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Researchers check out perovskite solar cells' toxicity as well as suggest risks may be overestimated
Scientists from Skoltech (Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology), Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and also Medicinal Chemistry and also Zhengzhou Research Institute of HIT have examined the toxicity of materials used in perovskite solar cells.
Mar 6, 2023 // Technology, Skoltech, perovskite solar cells, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry, Zhengzhou Research Institute of HIT
Scientists check out the role of surface area texturing in perovskite-silicon tandem cells
Nano-textured surface areas are an interesting strategy for maximizing the optical qualities for monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Researchers from Germany's Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have actually checked out the growth of different textures of silicon surface areas making use of different industrial additives as well as their efficiency in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) and also SHJ-- perovskite tandem solar cells.
Mar 6, 2023 // Technology, Germany, Europe, perovskite, silicon, HZB, solar sells, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
TotalEnergies acquires 200MW Gloss PV pipeline
The initial solar farms are anticipated to find on stream by 2025
Mar 6, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, PV Power Plant, solar projects, TotalEnergies
In US, An Aerospace Manufacturing Hub Powered By Solar Micro Grid
Jackson County, West Virginia in the United States saw the top executives of 3 business on Saturday break ground on a project on more than 2,000 acres of land. BHE Renewables, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy organization, is establishing the home into a first-of-its-kind solar energy microgrid-powered industrial site.
Mar 6, 2023 // Plants, Grids, USA, North America, West Virginia, Inflation Reduction Act, BHE Renewables, Precision Castparts Corp., Aerospace hub, jackson county, solar micro-grid, titanium metals corporation
French firm IEL plans 90 MW solar park in northern Serbia
IEL from western France bought a spatial preparation document for its 90 MW solar park project near Čoka in Serbia's far north, near the Romanian border.
Mar 3, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, Serbia, Solar Park
Eleven bidders vie for support to establish solar manufacturing facilities in India
Eleven solar suppliers have submitted bids for INR 195 billion (USD 2.36 bn/EUR 2.23 bn) in moneying under India's Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme focused on releasing gigawatt-scale residential production capacity for high efficiency photovoltaic or pv (PV) modules, Mercom reported on Thursday, citing sources.
Mar 3, 2023 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, Eleven
Statkraft blog posts 77.6% profit growth in 2022 on power rate bonanza
Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft AS said on Thursday it had posted a net profit of NOK 28.6 billion (USD 2.74 bn/EUR 2.58 bn) for 2022, up by 77.6% year-on-year, on record-high revenues.
Mar 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Statkraft
Peru grants concessions for 524 MW of intended renewables
Peru's ministry of power as well as mining on Wednesday claimed it had actually granted concessions for 3 new renewable energy projects with a potential to bring around 523.8 MW of combined capacity.
Mar 3, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Peru, PV Power Plant
Made in the shade: Growing crops at solar farms yields effectiveness
In the threatening problem of climate change, growing industrial crops on solar farms is a possibly efficient use of farming land that can both increase business food manufacturing and enhance solar panel efficiency as well as longevity, according to new Cornell study.
Mar 3, 2023 // Technology, solar farm, Henry Williams, Max Zhang
Enel donates solar panels to Ukraine
The 2MW batch is the initial commitment under a European effort
Mar 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Ukraine, Enel, Europe, solar panel
Green hydrogen to be generated at 1-GW wind, solar complex in Brazil
Brazil's Rio Grande do Norte state federal government announced on Thursday it held a conference with two European financiers thinking about adding green hydrogen production to a project for a 1,043.5-MW wind as well as solar hybrid complicated in the northeastern state.
Mar 3, 2023 // Plants, Storage, Solar to Fuel, South america, Brazil, green hydrogen, wind, solar complex
OYA Renewables seals funding for 100 MW of NY community solar
North American renewables developer as well as independent power manufacturer (IPP) OYA Renewables has closed financing to sustain the building of some 100 MWdc of community solar projects in New York State.
Mar 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, solar projects, new york state, OYA Renewables
Oman to use 1-GW Manah solar projects to intl financiers
Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP), the sole off-taker of electricity in the Sultanate, has actually been authorized to honor to worldwide investors the Manah 1 and also 2 solar projects with a combined capacity of 1 GW.
Mar 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Oman, solar projects
Germany adds 780 MW of solar, 86 MW of onshore wind in Jan
The development of solar energy in Germany proceeded at a strong pace at the start of 2023 with 780 MW of new systems linked to the grid but the recently set up onshore wind capacity went down sharply to 85.8 MW in January.
Mar 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe
ACWA to create Kazakh 1GW wind-battery hybrid
The group will certainly establish the 1GW project with an initial financial investment of over US$ 1bn.
Mar 3, 2023 // Storage, Asia, kazakhstan, acwa