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Eni's Angolan JV takes FID, inks EPC for 50-MWp solar project
The joint venture (JV) between Italian oil and gas significant Eni health club (BIT: ENI) and also its Angolan state-controlled peer Sonangol has taken the final investment decision (FID) and also signed the EPC contract to develop the first half of a 50-MWp solar plant project in the southwestern African nation.
Dec 7, 2021 // Plants, Africa, PV Power Plant, Eni SpA
Spain's Dominion Energy , Bas reveal 50-MW solar project in Dominican Republic
Spanish renewables designers Dominion Energy SL and its associate Bas Projects Corporation SL provided over the weekend their 50-MW solar farm that they have actually been building for the past year in the Dominican Republic.
Dec 7, 2021 // Plants, Spain, Europe, Dominion Energy, Dominican Republic, North America, Solar Project
Solar Finland, companions to set up 100-MW solar module factory in Thailand
Finish solar power business Solar Finland Ltd has actually agreed to develop a joint venture in Thailand that will certainly set up a production facility for photovoltaic or pv (PV) modules with a first annual capacity of 100 MW in the Asian country.
Dec 7, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Thailand, Europe, Asia, PV module, Finland, module factory
Bahrain opens up tenders for 7.5 MW of solar
Bahrain is seeking to award contracts for the building and also procedure of 7.5 MWac of grid-tied solar capacity in 2 tenders as well as anticipates bids for power plants to be set up on building roofs as well as parking lot of authority structures by December 22.
Dec 7, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, Bahrain
Australia's Labor party has 82% renewables goal for 2030
The Australian Labor party has actually revealed a brand-new emissions policy, under which it intends to improve to 82% the renewables share of National Electricity Market (NEM) generation, up from 68% under current government estimates.
Dec 7, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, Labor party
TagEnergy makes ₤ 65m acquisition of RES' 99.9 MW Lakeside battery
TagEnergy has acquired a 100% stake in the 99.9 MW Lakeside battery energy storage system (BESS), marking its fifth financial investment in the UK this year.
Dec 7, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, BESS, tagenergy, Franck Woitiez
Pivot Power begins at 50MW UK storage space
The lithium-ion battery project will certainly store enough electricity to power over 100,000 homes for two hours
Dec 7, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, Pivot Power, Matt Allen, Steve Melia
Sungrow Introduces Ultra Powerful Inverter- SG350HX
The brand-new inverters will be deployed at Malaysia's latest utility scale solar power projects.
Dec 7, 2021 // Inverters, Sungrow, Solarvest, Malaysia solar parks, SG350HX
MIT Researchers Devise Semisolid Flow Battery for Wind, Solar Pwr Storage Space
For batteries made from an electrically conductive mixture, the consistency of molasses might assist solve a critical piece of the decarbonization puzzle. MIT scientists have actually developed a semisolid flow battery that might be able to exceed lithium-ion and also vanadium redox flow batteries.
Dec 7, 2021 // Technology, Storage, MIT, Gareth McKinley, semisolid flow battery, Thaneer Malai Narayanan
New Israeli JV to Create Drone For Solar Panels Cleaning
The totally automated system will consist of a drone docking station for automated battery substitute and cleaning fluid replenishment, making it possible for the system to operate constantly. Photovoltaic panel cleaning is likely to soon end up being a significant market as dirt, dust, mud and bird droppings greatly minimize solar panel efficiency, affecting power output.
Dec 7, 2021 // Technology, Asia, Israel, solar drone, Airobotics, Meir Kliner, Shmuel Yanai, solar panel cleaning drone system
220MWh Japanese Power Transfer Vessel's Prototype to be Ready 2025
PowerX and Imabari Shipbuilding to jointly develop the initial Power ARK prototype ship and also marine batteries by the end of 2025. Imabari Shipbuilding to spend 1 billion yen (US$ 8.86 million) in PowerX.
Dec 7, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Transport, Japan, Asia, Imabari Shipbuilding, Masahiro Ito, Power ARK, power transfer vessel, PowerX, Yukito Higaki
US SEC Initiates Investigation Against Tesla Over Disclosures Linked To Solar Tiles
The problem of fire security has been an increasing issue. Since 2015 the Fire Administration has recorded 155 fires triggered by solar setups in the United States, with 84 being property systems as well as 71 being non-residential. The majority of concerns can be mapped to faulty setups.
Dec 7, 2021 // Residential, Rooftop PV, USA, TESLA, Amazon, Walmart, North America, Steven Henkes complaint, Tesla-SEC
CellCube's Flow Batteries Recieve Munich Re's Bankable Insurance
CellCube can currently supply their vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) including a bankable insurance to assure for item as well as efficiency precision. Under its trademark 'CellCube' the Austrian based Enerox GmbH creates, makes as well as distributes vanadium redox flow batteries.
Dec 7, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, MUNICH RE, vanadium redox flow batteries, CellCube, Alexander Schoenfeldt, Mikhail Nikomarov, VRFBs
JinkoSolar anticipating TOPCon modules to be over 25% of deliveries in 2022
JinkoSolar is anticipating that greater than 25% of its module deliveries next year will be attributable to its n-type TOPCon module variety.
Dec 7, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, JinkoSolar, PV module, topcon, n-type, tiger neo
Daqo starts pilot manufacturing at new polysilicon center, targets 105,000 MT of capacity by begin of next year
Daqo New Energy has started pilot production at its brand-new 35,000 MT Stage 4B polysilicon manufacturing facility, which has actually been completed ahead of timetable.
Dec 6, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, polysilicon, Asia, Daqo, module prices