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Australian Scientists to Study How Tesla Car Batteries Can Power Grid
For the very first phase of the study, Tesla owners in Australia, the United States, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Britain can apply. The programme could be expanded later on to include various other electric vehicle firms.
Nov 19, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Grids, Australia, Oceania, University of Queensland, Jake Whitehead, Tesla Inc, UQ, V2G technology
Panasonic updates EverVolt property battery to 17.1 kWh
Panasonic today introduced the 2nd edition of its EverVolt home battery system. EverVolt 2.0 will have a constant power result of 7.6 kW off-grid as well as 9.6 kW with the grid, as well as with an useful ability of 17.1 kWh or 25.65 kWh. The system can be AC- and DC-coupled.
Nov 19, 2021 // Storage, Panasonic, Mukesh Sethi, EverVolt
PowerLedger review: new trend of energy trading
Nov 19, 2021 // Grids, Software, Power Ledger, PowerLedger, p2p energy trading, Power Tokens, Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading
DSD, Solar Optimum to establish 522-kW solar array for California maker
DSD Renewables has partnered with Solar Optimum to develop a 522-kW rooftop solar project for Molding Corporation of America, a full-service customized injection molding business based in Pacoima, California. The setup, which DSD will certainly own and operate long-term, is anticipated to be operational in 2022.
Nov 19, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, solar array, DSD, Solar Optimum, Sandra Rinder, Ara Krikorian
Consumers Energy recommends almost 400 MW of brand-new solar projects in Michigan
Consumers Energy announced contracts to include almost 400 megawatts of clean energy from 3 Michigan solar projects in southerly main Michigan. The solar growths are part of the firm's Clean Energy Plan to significantly boost renewable resource, remove coal as a gas resource for power by 2025 as well as achieve net absolutely no carbon exhausts by 2040.
Nov 19, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Consumers Energy, Dennis Dobbs
NextEnergy Capital apparently looking to market Italian solar assets
Solar capitalist and asset supervisor NextEnergy Capital Group (NEC) is claimed to be aiming to sell a portfolio of solar projects in Italy for greater than EUR400 million (US$ 453 million), according to Reuters.
Nov 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, nextenergy capital, project acquisition
Maxeon providing solar modules for 400-MW Texas solar project
Maxeon Solar Technologies will supply approximately 400 MW of its high-efficiency bifacial Performance 5 UPP solar panels for the building and construction of the Danish Fields Solar power plant project found near Houston, Texas.
Nov 18, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, USA, Solar Panels, North America, Maxeon Solar, PV Power Plant
Solar Inventions receives patent for solar cell production process that can conserve millions in silver costs
The U.S. Patent and also Trademark Office has granted Solar Inventions a patent on its better architecture for solar photovoltaic cells, the company revealed today, opening the door to industrial approval and also licensing by leading suppliers.
Nov 18, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, North America, patent, Bill Nussey, Configurable Current Cells
New optimizations for a 24.5% efficient heterojunction solar cell
Scientists in Germany evaluated the major sources of performance loss in a silicon heterojunction cell, as well as developed numerous optimization approaches to improve overall performance.
Nov 18, 2021 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, heterojunction solar cell, efficiency
Harmony Energy and also TagEnergy to create 100MW of battery storage projects
Harmony Energy has partnered with worldwide clean energy group TagEnergy for 2 grid-scale battery energy storage projects in England and also Scotland.
Nov 18, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, Harmony Energy, Peter Kavanagh, tagenergy
DE Shaw inks power play for 350MW Louisiana PV
3 projects at 150MW each are arranged to go into commercial procedure at the start of 2024
Nov 18, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, DESRI, solar farm, Phillip May, Hy Martin, DE Shaw Renewable Investments
Engie takes risk in Xina Solar One
French energy vendor will have a 40% equity share in the CSP plant as well as a 46% share in O&M company
Nov 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Engie, Africa, South Africa, Xina Solar One
PM Modi to Lay Foundation Stone of 600 MW Solar Park in Jhansi, UP
The step seeks to convert Jhansi's Bundelkhand region, which has plentiful land and sunshine, right into a "solar power hub" in the state.
Nov 18, 2021 // Plants, India, Asia, narendra modi, UPPCL, Bundelkhand, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd
Rio Tinto Invests in InoBat to Support Battery Ecosystem in Europe
This financial investment will sustain the conclusion of InoBat's r & d centre and also pilot battery line in Voderady, Slovakia. It follows an MoU signed in May, describing an intention to work together to proceed the establishment of a "cradle-to-cradle" electrical vehicle battery value chain in Serbia.
Nov 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Rio Tinto, Inobat Auto,, Marian Bocek, Marnie Finlayson
China establishes first 2022 solar subsidy pot at US$ 357.2 m.
China has exposed its preliminary subsidy limits for existing renewables projects in 2022, nevertheless it remains to be seen whether the financing is to be topped up.
Nov 18, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, subsidy, decarbonisation