound risks along the US East and Gulf coasts and discuss the escalating challenges they pose for future power systems with high penetration of renewables.