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Time to shine: researchers reveal at an atomic scale exactly how chlorine maintains next-gen solar cells
A group of scientists led by Professor Yabing Qi in the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and also Modern Technology Grad University (OIST) in Japan have actually imaged the atoms at the surface of the light-absorbing layer in a new type of next-generation solar cells, made from a crystal material called metal-halide perovskite.
Sep 13, 2021 // Technology, Japan, solar cells, Asia, perovskite, OIST, Afshan Jamshaid
LG Energy Solution buys previous storage market leader NEC
BDA Partners, an Asian financial expert, has revealed that LG Energy Solution (previously LG Chem) has actually acquired NEC Energy Solutions in totality.
Sep 13, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, LG CHEM, North America, NEC, BDA Partners
10-year solar ITC extension, standalone storage space credit and PTC resurgence included in draft spending plan bill
The United States Legislature has actually lastly revealed propositions which would prolong the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for 10 years at 30%, yet just for projects meeting certain labour problems.
Sep 13, 2021 // Policy, USA, ssfusa, North America, Joe Biden, olar itc, storage itc, tax credit
ARENA aims to additionally reduce expense of solar through new financial investment plan
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will support projects that even more reduced the cost of renewable generation as part of a new financial investment technique aimed at underpinning the change to web zero emissions.
Sep 13, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, ARENA, Darren Miller
Tamil Nadu to establish extra solar, battery storage projects
The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is preparing to create 4GW of additional solar projects along with brand-new battery power storage space systems, according to neighborhood media.
Sep 13, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, India, Tamil Nadu, Asia
Bitcoin's 2021 Energy Use Has Already Surpassed 2020
The Bitcoin network was estimated to consume about 67TWh of electrical power in 2020, and also its complete consumption has currently exceeded this in 2021.
Sep 13, 2021 // Blockchain, Bitcoin
Australia wrecks renewables record once more, hits 58.3 percent on primary grid
Australia has actually quickly beaten its previous record for the share of renewables on its primary grid, reaching 58.3 per cent following noon on Thursday-- and also establishing a new record for the share of wind as well as solar in the grid.
Sep 10, 2021 // Grids, Australia, Oceania
Australian start-up collections 25.54% performance record for silicon cell
Australian start-up SunDrive has actually created the most effective commercial-sized silicon solar cell in the world, achieving an effectiveness number of 25.54% in screening accomplished by the Institute for Solar Energy Research Study in Germany.
Sep 10, 2021 // Technology, Australia, solar cell, Oceania, efficiency, silicon cell
Hanwha Q Cells to Build 50MW Solar Plant in Spain
Hanwha Q Cells, a solar options unit of South Korean empire Hanwha Group, claimed Friday it will certainly construct a 50-megawatt solar energy plant in Spain by late 2022.
Sep 10, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Hanwha Q Cells, PV Power Plant
Voltalia begin on 320-MW solar project in Brazil
France's Voltalia SA (EPA: VLTSA) has launched the building of its 320-MW SSM1 & 2 solar farm in Brazil's Rio Grande do Norte state.
Sep 10, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Voltalia, South america, Brazil, Solar Project
Wemag payments 165 MW of solar ability in Germany
German energy Wemag has put into operation 7 solar parks with a combined capability of 165 MWp in the northern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after two years of preparation as well as installment works.
Sep 10, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Solar Park, Wemag
Enel X develops 1MWp PV plant for Romanian car parts manufacturer Compa
Enel X Romania, part of Italian energy team Enel, said that it constructed a 1 megawatt peak (MWp) solar energy plant for Romanian auto components manufacturer Compa [BSE: CMP]
Sep 10, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Romania, Enel X Romania, pv powr plant, Compa
Infratil creates Asian renewables system with USD-233m commitment
New Zealand-based framework financier Infratil Ltd (NZE: IFT) revealed today it is devoting USD 233 million (EUR 197m) to create its fourth renewable resource advancement platform-- Gurin Energy.
Sep 10, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Singapore, Infratil, Gurin Energy
Nebras Power forms JV in Brazil to take care of over 13 GW of solar, hydro
Qatar-based Nebras Power Investment Management BV (NPIM) has formed a joint venture (JV) with Brazilian power investment Companhia Energetica Integrada (CEI), to operate and manage over 13 GW of mainly solar projects in Brazil.
Sep 10, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, Nebras Power, Khalid Mohammed Jolo
A much more efficient means to discover a much more reliable battery
The rate of development in the renewable energy sector is restricted not only by the technology to catch energy from the sun, the wind, the seas or the Earth's convected heat, however additionally by the capacity to properly keep and also deploy that energy after it has been utilized.
Sep 10, 2021 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, Vijay Ramani, Washington University, Kritika Sharma