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Colombia awards 800MW of solar in 3rd renewables auction
Colombia has actually awarded contracts to 11 solar PV projects with a combined capability of 796.3 MW in its 3rd renewable energy auction.
Oct 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, tender, South america, Latin america, auction, Colombia
Lightsource bp establishing an additional 300-MW solar project in Colorado
Lightsource bp is establishing a brand-new 298-MW solar farm in Pueblo, Colorado, the firm's 2nd project in the city.
Oct 27, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Lightsource BP, North America, Kevin Smith, Alice Jackson, Solar Project, Will Toor, Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar
Researchers find a way to support a promising material for solar panels
One of the solar energy market's most promising solar cell materials-- perovskite-- is likewise one of the most irritating. A study group in Sweden reports a feasible solution to the environmental instability of perovskite-- an alternative to silicon that's cheap and also highly effective, yet deteriorates considerably when revealed to moisture.
Oct 27, 2021 // Technology, Sweden, Solar Panels, Stockholm, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, James Gardner
Metal-halide perovskite semiconductors can take on silicon equivalents for solar cells, LEDs
Climate modification and its effects are becoming significantly obvious, and also solar cells that transform the sunlight's power into electrical power will play an essential role worldwide's future power supply.
Oct 27, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, American Institute of Physics, Lukas Schmidt-Mende
Iona Capital develops joint endeavor with Shawton Energy for C&I solar
Iona Capital has actually developed a joint endeavor with Shawton Energy to money brand-new industrial and industrial roof solar projects.
Oct 27, 2021 // Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Iona Capital, Shawton Energy, Graham Mackenzie, Jamie Shaw
Germans fire up single-axis tracker PV giant
10MW Lottorf center in Schleswig-Flensburg/Schleswig-Holstein will certainly be broadened by 7MW in the next year
Oct 27, 2021 // Plants, Germany, Europe, Solar Park, Wattmanufactur
Honeywell Debuts Flow Battery For Formal Testing, 12 Hrs Power Discharge Promised
US-based multinational Honeywell has revealed the growth of a new flow battery for supplying long duration power of up to 12 hrs. The company claims the technology will be first checked by United States energy major Duke Energy in a 400kWh system configuration in 2022, prior to being scaled upto a 60MWh pilot project by 2023.
Oct 27, 2021 // Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Duke Energy, flow battery, darius adamczyk, Honeywell, long duration battery
Adnoc Power Grid to be Run 100% on Nuclear & Solar in UAE
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc) has authorized a deal with a local energy to provide as much as 100% of its power grid with nuclear and also solar energy resources. The supply bargain, launched by the state media office, follows the United Arab Emirates announcing this month intends to accomplish internet absolutely no emissions by 2050.
Oct 27, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, adnoc, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co
Australia commits to internet zero by 2050 however prevents legislation
The Australian government has today committed to getting to web zero exhausts by 2050 but has not passed any kind of regulation to support such a shift in a move referred to as "frustrating" as well as "unambitious" by the country's Clean Energy Council.
Oct 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, Clean Energy Council, ARENA, IEEFA, net zero
SEIA warns of 'ravaging' influence of AD/CVD examinations on United States solar field
Trade body the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has actually urged the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) to throw away petitions from an alliance of companies that are promoting examinations right into alleged circumvention of antidumping as well as countervailing responsibilities (AD/CVD) on solar PV cells from China.
Oct 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, SEIA, China, Asia, North America, tariffs, import tariffs, circumvention, imports, A-SMACC, countervailing duties, department of commerce, anti dumping, ADCVD
LONGi establishes brand-new heterojunction cell performance record of 25.82%.
LONGi has actually reached a brand-new record conversion efficiency of 25.82% for its commercial-sized heterojunction (HJT) solar cells.
Oct 27, 2021 // Manufacturing News, heterojunction, LONGi, heterojunction solar cell, efficiency record
Delaware judge dismisses straight cases versus Elon Musk in SolarCity lawsuit
A Delaware judge has actually disregarded straight insurance claims against Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his part in the US$ 2.6 billion purchase of property solar installer SolarCity.
Oct 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, TESLA, Elon Musk, SolarCity, lawsuit
SUSI Partners enters Latin America with 200MW renewables procurement in Chile
Swiss fund manager SUSI Partners is obtaining a portfolio of greater than 200MW of distributed solar PV and wind possessions in Chile, marking its first investment in Latin America.
Oct 27, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, Latin america, distributed solar, pmgd, project acquisition, distributed generation, SUSI Partners
Solar Group Warns Expansion of Tariffs Could Damage United State Industry
Group of solar producers requested imports examination Trade group says increased obligations will cost U.S. 46,000 jobs
Oct 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, USA, SEIA, North America
Japan's Idemitsu Kosan completes 17-MW solar plant in Iwate
Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (TYO:5019), via its subsidiary RS Renewables Co Ltd, announced on Friday it has actually placed on stream a 16.88-MW solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) park in Iwate prefecture.
Oct 26, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, PV Power Plant, Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd