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Next-generation solar cell technology gets to space
Somewhere among the radiance of the night sky is a tiny satellite powered by innovative, next-generation solar cell technology established at Sandia National Laboratories.
Sep 30, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cell, Sandia National Laboratories, North America, Kevin Hell, mPower Technology, DragonSCALES, Mary Monson, Murat Okandan
Researchers determine as well as clear efficiency hurdle for organic solar cells
Scientists have identified an essential device responsible for the reduced effectiveness of organic solar cells and revealed a way that this hurdle might be conquered.
Sep 30, 2021 // Technology, UK, Europe, efficiency, University of Cambridge, organic solar cells, Alexander Gillett
Pacific Green to get 249MW battery storage project in Kent
Pacific Green Energy Storage is to get a 249MW battery energy storage advancement in Kent.
Sep 30, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, BESS, Tupa Energy, Pacific Green Energy, Sheaf Energy
Adani Green Energy to Obtain 40 MW Operational Solar Asset in Odisha
For AGEL, the 40 MW solar asset in Odisha validates itself on the basis of the price and also PPA with SECI. The company has actually been one of the most active buyers on the market for solar assets that consist of PPA with main endeavors.
Sep 30, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, India, SECI, Asia, Adani Green Energy, AGEL, Essel Green Energy
63% of Planned Battery Storage in US to Be Co-Located With Solar
Of the 14.5 gigawatts (GW) of battery storage power capability planned ahead online in the United States from 2021 to 2024, 9.4 GW (63%) will be co-located with a solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) nuclear power plant, based on information reported to us as well as released in the Annual Electric Generator Report.
Sep 30, 2021 // Storage, USA, North America, investment tax credit, EIA, International, Vikram Linga
10.5 GW Solar, Wind and Storage Space Project in Morocco
British company Xlinks is developing a 10.5 GW solar-plus-wind project, incorporated with a battery storage center, in Morocco's Guelmim Oued Noun area. Of the created quantity, 3.6 GW renewable energy will be supplied to the UK via the globe's longest subsea cables.
Sep 30, 2021 // Plants, UK, Europe, Africa, Morocco, Renewable Energy, Battery Storage Facility, solar-plus-wind project, Xlinks
Battery Ventures Obtains Specialty Products Provider Goodfellow
Battery Ventures, a technology-focused investment firm, has obtained Goodfellow, a professional vendor of high-grade materials for research and development, prototyping and specialized manufacturing. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Sep 30, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Battery Ventures, Goodfellow, Jesse Feldman, Simon Kenney, Specialty Materials Supplier
SEIA asks for solar to reach 30% of US electrical power generation by 2030
The United States must aim for solar to account for 30% of the country's power generation by 2030, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), which has actually elevated its previous target as a result of the growing necessity to deal with the environment dilemma.
Sep 30, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Policy, USA, SEIA, North America
TCL to companion Zhonghuan Semiconductor for Malaysian cell facility as G12 wafer outcome soars
Solar wafer provider Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor (TZS) is to team up with parent business TCL Technology on a solar cell plant in Malaysia.
Sep 30, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Malaysia, solar cells, Asia, wafers, tzs, g12, tcl technology
UK designer stories 1GW of solar on retired coal sites
UK solar programmer Island Green Power is to advance 2 solar PV projects amounting to over 1GW on previous coal power station sites in the UK.
Sep 30, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, UK, solar pv, Europe, Mega Solar, island green power
Soltec reaches record order backlog, warns of logistics interruptions
Spanish tracker manufacturer Soltec uploaded a sharp rise in its order stockpile in the very first half of the year, but said logistics disruptions will certainly influence its margins in H2.
Sep 30, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, trackers, Soltec, Powertis
Proposed US solar manufacturing act gathers vapor as crucial commerce department choice impends
The Division of Commerce has delayed its choice on opening up an examination into the anti-dumping and countervailing responsibilities circumvention declared by the American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention (A-SMACC), pending an ask for more information from the group. More on this upgrade will certainly follow.
Sep 30, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, North America, A-SMACC, anti dumping, budget reconcilation, jon ossoff, SEMA, wiley rein
Solar Energy May Be the Next Victim of China's Coal Shortage
Silicon steel rises 300% after power aesthetics in Yunnan. Material is utilized to make polysilicon vital to photovoltaic panels.
Sep 30, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, silicon, PV panel
Large location perovskite solar cell with copper steel call
An Indian research group has actually built a perovskite cell that has a steel contact based upon copper, as opposed to expensive gold. The tool revealed almost the exact same effectiveness as a cell established with gold metallization but its security was much reduced. In order to conquer this problem, the researchers suggest making use of a metal get in touch with constructed from a thin layer of gold and a thicker, overlying copper layer.
Sep 29, 2021 // Technology, India, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency
Encavis, BayernLB join hands in EUR-500m renewable resource fund
The asset management system of German renewables driver Encavis AG (ETR: CAP) as well as Munich-based financial institution BayernLB have actually set up a 2nd special fund that will certainly concentrate on renewable energy investments throughout Europe.
Sep 29, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, encavis, BayernLB