Solar news and press releases

DNV advances Italy's solar future with next-generation resource measurement stations

DNV has deployed an innovative network of solar resource measurement stations across Italy to enhance renewable energy development. These advanced installations track solar irradiance and albedo—the fraction of sunlight reflected by a surface—alongside soiling data, enabling precise system optimization and maximized energy yield, with unprecedented data accuracy. By delivering real-time insights and long-term analysis, the network supports both immediate project efficiency and strategic energy planning. 

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DNV launches new service to respond to climate change-driven hail risk for solar PV

DNV has launched a new service to provide solar photovoltaic developers actionable, verified assessments of large hail risk across North America. DNV has partnered with Jupiter Intelligence, the trusted leader in climate risk analytics, to leverage its gold standard climate science for a first of its kind, robust statistical approach to evaluating hail risk due to climate change, both today and in the future.  

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DNV's SolarFarmer offers affordable, scalable solution for solar project bankability

DNV today announced the completion of six comprehensive solar project financing due diligence projects in the United States totalling 1,195 MW. These projects mark the first time, SolarFarmer, DNV's proprietary solar PV design and assessment software that provides customers with the speed and precision essential for the fast-paced development of solar energy, has been used in the region.

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GreenPowerMonitor introduces new Energy Management System for enhanced renewable power plant control

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DNV's solar asset modeling platform Solar Resource Compass launches in Europe

DNV today announced the expansion of its Solar Resource Compass (SRC) online software platform to include support for Europe, with additional regions to follow throughout 2024. Solar Resource Compass is a powerful software service that provides users with access to DNV's high-quality solar resource data and energy yield predictions, online and on-demand.

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DNV helps Moss Maritime to reduce floating solar design risks

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has collaborated with Moss Maritime, a leading offshore design and engineering services provider, to accelerate the deployment of floating solar technology in harsh environmental conditions.

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DNV provides technical advisory expertise to Beijing Energy International Australia for five solar farms

DNV provided comprehensive buy-side technical due diligence services as the technical advisor

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DNV supports MYTILINEOS S.A. in securing financing for Chilean solar farms

DNV acted as a market advisor for the financing of a portfolio of solar farm projects anticipated to produce approximately 1.6 terawatt-hours of green electricity each year, resulting in an annual reduction of over 1 million tons of CO2 emissions.

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GreenPowerMonitor to monitor Zonda I, YPF Luz's first solar farm in San Juan, Argentina

The first stage of the project reaches 100 MW of installed capacity, enough to power over 88,000 households

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Joint industry project: DNV calls on solar PV industry to move forward on predictive maintenance

DNV strives to improve machine learning-based maintenance models by introducing high-quality standardized logs, currently lacking in the industry

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DNV assists delivery of largest solar and storage project in Western Pacific

DNV is pleased to have supported a landmark solar and storage project in the Republic of Palau in the Western Pacific.

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Accelerating solar-plus-storage key to boosting the efficiency and resilience of global energy networks, making clean energy supply more reliable

DNV research shows majority of industry believe ‘power couple’ important in tackling intermittency issues

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