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BayWa r.e. breaks ground on Poland's largest solar farm, eyes 600MW PV pipe
BayWa r.e. has actually broken ground on a 64.6 MWp solar farm in Poland-- the nation's largest-- as it sets sights on a 600MW profile in the nation.
Jul 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Poland, Europe, eastern europe, grid parity, subsidy-free, baywa r.e., development
KMPG discovers HK$ 12m of missing out on Panda Green deposits wound up in former CEO's account
The spectacular searchings for of an examination by the auditor right into RMB1,022 million paid by Panda Green for the right to develop solar projects which never ever materialized consisted of verification by the previous chief financing policeman documents were created after the reality.
Jul 20, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, China, Hong Kong, Asia, Panda Green, KMPG
Jinko asserts 24.79% performance for n-type monocrystalline cell
The Chinese producer has actually declared a world document for a large-size, contact-passivated solar cell. The result, certified by Germany's Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin, betters the company's previous document by almost 0.6%.
Jul 20, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cell, Jinko, efficiency, Chine
New protocols determine solar cell failings during manufacturing
2 new pass/fail procedures are stated to be able to different cells which offer high hot-spot possibility, reveal high current leakage as well as demonstrate intermediate actions. The arranging method relies upon a hands-on solar simulator, an infrared cam as well as a tool to gauge seclusion.
Jul 20, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Spain, Europe, solar cell
The cost of building more powerful PV systems
Researchers in the U.S. have actually approximated the cost of reinforcing solar systems. The scientists emphasized that the upfront financial investment required to take 13 key actions might be exceeded by the benefits.
Jul 20, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, USA, NREL, North America
Solar-plus-storage has a 99.8% capability value in California
" The energy from solar can constantly charge a 4-hour storage device having actually the exact same set up capability" prior to the hours of peak demand, states a new study.
Jul 20, 2020 // Storage, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America
Shell taps sonnen to pilot 'first of its kind' solar-storage tariff in the UK
Shell's power supply department has actually released a new solar and storage tariff in the UK that aims to "change" just how domestic solar installations are used.
Jul 18, 2020 // Residential, Tariffs, UK, Europe, solar-plus-storage, shell, Shell Energy, Sonnen, Colin Crooks
SolarEdge co-founder Handelsman to stand down
SolarEdge has actually confirmed that founder Lior Handelsman is to stand down from his permanent duty at the business.
Jul 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Lior Handelsman, solardge
ReNew Power plans foray into solar cell and also module production
The Haryana-based designer will spend Rs 1500-2000 crore in establishing the solar cell and also module manufacturing facility, which will at first have a production ability of 2 GW per year.
Jul 18, 2020 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, ReNew Power, Sumant Sinha
URE introduces Taiwan manufacturing facility disposal
The Taiwanese supplier said it has sold its Jhunan Kebei plant to a Taiwan-based manufacturer of masks for semiconductor production. However, it will enhance capacity at its manufacturing facility in Tainan by as much as 200 MW in the third quarter.
Jul 18, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Taiwan, Jhunan Kebei
Second life batteries find new residence at Suffolk College
Connected Energy is to set up the initial of its brand-new generation of second life power storage space systems as part of a Suffolk County Council project.
Jul 17, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, Connected Energy, Matthew Lumsden, Justine Oakes
Wales selected for lithium-ion gigafactory and 200MW solar ranch
Britishvolt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Welsh government for the advancement of its "landmark" gigafactory.
Jul 17, 2020 // Large-Scale, Storage, UK, Europe, Britishvolt, Orral Nadjar
Australian rooftop PV might face grid restraints
The capability to feed electrical energy from roof PV selections into Australia's circulation network may be seriously restricted in the future, as installments appear most likely to surpass assumptions. A Cornwall Insight projection sees some 24.45 GW of rooftop solar to be included with 2030-- a rate that increases the demand for a distribution-level market and may see connections cut in the future.
Jul 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Australia, rooftop PV, Oceania, Ben Cerini
Riding the Sun- Solar Inverter Market Outlook Report
The boom in renewable resource has actually produced a flourishing new sector today in India, with a lot of attention focused on the modules or PV panels. However, there is an additional, crucial part in solar as well as other renewable resource systems that has actually emerged with its own unique policies of interaction. The solar inverter market.
Jul 17, 2020 // Inverters, Market Research, India, Asia
Dealing with a downturn? Not utility-scale solar!
Utility-scale solar power has shrugged off any type of financial headwinds to tape-record a strong initial fifty percent, according to today's figures from Wiki-Solar. Global set up capability rose to over 240 GWAC, with 24 GW of brand-new setups-- over half of 2019's record full-year total.
Jul 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Market Research, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America