Mark Hutchins

2 weeks ago | pv-magazine-australia.com | Mark Hutchins

As power purchase agreements (PPAs) have proliferated in markets around the world in recent years, Amazon has emerged as the largest buyer across several regions, and by some margin. In 2023, analyst BloombergNEF tracked 8.8 GW of renewable energy generation capacity contracted by the United States-headquarterd retail giant, spread over 74 PPAs in 16 different regions. That was more than double the 3 GW procured by second-largest buyer, Facebook parent Meta in the same year.

2 weeks ago | pv-magazine.com | Mark Hutchins

From pv magazine 4/25As PPAs have proliferated in markets around the world in recent years, Amazon has emerged as the largest buyer across several regions, and by some margin. In 2023, analyst BloombergNEF tracked 8.8 GW of renewable energy generation capacity contracted by the U.S. retail giant, spread over 74 PPAs in 16 different regions. That was more than double the 3 GW procured by second-largest buyer, Facebook parent Meta in the same year.

1 month ago | ess-news.com | Max Hall |Uma Gupta |Marija Maisch |Mark Hutchins

Pure, an Indian e-mobility startup out of Indian Institutes of Technology Hyderabad, is preparing to launch a range of PurePower energy storage products. Pure said the range, to be unveiled on March 25, will have consumer, community, and national energy applications.

2 months ago | pv-magazine-australia.com | Mark Hutchins

From pv magazine 02/25Polymer backsheets have received little attention in recent years, amid doubts about durability and limited transparent polymer options. Module makers have instead used glass on both sides, particularly in the large-scale project segment. Around 45% of modules currently being produced still feature backsheets, and while the trend toward glass-glass is set to continue, backsheet demand is reportedly rising.

2 months ago | pv-magazine.com | Mark Hutchins

From pv magazine 02/25Polymer backsheets have received little attention in recent years, amid doubts about durability and limited transparent polymer options. Module makers have instead used glass on both sides, particularly in the large-scale project segment. Around 45% of modules currently being produced still feature backsheets, and while the trend toward glass-glass is set to continue, backsheet demand is reportedly rising.