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German municipal utilities team up to develop 100 MWp solar plant on Ruegen
German municipal utilities Stadtwerke Muenchen (SWM) as well as Stadtwerke Augsburg (SWA) are preparing to construct a 100 MWp solar park on the island of Ruegen in the Baltic Sea which is expected to provide green electrical power to some 40,000 households from 2025 on.
May 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Ruegen
Construction begins on largest floating solar project in the US
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV) has begun construction on an 8.9-MW floating solar setup in Millburn, New Jersey, that will be the biggest floating array in the USA.
May 4, 2022 // Floating PV, USA, floating PV, North America, NJR Clean Energy Ventures, Steve Westhoven, CEV, Mark McDonough, Douglas Berry, Clayton Bubeck
Physicists create perfect testing conditions of solar cells for space applications
This new method for screening perovskite solar cells leads the way for their usage in powering objects that require the cells' radiation firmness and durability.
May 4, 2022 // Technology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, solar cells, perovskite, University of Oklahoma
Helios divests 70MW Swedish solar
Designer managing construction as well as offering technical management of two PV parks for Commerz Real
May 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Sweden, Europe, helios, Solar Park, Peter Nygren
Germany Pledges EUR10 billion assistance for India to accomplish 500GW RE by 2030
PM Modi and Chancellor Scholz signed a joint declaration whereby the two countries will form an Indo-German partnership for green and lasting development. Both nations will additionally establish an Indo-German Renewable Energy Partnership
May 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, narendra modi, Olaf Scholz, India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations, Indo
Azure Power commissions 90 MW solar project in Assam
The 90 MW of solar capacity is spread throughout 4 areas in Assam-- Udalguri, Kamrup, Nagaon, and also Cachar. Azure Power now has an operational capacity of over 2,900 MW of high-performing renewable energy assets in India.
May 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, mnre, Renewable Energy, Azure Power, Cachar, Kamrup, Nagaon, Pawan Kumar Agrawal, Udalguri
New round of solar polysilicon, wafer and cell price increases as supply disturbance continues
Solar polysilicon, wafer and also cell prices have all risen once again in the past week as demand continued to overtake supply, with COVID-19 lockdowns in China remaining to interfere with the value chain.
May 4, 2022 // Manufacturing News, manufacturing, China, polysilicon, Asia, supply chain, solar wafer, module pricing, china covid
Solar, wind performance enables Portuguese regulatory authority to suggest tariff cut
Portugal's electricity regulatory authority has actually claimed higher than forecasted solar as well as wind generation has enabled it to propose a 2.6% reduction in regulated tariffs to protect consumers in the country from soaring energy rates.
May 4, 2022 // Tariffs, Policy, Portugal, Europe, iberia, regulation, electricity prices
Daqo obtains authorization for US$ 1.66 bn fundraise to expand polysilicon output
Polysilicon producer Daqo New Energy has actually received authorization from the Shanghai Stock Exchange for an exclusive offering on China's A-share market to sustain its capability expansion.
May 4, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, Daqo New Energy, Daqo, inner mongolia, shanghai stock exchange, xinjiang daqo, polysilicon production, capacity expansion
Turkey's INTEC, China's CHINT to create 154 MWp solar park in Romania
Turkey-based INTEC Energy Solutions and Chinese firm CHINT Solar said on Tuesday they are partnering to create a 154 MWp solar power plant, the largest in Romania, after authorizing an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) agreement with Israeli renewable resource projects programmer Econergy.
May 3, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, Europe, Asia, Chint, Turkey, Romania, Solar Park, intec
Louisiana regulator authorizes PPA for 98-MW solar project
Persistent Energy LLC, part of Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ: CSIQ), stated today that the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) has actually cleared the power purchase contract (PPA) for a 98-MW solar project in the northeastern part of the state.
May 3, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, North America, Solar Project, Louisiana, Craig Greene
European trade bodies decry 'distorting' interventionist energy policy, call for accelerated renewables rollout
The heads of five major energy trade bodies in Europe have written to the European Union and also member states prompting them not to alter the present power price establishing system in light of the continent's energy crisis as well as rather pursue greater renewables rollout.
May 3, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Europe, SolarPower Europe, policy, european commission, energy crisis, intervention
SolarEdge posts record quarterly revenue as European shipments soar
Inverter manufacturer SolarEdge gained from high need for its products in Europe to raise revenues to a quarterly record while browsing a scarcity of digital components.
May 3, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, financial results, SolarEdge, covid-19, shipping, electricity prices
Bipartisan group of US senators fall to solar AD/CVD disagreement, urging Biden to act
A bipartisan group of US senators has actually fallen to the contentious anti-dumping circumvention investigation, highly advising the Biden administration to speed up the review.
May 3, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, manufacturing, North America, import tariffs, department of commerce, anti dumping, AD/CVD, doc, gina raimondo, job losses
Tesvolt unveils new battery line for commercial, industrial applications
Tesvolt's new E Series includes the TS-I HV 80 battery and the TS-I HV 100 battery, with storage space capacities of 80 kWh and also 90 kWh, respectively. Both of the devices have efficiencies of as much as 98%.
May 3, 2022 // Storage, Germany, Europe, Tesvolt