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BayWa r.e. places intl solar trade company on the block
Germany's BayWa Group (ETR: BYW6) has placed the global solar trade business of its renewable energy subsidiary up for sale.
Mar 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, baywa r.e.
PKN Orlen to invest EUR 15bn in renewable resource by 2030
Polish oil as well as gas major PKN Orlen (WSE: PKN) has allocated PLN 70 billion (USD 15.8 bn/EUR 14.8 bn) for developing renewable resource sources under its upgraded method for the 2023-2030 period, the company claimed on Tuesday.
Mar 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, PKN Orlen
Sonnedix to provide Spanish solar energy to Endesa
The PPA covers 77MW over a twelve-year duration
Mar 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Sonnedix, Europe, Endesa
RPC and also Euder to establish Spanish PV projects
The agreement covers a 1GW portfolio
Mar 1, 2023 // Plants, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, RPC, Euder
Sono Motors Abandons Plans to Produce Solar-Powered Electric Car
Sono Motors has abandoned its plans to produce the electric car "Sion" with solar cells integrated into the body. The company will now pivot to retrofitting and integrating its solar technology onto third party vehicles, a move that is far less capital-intensive.
Mar 1, 2023 // Transport, Germany, Sono Motors, Europe, Sion
Solarwatt Launches New Glass-Glass Module with Building Authority Approval
Solarwatt GmbH, based in Dresden, Germany, is launching a successor model of its "vision 60M construct" glass-glass solar module with general building inspectorate approval (abZ) from the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt). The module comes with a 30-year product and performance warranty.
Mar 1, 2023 // Manufacturing News, solar module, Solarwatt
Channeling Ions Into Defined Paths Improves Perovskite Solar Cells Stability - Universities Research
Researchers from North Carolina State University, Pennsylvania State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found that channeling ions into defined pathways in perovskite materials improves the stability and operational performance of perovskite solar cells. This breakthrough in sustainable energy news could revolutionize photovoltaic technology.
Mar 1, 2023 // Technology, solar cells, North Carolina State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Washington's 150-MW Lund Hill Solar Farm Now Connected to Grid
Avangrid's 150-MW Lund Hill solar farm in Klickitat County, Washington, is now the state's largest solar PV plant. The facility is supplying Puget Sound Energy's Green Direct program, helping to reduce emissions and provide clean, reliable power to its customers.
Mar 1, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Washington, North America, PV Power Plant
Honda and LG Energy Start Multi-Billion EV Battery Plant in Fayette County, Ohio
Honda and LG Energy Solution have announced the construction of a joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Fayette County, Ohio. The two companies have committed to invest $3.5 billion in the new facility, with an overall investment reaching $4.4 billion. The aim is to reach an annual production capacity of 40 GWh.
Mar 1, 2023 // Storage, honda, EV, LG Energy Solutions, LGES, Toshihiro Mibe, Dong-Myung Kim, electric vehicle battery plant, Jon Husted, Mike DeWine, Robert H. Lee
ABO Wind markets 250 MW of wind, solar projects in Spain to Repsol
Spanish multi-energy team Repsol SA (BME: REP) has actually struck an agreement with German renewables programmer ABO Wind AG (ETR: AB9) to acquire a 250-MW portfolio of wind as well as solar projects in Spain, both companies stated on Tuesday.
Feb 28, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, repsol, solar projects, ABO Wind
Electrum structure 21 MW solar farm for R Power in Poland
Polish design group Electrum Holding said on Friday it has started the building and construction of a 21-MW photovoltaic or pv (PV) solar plant in the western Lubuskie province for neighborhood solar project developer and power producer R.Power SA.
Feb 28, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, solar farm, R Power, Electrum
Researchers elevate the performance of an inverted perovskite solar cell via combined solvent vapor annealing method based on ethylenediamine (EDA).
Scientists from the University of Konstanz in Germany, Quaid-i-Azam University and Kohsar University Murree in Pakistan and Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China have actually fabricated an inverted perovskite solar cell with a passivation technique utilizing a mixed solvent vapor annealing technique based on ethylenediamine (EDA).
Feb 28, 2023 // Technology, Germany, Europe, Asia, Pakistan, efficiency, perovskite solar cell, University of Konstanz, Quaid-i-Azam Universit, Kohsar University Murree
Canadian Solar Renews EUR 100 Million Note Program
The notes may qualify as "green bonds" according to the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Green Bond Principles. The notes will just be supplied and also sold to non-US persons outside the USA.
Feb 28, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, Green bonds, Canadian Solar EMEA Capital Markets, EUR 100 million medium term note program, Green Bond Principles, Green Financing Framework, International Capital Market Association, MARF, Spanish multilateral trading facility,, U.S. Securities Act of 1933
Essar Group to Invest $3.6 Billion in Energy Transition in UK, India
The Group will develop a variety of low carbon energy transition projects over the next five years in 2 countries. When it come to India, it will certainly invest $1.2 billion in portfolio consisting of green hydrogen as well as green ammonia.
Feb 28, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, green ammonia, EET, EET Biofuels, EET Future Energy, energy transition hub in North West England, Essar Energy Transition, Essar Group, Essar Group UK India, Essar Oil UK, Essar to invest in renewable energy, low carbon energy transition projects, Prashant Ruia, Stanlow Terminals Ltd, Vertex Hydrogen
Finland, Luxembourg Commit For EU's Renewable resource Financing Mechanism
Luxembourg will participate as an adding nation, voluntarily contributing EUR 40 million to the mechanism. Finland will certainly get involved as a host country, allowing solar PV projects situated in its region with a total capacity of up to 400 MW to participate in the renewable resource tender.
Feb 28, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Luxembourg, Finland, european commission, European Green Deal, REPowerEU, CINEA, EU renewable energy financing mechanism, EU renewable energy tender, EUR 40 million, European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency