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Assam Obtains Its First Solar Plant
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has released a 25 MW solar energy project in Lalpul at Udalguri district. Built at an enormous Rs 300 crore, the plant will benefit 65,000 villagers. The project was developed on 'build, own, run' design under Assam Solar Energy Policy 2017.
Jul 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, BOO, Assam, net-zero, Renewable Energy, Udalguri, Carbon credit, Navratna PSU company Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Solar Power Industry
Keppel, Ocean Sun to pilot membrane-based floating PV project in Singapore
Keppel Energy Nexus has actually landed a contract to pilot a membrane-based nearshore floating solar PV (FPV) system at Jurong Island, Singapore making use of FPV firm Ocean Sun's technology.
Jul 20, 2022 // Plants, Floating PV, LCOE, pv power plants, floating PV, Asia, Singapore, Floating solar, Ocean Sun, Keppel Corporation, keppel energy nexus
GAF Energy to develop solar shingle manufacturing facility in Texas
GAF Energy has committed to developing a new solar shingle manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas that will see its annual capacity rise to 300MW.
Jul 20, 2022 // Manufacturing News, USA, Texas, solar cell, North America, GAF Energy, solar shingles, factory
Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with 23.5% performance
United States and South Korean scientists claim to have actually achieved a power conversion performance of 23.50% in a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell developed with a special distinctive anti-reflective layer (ARC) polymeric film. The cell is likewise able to maintain 91% of its first effectiveness after 120 hours.
Jul 19, 2022 // Technology, USA, South Korea, Asia, solar cell, North America, efficiency, UNIST, perovskite-silicon
Financial services team Orix, utility Kansai Electric construct 113MWh battery storage system in western Japan
A joint venture (JV) in Japan between monetary services team Orix and regional utility company Kansai Electric (KEPCO) will develop and operate a large-scale battery storage system.
Jul 19, 2022 // Storage, Japan, Asia, joint venture, asset management, Orix, day ahead trading, electricity business act, market reform, monopoly
Macquarie's GIG purchases United States eco-friendly platform with 6-GW pipeline
Macquarie Asset Management's Green Investment Group (GIG) has invested in US greenfield renewable energy platform Galehead Development, thus gaining access to a 6-GW project pipe.
Jul 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, macquarie, GIG, Galehead Development
Berlin-based startup permits EU homeowners to install solar sets on balconies
WeDoSolar GmbH, a Berlin-based startup co-founded by Ukrainian-born serial business owner Karolina Attspodina, has presented an upright solar power creating remedy that can be placed to balcony fences by non-tech-savvy customers.
Jul 19, 2022 // Technology, Germany, Europe, WeDoSolar GmbH, Karolina Attspodina
Why perovskites could take solar cells to new heights
Perovskites hold guarantee for developing solar panels that could be conveniently transferred onto many surface areas, consisting of flexible and distinctive ones. These materials would certainly also be light-weight, cheap to generate, and also as effective as today's leading solar products, which are primarily silicon.
Jul 19, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, perovskites, Tonio Buonassisi
Construction begins at 99MW UK storage space site
Clay Tye is being created by Fotowatio Renewable Ventures and Harmony Energy
Jul 19, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, frv, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Harmony Energy
Hindalco, Phinergy And IOP Forge Partnership For Development Of Aluminium-air Batteries
The partnership is for R&D and pilot production of aluminium plates for Aluminium-Air batteries, and recycling of aluminium, after usage in these batteries. The aluminium-air batteries are expected to make EV adoption more convenient, and accelerate the transition to zero emission mobility.
Jul 19, 2022 // Storage, Sanjeev Gupta, Indian Oil Corporation, aluminium-air batteries, David Mayer, EV Adoption, Hindalco, IOC Phinergy Private Ltd, IOP, Phinergy, Satish Pai, zero emission mobility
UAE To Invest in 300 MW Hybrid Project as Part of $2 Billion Investment in India
Under the structure of the four-nation grouping 'I2U2 ′ (India, Israel, USA and UAE), the United Arab Emirates will certainly make a financial investment worth $2 billion to develop a collection of integrated food parks throughout India.
Jul 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, United Arab Emirates, investment, gujarat, narendra modi, Battery Energy Storage System, hybrid Renewable Energy project
Flexible Solar Moves One Step Closer to Mass Market With DaZheng
Laboratory breakthroughs in perovskite cell modern technology have been plenty, yet mass manufacture is a big deal indeed. Solar applications will explode worldwide if rates of flexible solar truly boil down to the degrees DaZheng has actually promised.
Jul 19, 2022 // Manufacturing News, solar market, startup, perovskite solar cells, solar efficiency, Solar innovation, breakthrough, DaZheng, flexible solar films, mass production of flexible solar, Solar Applications
JA Solar forecasting for 2022 module shipments up to 40GW in the middle of n-type cell expansion
JA Solar is forecasting to ship as high as 40GW of modules this year as it anticipates its n-type cell capacity expansion to deliver next year.
Jul 19, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, JA Solar, Asia, Southeast Asia, n-type
Indian federal government set to axe e-reverse auctions for renewables projects
India's federal government will certainly quit the digital reverse auctions of renewables projects in the nation amid fears it is leading to "unhealthy competitors".
Jul 19, 2022 // Policy, India, pv power plants, auctions, Asia, mnre, renewable auctions, bidding, electronic auctions, reverse auctions
Manchin's climate stonewalling 'squashing' for US renewables
Reports that US Senator Joe Manchin has actually decided not to accept climate measures within President Joe Biden's reconciliation bill has actually been met dismay by market stakeholders.
Jul 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, SEIA, North America, Joe Manchin, climate bill, budget reconciliation, Build Back Better