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Challenging plans to release PV on dikes
Dutch researchers are attempting to determine whether large-scale PV projects can be released on flood-control dikes throughout the Netherlands. A 5 MW solar project has actually currently been built on a dike near Groningen, yet the scientists believe there is possible to accumulate to 2.9 GW of PV on such embankments.
Aug 6, 2020 // Technology, Large-Scale, Europe, Netherlands, Maarten Dörenkämper, Michelle Talsma
CERC Approves Tariff for 480 MW Solar PV Projects
SECI's trading margin of Rs.0.07/ kWh has likewise been approved
Aug 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Tariffs, SECI, solar pv, tariff, DISCOM, CERC
KfW Grants Rs 600 Cr Loan for 125 MW Solar Project in West Bengal
KfW has granted a Rs 600 crore financing to WBSEDCL for the work on the very first phase of a 125 MW solar project in the Purba Medinipur area of West Bengal.
Aug 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, KFW, West Bengal, Solar Project, WBSEDCL
J-Power, SPDI, Avondale & AP Solar to Develop 400 MW Solar Project in Texas
J-POWER USA, SPDI, Avondale Solar and also AP Solar have actually agreed to collectively develop Charger Solar, a 400 MW air conditioning solar project located in Refugio County, Texas.
Aug 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, International, Solar Project, Avondale, J-Power, Trevor Nash, Mark Condon, AP Solar, SPDI,
BayWa r.e. tees up flurry of renewables possession sales for Q4
BayWa r.e. expects in conclusion the majority of a 1GW+ pipe of renewable property sales in the direction of completion of this year after it highlighted the function solar played in its H1 2020 results.
Aug 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, floating PV, Europe, baywa r.e., financials, asset sales
Vivint beats implementation forecasts to help diminish losses
United States residential solar installer Vivint Solar released around 44MW of solar in the second quarter of 2020, defeating assumptions and helping to diminish its losses.
Aug 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Sunrun, vivint solar, North America, m&a, q2 2020
Croatia tenders 50 MW of solar
The Croatian energy regulatory authority is seeking to assign 88 MW of renewable resource generation capacity. The tender becomes part of the country's plan to acquire 2.26 GW of renewables consisting of more than 1 GW of solar.
Aug 6, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, tender, Europe, Croatia
Tesla might end up being power company in Germany
The high-profile electrical car maker is performing a study of German clients to assess their passion in a Tesla electrical power toll.
Aug 6, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, TESLA, Germany, UK, Europe
Bosch acquires more solar energy
German utility RWE will offer solar power to the German empire under a 16-year power acquisition contract. The electricity will certainly be generated by a 50 MW solar plant in southern Germany. Bosch has also secured power supply handle Statkraft as well as Vattenfall.
Aug 6, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, rwe, Bosch, Andree Stracke
Portugal's 700 MW solar auction 10 times oversubscribed
Minister of the environment and climate action, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, revealed the development and exposed nine of the 10 lots tendered include power storage space.
Aug 6, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Portugal, Europe, auction, João Pedro Matos Fernandes
'Spontaneous de-doping' for 17.8%- reliable perovskite mini-module
U.S. scientists have located a brand-new 'de-doping' procedure in perovskite solar cells that might cut manufacturing expenses and create far better tools. They have utilized this to make a mini-module with 17.8% performance.
Aug 6, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, solar cell, perovskite, North America, efficiency
Solar for vehicle parking machines
New Zealand scientists have actually proposed a method to examine the technological and also financial usefulness of PV-powered vehicle parking machines. Solar may be an optimal remedy, but the siting of the machines is critical and ought to be planned ahead of time, in accordance with readily available solar radiation as well as prospective shading.
Aug 6, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, New Zealand, Oceania
All details of Ukraine's brand-new feed-in tariffs for PV
On July 21, 2020, the Law on Feed-in Tariff Restructuring was passed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Aug 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Opinions, Ukraine, Europe, feed-in tariffs, TETIANA MYLENKA
SunPower survived closures to upload strong Q2
Supply chain and manufacturing disturbances will certainly result in shipping reductions in the third quarter, however SunPower's pre-pandemic procedures made sure strong performance, solid need, and also higher installments.
Aug 6, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, SunPower, North America, Tom Warner
Affordable catalysts for hydrogen production
Researchers in Singapore have actually taken a deep dive into spinel oxides-- a course of products known to work as a driver in the manufacturing of hydrogen with water electrolysis. Much better understanding of how the materials function made it possible for the scientists to establish a maker discovering design to predict their effectiveness.
Aug 5, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Asia, hydrogen, Singapore, WORLD, NTU, Jason Xu Zhichuan