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LONGi claims new HJT solar cell efficiency record
Solar supplier LONGi has set a world record conversion effectiveness of 26.5% for silicon heterojunction (HJT) PV cells.
Jun 27, 2022 // Technology, Manufacturing News, heterojunction, LONGi, isfh, conversion efficiency, cell efficiency
R.Power targeting 1GW of solar PV in Italy over the following year
Polish PV developer R.Power is targeting the development of 1GW of solar projects in Italy in the following twelve month.
Jun 27, 2022 // Plants, Italy, pv power plants, Europe, r.power, permitting, project permitting
Queensland state budget funds battery storage buildout 'blitz'.
Queensland, Australia, needs energy storage and the state government has actually identified batteries as the fastest way to add it to the electricity network.
Jun 27, 2022 // Storage, Battery Storage, queensland, coal, decarbonisation, budget, renewables integration, government funding, state level policy, state-owned
Sunlight Group bags US$ 290 million in finances
Greece-based battery maker Sunlight Group has received EUR275 million (US$ 290 million) in car loan funding to expand production and study.
Jun 27, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Greece, Germany, Europe, lithium-ion, loans, gigafactory, Sunlight Group
Masdar starts 1-GW solar project in Iraq
Abu Dhabi-based renewables designer Masdar has begun deal with a project for the implementation of 1 GW of solar capacity in 4 governorates in Iraq, the country's Ministry of Electricity claimed on Sunday.
Jun 27, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Masdar, Asia, Iraq, Solar Project
EDPR to acquire 200 MW of solar parks in Vietnam
Renewable energy titan EDP Renovaveis SA (ELI: EDPR) has actually tattooed an offer to acquire 2 solar plants in Vietnam totalling 200 MW from regional programmer Xuan Thien Group.
Jun 27, 2022 // Plants, Asia, Vietnam, EDPR, Solar Park
Alternus to acquire 184MW Polish PV
Projects range in size from 1MW to 10MW and also are presently owned by Projekt Solartechnik
Jun 27, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, Solar Farms, Vincent Browne, Alternus, Maciej Marcjanik
Voltalia reveals 1.5 GW Brazilian PV strategies
The Arinos complex will be located in the state of Minas Gerais
Jun 27, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Voltalia, South america, Brazil
China's CATL Launches Battery With 1000 km Range On A Single Charge
CATL claims that the Qili batteries, are anticipated to be standardized and begun the marketplace in 2023. The battery has a volume utilization efficiency of 72% as well as a power density of as much as 255 Wh/kg.
Jun 27, 2022 // Storage, clean energy, China, Asia, CATL, Renewable Energy, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd, CTP 3.0 battery, Kirin battery, Qilin battery
Bank of America inks 160MW PPA in Indiana
Electrical energy and RECs will certainly originate from the Mammoth Central PV project when operational in late 2024
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, North America, Indiana, bank of america
Sungrow delivered nearly 50GW of PV inverters in 2021, takes leading spot in international rankings
Sungrow was the globe's greatest PV inverter business in 2021, delivering 47.1 GW of products as well as increasing its manufacturing centers in Asia, according to research company IHS Markit.
Jun 24, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Sungrow, China, IHS Markit, solar pv, Asia, inverter manufacturing, inverter supplier
Michigan regulators approve Consumers Energy's clean energy plan
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has authorized utility Consumers Energy's plan to end coal use by 2025.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, Michigan, North America, michigan public services commission, us utility, Consumers Energy, coal plant retirement, coal phase out
Sun Cable's Australian solar-storage project deemed financial investment prepared
A project in Australia that can include up to 17-- 20GWp of solar as well as 36-- 42GWh of energy storage space has been categorised as financial investment all set by a federal government agency.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, ENERGY STORAGE, Northern Territory, Australia, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, investment, Singapore, Sun Cable, Australia-Asia PowerLink
Australian PV research study centre safeguards AU$ 45m in government financing
The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) has actually obtained funding from the nation's new federal government to proceed its solar study tasks up until 2030.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, Martin Green, research and development, Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
AEMO gets rid of suspension, restores wholesale power markets in all Australian areas
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has actually lifted the wholesale power market suspension in all areas of the National Electricity Market (NEM) from 2pm today (AEST), after stepping in greater than a week earlier.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, Australian Energy Market Operator, national electricity market, wholesale markets