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Jolywood signs agreement to establish 100,000 MT polysilicon project in northern China
Chinese module manufacturer Jolywood Solar has actually authorized an agreement with the government of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province to build a high-purity, solar-grade polysilicon manufacturing facility as it tries to balance out rising raw material expenses and also push for greater vertical combination.
Mar 21, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, polysilicon, silicon, Jolywood, jolywood suzhou sunwatt co, shanxi
Korkia, Recap Energy sign JV for 200MWp solar PV projects in Sweden
Swedish renewable developer Recap Energy and Finnish investment company Korkia have actually signed a joint venture (JV) to create more than 200MWp of ground-mounted solar PV projects in Sweden over the next 4 years.
Mar 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Sweden, Europe, joint venture, ground mount solar pv, korkia, recap energy
Netherlands expands SDE++ budget to US$ 14bn, green hydrogen eligible for the very first time
The Dutch federal government has made a record EUR13 billion (US$ 14.3 billion) offered for its 2022 Sustainable Energy Production and also Climate Transition Incentive Scheme (SDE++) that is now open to green hydrogen projects connected to a wind or solar farm.
Mar 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Europe, Netherlands, green hydrogen, sde+, solar subsidies, carbon capture and storage, government subsidies, sde++
Solar set up surge critical to lowest-cost decarbonisation pathway for Central America
Solar installations in Central America have to more than double this decade, prior to increasing once again out to 2050 if the area is to be placed on the lowest-cost path in the direction of decarbonisation, a research by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has located.
Mar 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, IRENA, decarbonisation, Central America
CAISO accepts US$ 2.9 bn of transmission projects to enhance reliability
California's grid operator has actually green-lighted a new plan to upgrade and increase the state's transmission system as even more renewables come online amidst increased electrification.
Mar 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, California, USA, CAISO, grid, North America, electrification
Solar PV capacity grows by 28.8% y/y in Spain in 2021
Spain boosted the amount of installed solar PV capacity by 28.8% year-on-year in 2021 to get to 15,048 MW at the end of December, Spanish grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE) said on Friday.
Mar 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe
Aventron acquires 4.8-MW battery in Germany
Swiss green power producer Aventron AG announced today it has actually obtained a 4.8-MW/ 5-MWh battery in Germany as part of a method to steadily enhance its available electricity storage volume.
Mar 21, 2022 // Storage, Germany, Europe, aventron
Chariot, Total Eren to bring 430 MW of wind, solar to Zambia
Africa-focused energy company Chariot Ltd (LON: CHAR) and French power manufacturer Total Eren have actually struck a manage First Quantum Minerals Ltd (TSE: FM) that will facilitate the construction of a 430-MW renewable power complex for the Canadian miner's operations in Zambia.
Mar 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Total Eren, Africa, zambia, Chariot, Anthony Mukutuma
SolarEdge looks for to raise USD 590m from share sale
Israel-based inverter distributor SolarEdge Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: SEDG) is wanting to raise total gross proceeds of USD 590 million (EUR 534m) through the issuance of common stock.
Mar 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, SolarEdge
JinkoSolar strategies US$ 3.3 bn 30GW silicon pull rod, 24GW module as well as aluminium frame development
JinkoSolar has actually revealed information of a multi-project silicon pull rod, module assembly and aluminium frame growth in China, which the supplier is to spend a combined RMB20.8 billion (US$ 3.27 billion) in.
Mar 21, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, JinkoSolar, Asia, star market, module assembly, jiangxi jinko, silicon pull rod
Berkeley Lab recommends subsidies remain driver of solar adoption among low-income US families
Subsidies can still be a vital driving force of solar adoption among reduced- as well as moderate-income (LMI) families in the US offered the reasonably high up-front cost of mounting PV systems, according to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab).
Mar 21, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Rooftop PV, California, USA, North America, Connecticut, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, low income households
Seeking greater electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa: 'The future of energy may be built there'
The drive to electrify Sub-Saharan Africa will certainly need US$ 350 billion of financial investment and also might expose an alternative vision for the energy transition that concentrates on a decentralised, bottom-up solar-and-storage abundant grid that benefits from affordable solar power, according to research study company Wood Mackenzie.
Mar 21, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Wood Mackenzie, utilities, woodmac, energy transition, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, distributed generation
World's biggest solar tree record smashed
With a PV panel surface area of 309.83 sq. m, the solar tree is formally accredited by Guinness World Records (GWR) as the biggest solar tree worldwide.
Mar 18, 2022 // Plants, India, Asia, solar tree, Harish Hirani
Green Lantern Solar completes 500-kW array for employee-owned supplier
Renewable resource programmer Green Lantern Solar completed a solar array for Chroma, a qualified B Corporation in the precision optical filter industry. The 500-kW ground-mount array is creating sufficient energy to offset one-third of Chroma's yearly energy expenses.
Mar 18, 2022 // Plants, Green Lantern Solar, Weston Martin, Newell Lessell
The Catholic University of America furthers sustainability efforts with 7.4-MW community solar project
Standard Solar is partnering with The Catholic University of America to construct the Washington metropolitan region's biggest urban community solar array on the University's campus in Northeast D.C
Mar 18, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, The Catholic University of America, John Finnerty