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Masdar, EDF to establish 8.2-MW solar plant on SeaWorld Abu Dhabi's roofs
A joint venture of renewables developer Masdar as well as French utility EDF (EPA: EDF) will install an 8.2-MW solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) plant on the roofs of the SeaWorld Abu Dhabi theme park which is currently unfinished on one of UAE's most popular islands.
Jul 7, 2022 // Plants, Masdar, EDF, Abu Dhabi, PV Power Plant
OVO to spend ₤ 1m in solar and wind farms by means of REGO PPAs
OVO will spend ₤ 1 million to support brand-new solar and also wind farms with power purchase agreements (PPAs).
Jul 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, PPA, Europe, Raman Bhatia, OVO
Sun shines on solar with 2.2 GW auction success
PV 'huge part of option' to UK energy situation, states SEUK
Jul 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Lightsource BP, Europe, Chris Hewett, JBM Solar, England, BEIS, Cleve Hill, SCOTLAND, CFD4
Finland Begins Operation On World's First Large Scale Sand Battery
Finland has actually started operations on world's very first commercial large scale sand-based thermal energy storage space system. The battery has been introduced by Polar Night Energy as well as run by energy utility in West Finland, Vatajankoski.
Jul 7, 2022 // Storage, Europe, Finland, Renewable Electricity, green energy, Poland Night Energy, Sand battery, thermal power
Northvolt Increases $1.1 Billion To Roll Out Battery Manufacturing Facility In Europe
The decision is required to support the rapidly expanding need for batteries. Northvolt is establishing making capacity to meet $55 billion worth orders from crucial clients, such as BMW, Fluence, Scania, Volvo Cars, as well as Volkswagen Group.
Jul 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, NORTHVOLT, Peter Carlsson, Volkswagen Group, Ava Investors, Baillie Gifford, Battery Cell, cathode material, Compagnia di San Paolo, Folksam Group, Fondaco Growth, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, IMAS Foundation, Olympia Group, OMERS Capital Markets, PCS Holding, Swedbank Robur, TM Capital
Romania's Greatest PV Project To Run With Sungrow Inverters
Sungrow will supply PV inverters to the 154 MW Ratesti PV plant's EPC company INTEC Energy Solutions. This considerable project in Romania utilised Sungrow's 6.25 MWA turnkey main inverter remedy.
Jul 7, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, clean energy, Europe, Renewable Energy, Romania, International, Solar Project, solar projects, green energy, INTEC Energy Solutions, PV inverter supply, Ratesti PV plant, PV plant project, Sungrow Energy
Japanese Researchers Fabricate A Near-invisible Solar Cell Of 79% Transparency
A near-invisible solar cell has actually been fabricated by Japanese scientists after making indium tin oxide (ITO) and tungsten disulfide (WS2) as the base. ITO as well as WS2 work as a transparent electrode as well as a photoactive layer, respectively.
Jul 7, 2022 // Technology, clean energy transition, indium tin oxide, Japanese University, Near invisible solar cell, Normal ITO electrode, photoactive layer, Schottky junction solar cell, transparent electrode, tungsten disulfide
Actis takes risk in Latin American renewables generator Omega Energia
Infrastructure financier Actis has actually gotten a risk in Latin American renewables asset owner Omega Energia as it looks to establish a pipe of assets in the area.
Jul 7, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Solar Energy, South america, Latin america, Brazil, Actis, m&a, equity capital, omega energia
Onward Energy to get 1.2 GW portfolio of US solar assets
Independent power producer (IPP) Onward Energy has actually become part of a bidding arrangement to get 1,171 MW of running solar assets from life insurance policy business Global Atlantic Financial Group.
Jul 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, acquisition, onward energy, portfolio acquisition, global atlantic financial group
Birch Creek Development increases credit facility to US$ 250m to pursue 5GW US PV pipeline
United States PV developer Birch Creek Development has actually increased its existing credit facility with financial obligation funding service provider Fundamental Renewables to US$ 250 million to pursue its 5GW solar pipe in the US and also support its module procurement technique.
Jul 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, pv power plants, pv modules, North America, birch creek
R.Power seeking equity capital raise to fund European solar PV development plans
Polish programmer R.Power is seeking a key equity capital raise to fund its future growth plans in numerous European nations.
Jul 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Poland, pv power plants, Europe, r.power, equity capital
Entergy Arkansas issues RfP for 1GW of renewables in US MISO, Southwest areas
United States power distribution company Entergy Arkansas has actually issued an ask for proposals (RfP) for 1GW of solar and wind sources. The company did not divulge the desired split between solar as well as wind resources.
Jul 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, pv power plants, North America, Entergy, request for proposals, distribution, entergy arkansas
Shell to construct green hydrogen project in the Netherlands
Energy significant Shell will certainly start constructing a renewable hydrogen plant in the Netherlands that it said will be the largest project of its kind in Europe when operational in 2025.
Jul 7, 2022 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, Europe, Netherlands, shell, green hydrogen, wind, oil and gas majors
Solarcentury Africa boards 100-MW solar project in Mozambique
Renewables programmer Solarcentury Africa has actually joined Mozambique-based special purpose vehicle SunMoz to add to the development of an as much as 100-MW (AC) solar power project in main Mozambique.
Jul 6, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, solarcentury, Mozambique, Solar Project
Flexible all-perovskite tandem solar cells with a 24.7% effectiveness
Lightweight as well as flexible perovskites are very encouraging materials for the fabrication of photovoltaics. Thus far, nevertheless, their highest reported efficiencies have actually been around 20%, which is significantly lower than those of stiff perovskites (25.7%).
Jul 6, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, Nanjing University, efficiency, Jilin University, Shanghai Tech University, East China Normal University