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Gelion to trial battery at Spanish solar plant
Zinc-bromide storage tech will certainly be installed at Acciona Energia's Montes del Cierzo PV facility in Navarra
Feb 1, 2022 // Plants, Storage, Spain, Europe, solar plant, acciona energia, Gelion, Andrew Grimes
Better Energy inks 250GWh solar power play
PPA with Arla covers building of 4 PV projects in Denmark slated to supply power from 2024
Feb 1, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, PPA, Europe, Denmark, Better Energy
Belectric to build 16.8 MWp floating PV plant in Israel
German solar developer Belectric will certainly build a 16.8-MWp floating solar (PV) plant in north Israel for S'energy and also water utility Carmel shore waters.
Feb 1, 2022 // Plants, Floating PV, Asia, Israel, Belectric, floating PV plant
Holaluz, BayWa r.e. ink PPA for 20 MWp of solar in Spain
Spanish sustainable power retailer Holaluz Clidom SA (BME: HLZ) has authorized a ten-year power acquisition agreement (PPA) with German programmer BayWa r.e. to acquire the outcome from its 20-MWp Poblete solar farm in Spain, the events said on Tuesday.
Feb 1, 2022 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Europe, baywa r.e., Holaluz, Daniel Parsons
Israel's Migdal to take stake in 300-MW solar project in Indiana
Israel's Migdal Insurance (TLV: MGDL) has actually accepted buy a 22.5% stake in Doral Renewables LLC's 300-MW/260-MW DC Mammoth Solar II photovoltaic (PV) park in Indiana.
Feb 1, 2022 // Plants, USA, Asia, Israel, North America, Indiana, Solar Project, Migdal
Longi, Trina, JA Solar Lead Worldwide Module Vendors in 2021
While Longi maintains its no. 1 rank, Trina has switched over areas at No 2 with Jinko Solar, now at no. 4. The study shows the challenge prior to smaller sized module manufacturers, in a sector that is increasingly combined, with the leading 10 bookkeeping for a 90% share worldwide.
Feb 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Jinko Solar, Canadian Solar, Q CELLS, First Solar, JA Solar, Risen Energy, Trina Solar, LONGi, Chint, International
White House Mulls Extension of Trump-era Solar Tariffs, with Tweaks
Former President Donald Trump had actually imposed a four-year tariff regime on solar imports in 2018, starting at 30% and decreasing to 15% in the final year, in a bid to develop U.S. solar production jobs. The strategy brand-new is an a by attempt by U.S. President Joe Biden's administration to locate commonalities in between 2 essential political constituencies: union labor, which supports import constraints to protect residential jobs, and also clean energy designers keen to gain access to abroad materials that are less costly than U.S.-made goods.
Feb 1, 2022 // Tariffs, USA, North America, Joe Biden, solar tariff, White House
Report shows solar module prices in secondary market stay steady over last two years
Solar item exchange EnergyBin has actually launched its very first "PV Module Price Index for the Secondary Solar Market" report. This is likely the first consider the rates of crystalline-silicon modules at a wholesale level, outside conventional circulation channels.
Feb 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, PV module, EnergyBin, Renee Kuehl
Competitive Power Ventures covering former coal mine with 200-MW solar project
The Maryland Public Service Commission provided Competitive Power Ventures a building permit on the 200-MWDC Backbone Solar Farm in Garrett County, Maryland.
Feb 1, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, Sean Finnerty, Solar Project, Competitive Power Ventures, Paul Edwards, Jennifer Walsh
Maxeon photovoltaic panels get in united state commercial market bundled with Omnidian performance guarantee
Maxeon has established a sales initiative with solar performance guarantee firm Omnidian to offer Maxeon-branded IBC solar panels to the U.S. commercial market.
Feb 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, solar module, Maxeon, Jeff Waters, Mark Liffmann
8 pollinator-friendly community solar projects now in building in New York
Eden Renewables has actually begun construction on eight brand-new community solar farms created by the firm throughout the Capital Region of New York.
Feb 1, 2022 // Plants, USA, New York, North America, solar projects, Solar Farms, Giovanni Maruca
Italy honors 975MW of solar, wind in most recent renewables auction
Italy has alloted 975MW of solar PV as well as wind capacity in its 7th renewables public auction, according to figures from power monitoring agency GSE.
Feb 1, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Italy, Enel, Europe, auction, juwi, GSE, auctions and tenders, r.power group
Voltalia's electricity manufacturing reaches new high as installed solar capacity leaps 25%.
French renewables developer as well as power manufacturer Voltalia saw its annual power production get to a record high last year, with the business increased by a 25% increase in mounted solar capacity.
Feb 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, EPC, France, Voltalia, South america, Europe, Brazil, Independent Power Producer, EnergyStorageEU
Wacker Chemie nearly increases polysilicon sales, massively elevating its incomes
German chemical group Wacker Chemie saw its polysilicon sales nearly double in 2021, raising its revenues dramatically amidst greater raw-material and also power expenses, initial economic results revealed.
Feb 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, polysilicon, wacker chemie, wacker
Perovskite solar module with 18.45% effectiveness through co-solvent dilution method
The module was produced with methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) perovskite solar cells through inexpensive spin coating. The panel additionally achieved an open-circuit voltage of 16.07 V, a short-circuit current of 69.52 mA, and a fill element of 75.35%.
Jan 31, 2022 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Italy, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, Aldo di Carlo, solar module, Hong Zhang, solar efficiency