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X-Elio begins building 17.4-MW solar farm in Spain
Spain-based solar power designer X-Elio on Tuesday launched the building and construction of its 17.4-MW solar PV project around Murcia, southeastern Spain.
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, x-elio, solar farm
Powering up PERC-perovskite tandem cells
Perovskite-silicon tandem cells offer among the surest pathways to a lot higher solar performances, one that has actually moved close to commercialization in the past couple of years. Much of the work reaching this stage has normally focused on developing a sensible perovskite top cell.
Feb 9, 2022 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Fraunhofer ISE, Perovskite-silicon tandem cells, PERC-perovskite
Brookfield strikes 985MW UK storage space offer
Agreement with Cambridge Power to establish battery sites across the nation
Feb 9, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, Brookfield, Richard Stanton, Cambridge Power
Iberdrola begins 86MW Portuguese PV build
Two of the 4 solar plants south of Lisbon boast bifacial modern technology
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, Portugal, Iberdrola, Europe, solar farm
Self-assembling and also complex, nanoscale mesocrystals can be tuned for a variety of uses
A study group from KTH Royal Institute of Technology as well as Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces reports to have actually found the key to regulated construction of cerium oxide mesocrystals. The study is a progression in tuning nanomaterials that can serve a wide range of uses-- consisting of solar cells, fuel catalysts and also medicine.
Feb 9, 2022 // Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Max Planck Institute of Colloids, Inna Soroka
Silicon Ranch picks Black & Veatch to construct 125-MW solar project
Black & Veatch announced today that it has been chosen by Silicon Ranch Corporation to develop an expansive, 125-MWAC solar array in Lee County in southwestern Georgia. Silicon Ranch has plans for a total of 252 MW of solar in Georgia over the next three years.
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Silicon Ranch, Solar Project, Reagan Farr, Paul Skurdahl
T-Mobile continues community solar buy-in throughout Northeast, currently with Nexamp
T-Mobile will certainly register for 10 different Nexamp community solar farms, representing 50 MW, in 3 states: Maine, Massachusetts as well as New York. This is in enhancement to 17 MW of community solar the telecommunications business has pledge to invest in New york city being built by DSD.
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, Zaid Ashai, solar farm, T-Mobile, Chad Wilkerson
California water district intends country's 1st solar canopy project covering canals
Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in Turlock, California, is intending the country's initial pilot project to construct solar panel canopies over a part of the water energy's existing canals. Project Nexus is intended as a multi-use solar project, analyzing water evaporation reduction from mid-day shade and also wind reduction; improvements to water quality and reduced canal maintenance through minimized vegetative development; as well as generating renewable energy.
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, Project Nexus, Michael Frantz, Roger Bales, Karla Nemeth, Jordan Harris
Hydrogen manufacturing without CO2 is obtaining an increase with brand-new technology from Verdagy
Hydrogen leaders Verdagy-- from "verde" for green, and "agy" for power-- raised $25 million from a fistful of strategic investors in the power market in a bid to take a messy, not-that-environmentally-friendly procedure of making hydrogen and replacing it with an industrially scalable option without any nasties going into the air.
Feb 9, 2022 // Solar to Fuel, hydrogen, Verdagy
German solar start-up Sunvigo elevates EUR 15m
German solar start-up Sunvigo GmbH has actually increased EUR 15 million (USD 17.1 m) in a funding round backed by renewable energy financiers Eneco and also Sparta Capital.
Feb 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Sunvigo GmbH
Akuo, GAM Capital indicator concession bargain for 53-MW Dominican solar project
The Dominican Republic's National Energy Commission (CNE) has authorized a conclusive giving in agreement with French power producer Akuo Energy and investment fund supervisor GAM Capital for the 53-MW Matrisol solar project, it was introduced on Tuesday.
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, akuo, Dominican Republic, North America, Solar Project, GAM Capital
Heliogen to build 20,000-tonne green hydrogen plant on BLM land in Arizona
US artificial intelligence (AI)-made it possible for concentrated solar technology developer Heliogen Inc (NYSE: HLGN) has actually been permitted to lease BLM-administered land to construct a 20,000-tonne green hydrogen production plant in Arizona.
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, Solar to Fuel, USA, Arizona, hydrogen, North America, Heliogen, Bill Gross, green hydrogen plant
Alpiq intends to develop Switzerland's biggest solar plant in the Alps
Energie Electrique du Simplon (EES), a subsidiary of Swiss electricity producer Alpiq, is planning to build an 18-MW solar park in the Swiss Alps to make use of strong solar radiation at high elevations throughout the year.
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, Europe, Switzerland, PV Power Plant, Alps, Alpiq
Australia breaks renewable records however high fossil fuel prices trigger higher wholesale electricity prices
Solar PV and also various other renewables accounted for a record share of electricity generation in Australia's National Energy Market (NEM) in Q4 2021 at 34.9%, while average wholesale prices rose with the higher cost of fossil fuels regardless of their share of the energy mix shrinking.
Feb 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, AEMO, Oceania
Doped carbon for a dependable lithium sulfur battery
Researchers in South Korea established a porous carbon material that, when applied as a coating to the separator film in a lithium-sulfur battery, was shown to decrease an undesirable negative effects and enhance the battery's performance as well as dependability. The coating is based on methylene blue, a kind of salt frequently made use of in textile passing away.
Feb 8, 2022 // Technology, Storage, South Korea, Asia, lithium-sulfur batteries, Pusan National University, Seung Geol Lee