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iSun invests in solar developer Encore to expand geographically
US solar and electrical flexibility framework company iSun Inc (NASDAQ: ISUN) has accepted buy a minority risk of an undisclosed value in industrial solar programmer Encore Renewable Energy.
Nov 29, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Chad Farrell, Encore, iSun
Elgin Energy aiming to release 5GW of solar-plus-storage in 3 years after US$ 33m raise
UK designer Elgin Energy is targeting 5GW of solar-plus-storage throughout its core markets by 2025 after finishing a ₤ 25 million (US$ 33.3 million) fundraising round.
Nov 29, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Elgin Energy, Jack O’Keeffe, fundraising, focus capital partners
Color-tunable transparent silicon solar cell with 7.38% performance
Developed for BIPV applications by scientists in Korea, the solar cell is based on a 100μm-thick n-type silicon wafer as well as has a bending radius of 3-6mm.
Nov 29, 2021 // Technology, South Korea, Asia, efficiency, UNIST, silicon solar cell, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Scientist trial thin-film floating solar system for offshore applications
The financial stability of releasing thin-film floating planetary systems at offshore places is being explored by a new joint research in the Netherlands.
Nov 29, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, Europe, Netherlands, thin-film, Floating solar, TNO, offshore
Masdar inks agreement for 200-MW Armenian solar project
Abu Dhabi's renewable resource company Masdar on Friday claimed it has authorized an agreement with the federal government of Armenia to create the 200-MW Ayg-1 solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) project.
Nov 29, 2021 // Plants, Masdar, Europe, Armenia, Abu Dhabi, Solar Project
Austria's CCE cuts ribbon at 87-MWp solar farm in Chile
Austria-based solar designer CCE Group GmbH has actually inaugurated the 87-MWp La Huella solar farm in Chile, its very first such project in the South American nation.
Nov 29, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Chile, South america, Europe, cce, Austria, solar farm
Gore Street's Kilmannock BESS to broaden by 90MW
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund's Kilmannock battery energy storage system (BESS) in Co. Wexford, Ireland, has received an additional grid volume allowance of 90MW, building on the 30MW presently protected.
Nov 29, 2021 // Storage, UK, Ireland, Europe, BESS, Gore Street
Aberystwyth University gets green light for ₤ 2.9 m solar farm
Aberystwyth University has obtained the green light for the advancement of a ₤ 2.9 million solar array ashore adjacent to its Fferm Penglais trainee accommodation.
Nov 29, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, UK, Europe, solar farm, ground mount solar, Aberystwyth University, Salix
TotalEnergies lets loose 55MW French solar
Gien project is the fossil fuel gamer's largest PV plan in its home market
Nov 29, 2021 // Plants, France, Europe, Thierry Muller, Solar Project, TotalEnergies
European Solar & Storage Set to Grow over 400% by 2025: Study
Household solar and also storage is set to grow from 3 GWh capability in 2020 to 12.8 GWh in 2025, said SolarPower Europe just recently. European residential solar & storage skyrocketed by 44% to 140,000 set up units in 2020.
Nov 29, 2021 // Storage, Walburga Hemetsberger, Europe, SolarPower Europe, Michael Schmela, Raffaele Rossi
Verbund gets 148MWp solar plant in Spain from BayWa r.e.
Austrian utility Verbund is getting a 147.6 MWp PV project in southern Spain from renewables developer BayWa r.e. as part of the business's planned solar development.
Nov 29, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, baywa r.e., PV Power Plant, verbund
Mainstream Renewable Power increases over US$ 100m to pursue multi-GW pipe as well as come to be 'worldwide power major'
Mainstream Renewable Power has actually safeguarded EUR90 million (US$ 101.6 million) in equity funding to sustain the build-out of a multi-gigawatt pipe throughout Latin America, Africa and also the Asia Pacific area.
Nov 29, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, Africa, South Africa, mainstream renewable power, aker horizons, corporate funding, equity finance
China Fund Manager Gaining 109% Is a Die-Hard Renewables Fan
Cui Chenlong has been banking on batteries, solar power shares Beijing's carbon neutral goals have buoyed belief on industry
Nov 28, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, China, Asia, Cui Chenlong, Qianhai Kaiyuan Fund Management Co.
Solar heatpump remedy for water, pool heating
U.S. solar thermal specialist Fafco is set to introduce a new photovoltaic-thermal heat pump service for water and pool heating. The system consists of photovoltaic-thermal panels, a 5 kWh thermal battery with a heatpump, as well as an electric hot water heating unit.
Nov 28, 2021 // Technology, Residential, Storage, Thermal, USA, North America, Fafco, Freeman Ford
The Hydrogen Stream: New technology to save 5 tons of hydrogen daily
Proton Motor Fuel Cell and also xelectrix Power have additionally established a total system that incorporates fuel cell as well as battery storage innovations and also U.S.-based Plug Power is constructing a 100 MW electrolyzer in Egypt. In addition, Germany said it intends to deploy 10 GW of hydrogen capability by 2030 as well as South Korea revealed its hydrogen strategy.
Nov 28, 2021 // Storage, USA, Japan, Germany, UK, South Korea, Europe, Asia, hydrogen, North America, Joe Biden, Nassef Sawiris