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Chint Solar preps 200MW Hungarian PV for building and construction
5 projects that complete 200MW will go into construction throughout Q2 2023
Apr 13, 2023 // Plants, Hungary, Europe, Chint Solar
EC greenlights state aid for 100-MW Polish green hydrogen project
The European Commission on Wednesday approved the arrangement of EUR 158 million (USD 172.6 m) in state aid to Polish oil refiner PKN Orlen SA for a 100-MW renewable hydrogen project.
Apr 12, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Solar to Fuel, Poland, Europe, green hydrogen project, Orlen SA
Lightsource bp obtains transformer for 210-MWp solar project in Brazil
The 280-MVA transformer has arrived at the site of the 210-MWp Milagres solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the Brazilian northeastern state of Ceara, solar developer Lightsource bp has announced.
Apr 12, 2023 // Plants, Lightsource BP, South america, Brazil, Solar Project
Sun Cable negotiates 300-MW solar offtake for AAPowerLink
Sun Cable Pty Ltd has actually signed a non-binding pact for prospective power materials from its massive Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) project to a mineral processing facility near Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory region.
Apr 12, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Sun Cable, AAPowerLink
Greece's Athens airport turns on 16-MW solar park
The Athens International Airport (AIA) in Greece has put on stream a 16-MW solar park that will certainly create power to cover around 45% of its annual electrical power consumption.
Apr 12, 2023 // Plants, Greece, Europe, Solar Park, Athens airport
Axpo helps Nestle to offtake solar energy in Poland
The Polish unit of Swiss renewable energy manufacturer and trader Axpo Holding AG announced on Wednesday it has actually developed a unique harmonizing service agreement for the offtake of solar energy by Nestle Polska.
Apr 12, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Axpo, Europe
South Korea Plans to Quadruple Solar Power From Factory Rooftops
South Korea is intending an enormous growth of solar panels mounted on commercial roofs as well as parking lots as it looks for to conquer land restrictions slowing its clean energy transition.
Apr 12, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, South Korea, Asia
Enerflo now incorporates Emporia smart home power management products
Enerflo has actually revealed an integration partnership with Emporia, manufacturer of smart home power management products and also software. The combination is offered to all Enerflo companions who sign up with Emporia.
Apr 12, 2023 // Software, Enerflo, Emporia
35-MW solar project curbs Vanderbilt University's carbon emissions by 70%.
Vanderbilt I Solar Farm, a 35-MWAC solar array in Bedford County, Tennessee, got to commercial procedures today. Developed by Silicon Ranch, Vanderbilt I is supplying power to its namesake, Vanderbilt University.
Apr 12, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Vanderbilt University'
Building and construction starts on the biggest solar project in Arkansas
Lightsource bp has actually effectively closed on a $327 million funding package and also mobilized construction on the 313-MWDC/250-MWAC Driver Solar project situated near Osceola in Mississippi County, Arkansas.
Apr 12, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Lightsource BP, North America, PV Power Plant, Arkansas
Scientists create self-powered perovskite photon-counting detectors
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have actually shown that self-powered polycrystalline perovskite photodetectors can equal the industrial silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) for photon counting.
Apr 12, 2023 // Technology, perovskite, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Batteries won't suffice - we require solar thermal technology to get us through the night, says researcher
Australia's change to renewables is gathering speed, however there's a looming problem with storage We will certainly require much more long-duration storage to get us with the night, once coal and fossil gas exit the system.
Apr 12, 2023 // Technology, Storage, Australia, Oceania, CSIRO Renewable Energy Storage Roadmap
Experts call for commitment to multi-terawatt photovoltaic or pv manufacturing worldwide
Global experts on solar power highly urge a commitment to the continued development of photovoltaic (PV) production and release to power the world, arguing that lowballing projections for PV growth while waiting for an agreement on various other energy paths or the emergence of technical final miracles "is no longer an alternative."
Apr 12, 2023 // Technology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Martin Keller
Masdar completes acquisition of US 128MW solar stake
Developer has actually acquired a 50% share in project from EDF Renewables North America, that includes 40MW of storage
Apr 12, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Masdar, North America
Canadian Solar Announces Big Capacity Expansion Plans
By the end of Q1 2024, CSI Solar intends to add 30 GW of ingot, 15 GW of wafer, 10 GW of cell and also 25 GW of module capacity. For 2022, Canadian Solar clocked a net income of $240 million that it lately announced.
Apr 12, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, Solar Panels, solar cell, solar module, Renewable Energy, Shawn Qu, CSI Solar, solar wafer, Canadian Solar plans, capacity expansion plans, Solar Ingot