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Sunnova to issue US$ 425m of convertible senior notes
US domestic solar installer Sunnova intends to supply a US$ 425 million private placement of convertible senior notes due in 2028, to repay debts and also fund operating costs.
Aug 17, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Sunnova, North America, senior notes, financials, operating costs
Europe's Green Hydrogen Rules Raise Costs for Industry
The European Union (EU) has made clean hydrogen a pillar of both its net-zero target for 2050 and its near-term initiatives to get off Russian gas.
Aug 17, 2022 // Market Research, Solar to Fuel, Europe, green hydrogen
Excitons need space to separate: Free carrier production in organic solar cells
Solar cells based upon organic molecules offer potential advantages over conventional devices for transforming light into electricity. These organic solar cells could be inexpensive, durable, and very easy to make. However, organic cells do not yet have the performance that matches conventional devices.
Aug 16, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, organic solar cells, US department of energy
Using ammonia to heal perovskite film for photovoltaic panel construction
Considering that 2009, researchers have actually suspected that perovskite films, which are a combination of organic and also inorganic material, could be guaranteeing for solar panel construction. Perovskites are extremely slim films with a details crystal structure that are extremely light and also flexible, efficient, and economical, in comparison to silicon wafers.
Aug 16, 2022 // Technology, solar panel, perovskite, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PANG Shuping, ammonia, Li Zhipeng
Colorful photovoltaic panels could make the innovation a lot more eye-catching
Solar panels aren't just for rooftops anymore-- some structures also have these power-generating structures throughout their facades. Yet as even more buildings and also public areas include solar innovations, their dull black color can leave sightseers underwhelmed.
Aug 16, 2022 // Technology, solar panel, American Chemical Society
BlackRock to acquire Oz battery developer
Financier to commit EUR691m to support buildout of over 1GW of BESS projects in Akaysha Energy's pipe
Aug 16, 2022 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, blackrock real assets, Akaysha Energy, Charlie Reid, Nick Carter
US firm picks up 200MWh battery storage space order
Energy Vault to help Jupiter Power to produce projects in Texas as well as California
Aug 16, 2022 // Storage, USA, North America, Energy Vault Holdings, Marco Terruzzin, Michael Geier
Iberdrola toasts initially Portuguese PV commissioning
12.72 MW Alcochete 2 solar plant is part of a 187MW portfolio protected in auctions kept in 2019
Aug 16, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe
RES secures O&M contracts for 385MW solar
Outfit will manage HV services in-house as well as give extra components administration as part of contractual obligations
Aug 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Octopus Energy, res, Brian Darnell
Magnora secures permit nod for 260MW S Africa solar project
Swedish renewables developer Magnora has secured environmental authorisation for a 260MW solar project it is creating in South Africa.
Aug 16, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, magnora, Erik Sneve, Espen Erdal
Shoals beats 'challenging environment' with record revenue and also profit in Q2
US solar product supplier Shoals Technologies Group saw record revenue as well as gross profit in the second quarter of 2022 because of strong demand for its combine-as-you-go system as well as a large number of new customers buying up components.
Aug 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, financial results, North America, BOS, shoals technologies, shoals, big lead assembly
Sunnova strategies USD-425m offering of convertible senior notes
US residential solar as well as battery storage firm Sunnova Energy International Inc (NYSE: NOVA) intends to launch a USD-425-million (EUR 418.2 m) placement of convertible senior notes, aiming to pay off debt and also cover operating costs.
Aug 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Sunnova, North America
Porsche Cars North America to install solar at Georgia HQ
Porsche Cars North America Inc (PCNA) on Monday said its One Porsche Drive site in Georgia will certainly be provided with a solar energy microgrid under a contract with regional non-utility solar provider Cherry Street Energy LLC.
Aug 16, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Porsche Cars North America Inc, PCNA, Cherry Street Energy LLC
ALH Group invests in 597-MW EnBW solar farm portfolio
Insurance group Alte Leipziger Hallesche, or ALH Group, has signed an offer to indirectly acquire a 49.9% stake in a 597-MW solar farm portfolio in Germany coming from energy supplier EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG (ETR: EBK).
Aug 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, enbw, ALH GROUP, Thomas Kusterer
PV tower developer 3 Sixty Solar debuts on Canadian bourse
Canadian commercial solar tower programmer Three Sixty Solar Ltd (NEO: VSOL) announced that since today, its typical shares trade on the NEO Exchange in Toronto under the ticker symbol "VSOL".
Aug 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Three Sixty Solar Ltd