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Kleiner Perkins chair invests USD 10m in Complete Solaria
United States residential solar firm Complete Solaria Inc has obtained a USD-10-million (EUR 9.3 m) strategic financial investment from an entity affiliated with the chairman of venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr.
Feb 14, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, solaria, Kleiner Perkins
KAUST team reports results of 1 year outdoor testing of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
Scientists from Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and also Technology (KAUST) have actually reported the results of an one-year outdoor test for a tandem perovskite-silicon solar cell they developed in 2020. They have located that the device retained greater than 80% of its initial performance throughout the testing period between April 2021 as well as April 2022.
Feb 14, 2023 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, KAUST
Fraunhofer ISE to be Technology Partner for Emmvee's New Solar Cell Factory in Bengaluru
Fraunhofer ISE will certainly be solar technology partner of Emmvee for its upcoming solar cell manufacturing facility near Bangalore. The partnership aims to establish a 1.5 GW integrated Mono PERC/TOPCon cell production facility.
Feb 14, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Fraunhofer ISE, mono perc, Jochen Rentsch, Bangalore solar factory, Emmvee Group, Emmvee Solar Cell Factory, Manjunatha, solar cells facility, Suhas Donthi, TOPCon cell
Antaisolar to Supply 187 MW Solar Trackers to CEMIG Solar Project in Brazil
Antaisolar claims that solar tracking system called 'Making use of TAI-Simple' can ensure the stability of the project. The torque tube of the solar tracker can effectively shield with dampers on both sides, greatly enhance its wind-resistance ability, as well as is a lot more economical.
Feb 14, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, bifacial modules, minas gerais, Solar Tracker, antaisolar, Brazil solar market, CEMIG Solar Project, Sofia Zheng, utility scale solar project, Utilizing TAI-Simple
Vast Solar Gets $65 Million Funding from ARENA for Australia's Concentrated Solar Plant
Vast Solar will certainly be establishing the 30 MW/ 288 MWh focused solar plant in Port Augusta, South Australia. The innovation creates clean, low-cost, dispatchable power by capturing and storing the sun's energy during the day to be used to produce heat as well as power, consisting of in the evening.
Feb 14, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, ARENA, Darren Miller, Concentrated solar power, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, concentrated solar thermal power, Craig Wood, HyGATE, Australian CSP project, Chris Bowen, concentrated solar plant, Vast Solar CSP project in Port Augusta, VS1 project
Denham Capital Announces $200 Million for Solar Energy Generator Solops
Denham has gotten Solops as well as will certainly support the growth of the business including implementation of Solops' over 800 MW pipe of project investments. Solops has collectively established and also constructed over 3 GW of C&I solar throughout 29 states and closed on fundings in excess of $2.1 billion.
Feb 14, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Inflation Reduction Act, Denham Capital, Solops, distributed solar energy generation, energy transition investment firm, Justin DeAngelis, Matthew Rosenblum, photovoltaic solar projects, purchase agreement, US solar sector, USA solar PV
FTC Solar & Taihua New Energy Form JV to Produce Steel Components for Solar Projects
FTC Solar, a US-based solar tracker supplier, has developed a domestic joint venture with Thailand-headquartered steel fabricator Taihua New Energy to produce steel components for solar projects. The joint venture called Alpha Steel, will certainly concentrate on manufacturing steel components, including torque tubes, for utility-scale solar projects in Sealy, Texas. Alpha Steel is expected to begin industrial manufacturing in mid-2023.
Feb 14, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, ftc solar, solar projects, Sean Hunkler
Iberdrola Receives $160 Million Loan for Renewable Energy in Italy
Spanish utility Iberdrola has secured a $160.8 million green loan from the European Investment Bank to develop 400 MW of wind and solar energy in Italy.
Feb 14, 2023 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Iberdrola, Europe
2.2 GW of Solar Power Can Be Brought to Serbia by Hive Energy Projects
Hive Energy announces plans for 14 solar power projects in Serbia with a combined capacity of 2,211 MW, solidifying its commitment to sustainable energy in the region
Feb 14, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, hive energy
Solar Export Capacity of 50MW May Power Renewable Energy UK's Fair Oaks Park
Ridge Clean Energy's Fair Oaks Renewable Energy Park in England aims to tackle climate change and rising costs with 49.9 MW of solar export and battery storage capacity.
Feb 14, 2023 // Plants, UK, Europe, Ridge Clean Energy, Jonny Murphy, Fair Oaks
French Renewables Developers Sign Power Supply Deals with Leroy Merlin
Voltalia and Photosol sign corporate PPAs with Leroy Merlin to build three solar and one wind installation for 125GWh of sustainable energy supply annually
Feb 14, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, France, PPA, Voltalia, Europe, Photosol, Leroy Merlin, Sylvie Perrin
Energa Obtains Permits for 65MW Mitra Photovoltaic in Przykona
Energa Green Development secures permits to construct 65MW as part of the first stage of the Mitra photovoltaic farm, furthering sustainable energy news.
Feb 14, 2023 // Plants, PV Power Plant, Energa
President Buhari inaugurates Nigeria's largest solar PV plant
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) just recently introduced the inauguration of the 10-MW Kano solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at a ceremony gone to by the country's President Muhammadu Buhari.
Feb 13, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Nigeria, PV Power Plant, Muhammadu Buhari
Kyiv Mayor: city receives 2 solar energy plants from French partners
The city of Kyiv obtained 2 solar energy plants from the French maker of photovoltaic panels Roy Group Energy as humanitarian help, the press service of Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has reported.
Feb 13, 2023 // Plants, France, Ukraine, Europe, PV Power Plant
How China Ensured 55 GW Of Rooftop Solar In 2022
Out of 14 GW solar addition in 2022, rooftop solar made up simply 1.9 GW in India In China rooftop solar made up 55 GW out of 87 GW of complete solar capacity addition in the exact same year
Feb 13, 2023 // Rooftop PV, China, Asia, rooftop solar, RTS programme, Whole-County Rooftop Solar policy