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US DOE advances Origami Solar to semi-finals of nationwide solar competition because of foldable module frame style
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has actually awarded Origami Solar US$ 50,000 as well as progressed it to the semi-final round of the DOE's American-Made Solar Prize competition after being excited by the firm's folded up solar frame.
Dec 16, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, doe, competition, america-made solar prize, module frame, origami solar
EDF Renewables indicators PPA to supply French data centres from a 50MW solar PV project
EDF Renewables and also European cloud options provider OVHcloud have actually become part of a 15-year power purchase contract (PPA) for the supply of electrical energy from a 50MW solar PV project in France.
Dec 16, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, France, PPA, EDF, Europe, EDF Renewables, OVHcloud
United States airborne imaging company obtains solar data analytics supplier AirProbe
Aerial imaging business DroneBase has actually acquired India-based AirProbe, a service provider of man-made intelligence-enabled analytics of solar inspection data.
Dec 16, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Software, India, Asia, acquisitions, m&a, Artificial Intelligence, data analysis, AirProbe, DroneBase, drones
Silicon Ranch completes 287MW of solar PV projects to power Meta's Georgia operations
Consumer-owned utility Walton Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) and independent power producer (IPP) Silicon Ranch have completed the building and construction of 3 utility-scale solar PV projects with a total capacity of 287MW that will certainly be made use of to power Meta's (previously Facebook) procedures in Georgia, United States.
Dec 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Georgia, IPP, Europe, North America, Facebook, shell, Silicon Ranch, Clearloop, meta, walton electric
PV-powered hydrogen can already hit LCOH of EUR6.23/ kg in Germany
Green hydrogen can currently take on hydrogen created with fossil fuels in Germany, according to new study. Researchers have actually checked out six different circumstances for alkaline and PEM electrolyzers and recognized alkaline gadgets powered by grid-connected PV as the least expensive option.
Dec 16, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, hydrogen, Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Alinta powers up 60-MW Australian solar farm for Fortescue
Alinta Energy's 60-MW Chichester Hub remote solar farm in Western Australia has actually begun providing power to iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX: FMG), the two business introduced on Wednesday.
Dec 15, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, alinta, solar farm, Fortescue
FRV strategies 336-MW solar PV project with BESS in Chile
Spain-based programmer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has actually proposed to construct a 336-MW (AC) solar farm in the Chilean region of Tarapaca, according to its filing for an environmental evaluation with the local authorities.
Dec 15, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Spain, PV project, Chile, South america, Europe, BESS, frv
Recently established solar materials could introduce ultrathin, lightweight photovoltaic panel
A race is on in solar engineering to produce nearly impossibly-thin, flexible solar panels. Designers visualize them made use of in mobile applications, from self-powered wearable devices as well as sensors to lightweight aircraft and also electrical vehicles.
Dec 15, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar panel, North America, Stanford University
Scientists create stable materials for a lot more effective solar cells
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have created a new process for producing stable perovskite products to produce more reliable solar cells.
Dec 15, 2021 // Technology, UK, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, Queen Mary University of London, solar efficiency
European Energy powers up Italian solar park
18.4 MW project near Bari now providing energy to the nation's grid
Dec 15, 2021 // Plants, Residential, Grids, Italy, Europe, european energy, PV Power Plant
BNZ gets green light for 45MW Italian solar
The programmer expects the plant in Lazio to be functional in 2023
Dec 15, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, PV Power Plant, BNZ, Jordi Francesch
MPC Energy Solutions Joins Leclanché For Battery Project In Caribbean
When finished, the solar+storage project in St. Kitts as well as Nevis will cover a 3rd of the island's power requirements. Groundbreaking for the project took place in December 2020, and also it needs to prepare following year in 2022.
Dec 15, 2021 // Storage, Leclanché, Anil Srivastava, Caribbean, Martin Vogt, MPC Energy, battery major, island solar
Rays Power Infra to Construct 500 MW Solar Park in Rajasthan
The firm has begun the construction of the 500 MW of solar plant, which is expected to be appointed in the next 9 months. The project looks for to offset the power requirements of 50% for company clients as well as 50% for utility projects.
Dec 15, 2021 // Plants, India, Asia, Solar Park, Pawan Sharma, Rajasthan Government, Rays Power Infra
German energy provider MVV acquires roof PV provider and also sister firm
German energy distributor MVV Energie AG has gotten all the shares of AVANTAG Energy S.à r.l as well as its sister business Philipp Rass Energy GmbH for an undisclosed amount.
Dec 15, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, m&a, AVANTAG, MVV Energie
US programmer Geenex Solar bags financing to advance PV as well as energy storage pipe
Utility-scale solar programmer Geenex Solar has secured additional financing that will certainly allow it to progress a pipeline of more than 8GW of PV and energy storage space projects in the United States Southeast and Midwest.
Dec 15, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, PJM, North America, geenex solar, EnergyStorageUS, New Energy Capital