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Japan's JRE commissions 80 MW of solar parks at home
Japan Renewable Energy Corp (JRE) as well as SMFL MIRAI Partners Co Ltd have actually begun the commercial operation of solar parks in Kumamoto prefecture completing 79.94 MW, it was revealed today.
Sep 7, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, Renewable Energy, Solar Park
Solar cell maker Ambient Photonics lands USD 17.5 m of debt to develop factory
California-based low-light solar photovoltaic (PV) cells developer Ambient Photonics stated today it has actually gotten USD 17.5 million (EUR 17.7 m) in debt financing, thus concluding the first funding for its US solar production facility.
Sep 7, 2022 // Manufacturing News, USA, solar cell, North America, Ambient Photonics
RES secures green light for UK storage project
99.9 MW Spennymoor scheme is located on land south of an existing electric substation
Sep 7, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, res
Ignitis to acquire owner of 200-MW wind-solar project in Latvia
Lithuanian energy business Ignitis Grupe AB (VSE: IGN1L) stated on Tuesday it has actually sealed a conditional deal to acquire a Latvian business creating a 200-MW hybrid wind-solar park project in its home country.
Sep 7, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, IGNITIS, Latvia, wind-solar project
Bboxx gets pay-as-you-go solar business PEG Africa
Bboxx is broadening its footprint in Africa by acquiring pay-as-you-go solar business PEG Africa.
Sep 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, bboxx, PEG Africa
Atrato purchases owner of 33-MW solar portfolio from GIG's Cero Generation
Renewables investment trust Atrato Onsite Energy plc (LSE: ROOF) today stated it has gotten a business that owns 33 MW of solar parks in the UK from Cero Generation, an independent portfolio firm of Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG).
Sep 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Solar Park, Atrato
Cypress Creek gets to fin close on Texas solar-plus-storage project
US renewable energy plants designer as well as operator Cypress Creek Renewables has shut a USD-216-million (EUR 218m) financial debt funding deal for its 208-MW Zier solar park with battery storage in Texas and also introduced the begin of building and construction activities.
Sep 7, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, cypress creek, Zier solar park
Statkraft gets strong interest in EUR-500m green bond sale
Norwegian power business Statkraft A/S has actually issued EUR 500 million (USD 495.8 m) well worth of elderly unsecured green bonds to secure funds for renewable resource and clean transportation projects.
Sep 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Statkraft
Photosynthesis copycat may improve solar cells
A reasonably new kind of semiconductor, split atop a mirror-like structure, can mimic the manner in which leaves relocation energy from the sunlight over relatively long distances before using it to fuel chemical reactions. The method may one day improve the efficiency of solar cells.
Sep 7, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, University of Michigan, Stephen Forrest, Bin Liu
Major leap for stable high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
Solar cells manufactured from products known as "perovskites" are catching up with the effectiveness of standard silicon-based solar cells. At the same time, they have advantages of inexpensive and also short energy payback time.
Sep 7, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, Linköping University, efficiency, Feng Gao
New breakthrough pushes perovskite cell to greater stability, efficiency
Scientists at the United State Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have actually made a technical breakthrough and also created a perovskite solar cell with the twin advantages of being both highly reliable and highly stable.
Sep 7, 2022 // Technology, NREL, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency
S&P Global Launches REC Price Assessments for Brazil-India Turkey
I-RECs certificates are important as market participants and energy consumers seek transparency in the global market for valuing renewable-origin power generation. & P Global said that Brazil is the biggest I-REC market in Latin America while Turkey as well as India represent 2 of the biggest markets in Asia.
Sep 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, wind, hydro, guarantees of origin, BIOMASS, Alan Hayes, I-RECs
Shell & Green Tie Capital's Solar Project in the Offing in Spain
Global energy conglomerate, Shell plc and Green Tie Capital have determined to collaborate to create solar projects in Spain with a combined capacity of more than 2 GW. To develop renewable resource projects in the Philippines, Nickel Asia Corp (NAC) subsidiary Emerging Power (EPI) and Shell organization unit Shell Overseas Investments signed a joint venture agreement in July 2022.
Sep 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, shell, International, sprng energy, Green Tie Capital, Hollandse Kust
China's Risen Energy Delivers Strong H1 Numbers with 51% Growth
For all the supply side obstacles, Chinese producers like Risen Energy have kipped down very strong numbers in 2022, indicating the obvious chance for even more competitors out there. The scenario could change significantly by 2024-25, by when multiple new abilities globally will come online.
Sep 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Jinko Solar, Risen Energy, Longi Energy
Canada's Zinc8 Produces its First Zinc-Air Batteries for United States Market
Zinc8 Energy Solutions, its proprietary flow battery innovation can supply power in the 20 kW to 50 MW range with energy storage space and also discharge times of 4 to 100 hours. An increase in the size of zinc particle storage tanks allows for more scalability and also capacity.
Sep 7, 2022 // Storage, lithium, International, green energy, glass, Cobalt, lohum, Nickel, rubber, Zinc Air Batteries