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Shell preparing approximately 2.1 GW of solar in Brazil
Shell Energy Brasil, a regional device of oil and also gas major Shell Plc (LON: SHEL), means to develop to 2.1 GW of solar parks in Brazil's Minas Gerais, the state's federal government revealed today.
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, shell
ERG to buy 34 MW of solar farms in Italy from ABN AMRO
Italian energy company ERG SpA (BIT: ERG) announced today that it is getting 33.8 MW of solar energy capacity at home from Dutch lender ABN AMRO Bank NV (AMS: ABN) as part of the strategy to strengthen its placement in Italy's solar market.
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, abn amro, solar farm, ERG
Solar-plus-storage vs. wind-plus-storage
US researchers have come up with an analytical means to evaluate the costs and net value of various configurations of large-scale wind and also solar projects coupled with battery storage. They identified 6 trends in the United States electricity market and also located that their framework is aligned with existing commercial practices.
Jun 1, 2022 // Market Research, USA, North America, lawrence berkeley national laboratory
First-of-its-kind BESS in sub-Saharan Africa commissioned in Malawi
A solar and also storage project totalling 20MW has entered commercial operation in Malawi, which the firms included state is the first grid-connected utility-scale co-located project to do so in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, colocation, Innovate UK, grid stabilising, renewables integration
China's compressed air energy storage industry makes progress
A 300MWh compressed air energy storage system capacity has actually been linked to the grid in Jiangsu, China, while a pressed air storage start-up in the nation has increased nearly US$ 50 million in a financing round.
Jun 1, 2022 // Storage, Grids, China, Asia, investment, peak shaving, long-duration, funding round, compressed air energy storage
IKEA owner acquires Polish wind, solar from OX2
Agreement with designer for EUR190m is for two projects due to be operational by the end of 2024
Jun 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, ikea, OX2, Paul Stormoen, Krister Mattsson
ERG to acquire 33.8 MW Dutch PV outfit
MP Solar has 18 sites in Italy greatly put into service in 2011
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, Netherlands, ERG, MP Solar
Ilmatar to construct its initial solar park in Finland
5MWp PV plant is anticipated to begin supplying energy in 2023
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Finland, Solar Park, Ilmatar
Californian solar project powers up
Idemitsu Renewables' 73MW site has a PPA with East Bay Clean Energy
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, North America, Idemitsu
Research Firm Predicts Thin Film Solar Cell Market To Reach $25.3 Billion by 2030
While effectiveness of thin film solar cells is lower than conventional mono or bifacial cells, they do provide benefits in maintainance and also installment, besides even more flexibility.
Jun 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Market Research, First Solar, Waaree Energies, growth rate, Allied Market Research, Market Share, thin film solar
India set up solar capacity surpasses 50GW, with an additional 70GW+ in the pipeline or bidding phase
India's sustainable capacity currently stands at 109.9 GW as of completion of March, with solar accounting for 53.4 GW (47%), while one more 72GW of solar is either in the pipeline or at the bidding phase, according to JMK Research.
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, pv power plants, Asia, renewable energy target, pipeline, Renewable Energy, JMK Research, project pipeline, installed capacity
Renewables action vital to counter 'apocalyptic' Australian power prices
A tactical and renewables-heavy response to "apocalyptic" power prices witnessed in Australia has actually been asked for by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group).
Jun 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, australia solar, price volatility, energy crisis, ai group, gas crisis
Tesla rallies Powerwall proprietors to demonstrate how they can help Texas grid
In Texas, where batteries can not send power to the grid, Tesla has filed a request for a rule modification and also has actually contacted Powerwall owners to form a virtual power plant.
Jun 1, 2022 // Storage, USA, TESLA, North America, powerwall
JinkoSolar indicators 600MW n-type module supply deal
JinkoSolar has actually signed a deal to supply 600MW of its n-type Tiger Neo modules to Brazilian PV supplier Aldo Solar.
May 31, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, South america, JinkoSolar, Brazil, topcon, module supply, module supply deals, tiger neo, aldo solar
Creating ultralight flexible perovskite solar cells
In a recently-published research, 3-µm-thick readily offered parylene-C was transferred on the top of pre-cleaned glass through chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and after that the flip-over transferring (FOT) process was utilized to make certain a smooth parylene surface.
May 31, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, flexible, Science China Press