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Austria to sustain small-scale solar PV projects with EUR 20m
The Austrian government has actually offered even more EUR 20 million (USD 23.5 m) to the Climate and Energy Fund to sustain the installation of solar PV systems of up to 50 kW against the backdrop of strong demand, the Federal Association of Photovoltaics in Austria stated.
Aug 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Austria
Sunrun installs 138-kW solar project for Central Valley affordable housing community
Community advancement organization Self-Help Enterprises and Sunrun held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the conclusion of a new solar setup to 60 affordable rental homes in an agricultural community in the San Joaquin Valley. The Sand Creek solar project is 138 kW as well as offered both bill cost savings and also job training for locals.
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, USA, Sunrun, North America, Lynn Jurich, Solar Project, Tom Collishaw, Christian Vasquez
CEP Renewables Establishes the Largest Landfill Solar Project in North America
Solar designer aids recover a scenic northwest New Jersey community transitioning a Superfund site to a clean power generation plant that delivers an earnings stream.
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, North America, Solar Project, CEP Renewables, Gary Cicero, Alyssa Sarubbi
New solar farm prepared in Henderson County would certainly be largest renewable resource farm yet
A major power generator is seeking state authority to develop and also operate a third huge solar power farm in country Henderson County.
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Sebree Solar
Romania's General Meel Electric wins agreement to build 3 MWp solar plant for UT Midia
Romanian electric setups business General Meel Electric has won a 10.26 million lei ($ 2.44 million/ 2.08 million euro) agreement to construct a 3 MWp solar power plant for neighborhood combined heat-and-power plant Uzina Termoelectrica Midia (UT Midia), UT Midia stated
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, General Meel Electric, UT Midia
Orix Bank offers environment-friendly financial debt for 45-MW solar park in Japan
Japan's Orix Bank Corp has actually prolonged JPY 3.1 billion (USD 28.2 m/EUR 24.2 m) in green financial obligation for the construction of a 45-MW solar park in Niigata prefecture recommended by residential designer Renewable Japan Co Ltd
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, Solar Park, Orix Bank Corp
Germany awards 155.6 MW of solar-plus-storage in Aug advancement tender
As lots of as 16 solar-plus-storage projects with an incorporated capacity of 155.6 MW won the technology tender in Germany with a quote due date of August 1, the Federal Network Agency stated on Wednesday.
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, tender, Europe, solar-plus-storage projects
Borrego selected to develop 72 MW of new Michigan solar energy
Borrego announced that it has actually been selected by AES to engineer and also construct 3 utility-scale solar projects in Michigan. The contract represents Borrego's first foray into the growing Michigan tidy power market as well as several of the business's most recent project wins in the utility-scale solar sector.
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, borrego, Brian Barker
Daqo targeting multi-year development, n-type polysilicon supremacy as ASPs continue to climb
Significant polysilicon producer Daqo New Energy has actually unveiled plans to increase its annual production ability to 270,000 metric heaps (MT) by 2024 while also plotting a course for prominence of the n-type polysilicon market.
Aug 19, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, polysilicon, Daqo New Energy, Longgen Zhang
Meyer Burger sold out of modules until Q4 as supply chain issues linger
Meyer Burger is sold out of its heterojunction solar modules till the fourth quarter of 2021 as the firm remains to be influenced by production ramp-up delays.
Aug 19, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, heterojunction, meyer burger, Gunter Erfurt, module assembly
Scientists Make Bifacial Solar Cell with Record Power Outcome at 29%.
A team of scientists at the Australian National University have produced a bifacial solar cell with a front conversion effectiveness of 24.3% and a rear conversion efficiency of 23.4%, standing for a bifacial aspect of 96.3%. This performance represents a reliable power outcome of around 29%, well exceeding the performance of the most effective single-sided silicon solar cell. The outcomes have been individually verified by the CSIRO.
Aug 19, 2021 // Technology, ARENA, efficiency, ANU, CSIRO, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, ACAP, Bifacial Solar Cell, Kean Chern Fong, Marco Ernst Ernst, The Australian National University
National Grid ESO develops solar projections with AI
Grid operator is collaborating with Open Climate Fix to create a first-of-its-kind PV 'nowcasting' service
Aug 19, 2021 // Technology, Grids, UK, Europe, Jack Kelly, Electricity System Operator, ESO, Carolina Tortora
AES starts 72MW Michigan solar building
EPC supplier Borrego will certainly provide three projects in the US state due online in 2022
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, AES, Brian Barker
Capital Dynamics releases renewables system Arevon Energy
A new United States renewable resource firm, called Arevon Energy Inc, has actually been developed by incorporating the US Clean Energy Infrastructure group of Switzerland-based personal asset management firm Capital Dynamics and Arevon Asset Management, Capital Dynamics' former special energy asset management associate, it was introduced today.
Aug 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Capital Dynamics, USA, North America, John Breckenridge, Arevon Energy
BlackRock Real Assets to pour USD 100m in Korean solar developer
BlackRock Real Assets introduced today it has accepted buy an equity risk in Korean solar designer Brite Energy Partners (BEP), with strategies to supply it with more than USD 100 million (EUR 85.3 m) in resources in time.
Aug 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Korea, blackrock real assets