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Belectric offers United States O&M business
Texas-based energy firm Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS) has actually gotten designer Belectric's US solar procedures and also upkeep (O&M) service.
Jan 14, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, O&M, North America, Belectric, solar transition, Greg Bobrow
Long-range energy transport in perovskite nanocrystal films
Producing clean power and lowering the power intake of illumination and personal gadgets are key difficulties to reduce the effect of contemporary world on the atmosphere. Therefore, the surging demand for solar cells and also light-emitting tools is driving researchers to explore brand-new semiconductor products and enhance their performances, while decreasing the production expenses.
Jan 13, 2021 // Technology, Transport, solar cells, perovskite, NTU, Tze Chien Sum, David Giovanni, Marcello Righetto
Vikram Solar Expands Retail Footprint; Enters Chhattisgarh
Vikram Solar has actually revealed the growth of its retail impact with the entry right into Raipur, Chhattisgarh, consolidating Express Tradecom.
Jan 13, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Vikram Solar, Saibaba Vutukuri, Retail
IRICO to construct PV glass factory in China
China-based IRICO Group New Energy Co Ltd (HKG:0438) on Monday introduced plans to construct an ultra-thin and high-transmissivity photovoltaic (PV) glass factory in Shangrao, eastern China.
Jan 13, 2021 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, IRICO, pv glass factory
Japan's Ichigo brings on-line 2.8-MW PV plant in Ibaraki
Japanese real estate investor Ichigo Inc (TYO:2337) revealed today it has actually begun commercial procedure of a 2.84-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) nuclear power plant in Ibaraki prefecture.
Jan 13, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, PV Power Plant, Ichigo, Ibaraki
Romania's Servelect to construct 380kWp solar plant for Romatsa
Romanian power efficiency services carrier Servelect claimed that it has introduced the layout stage of a 380 kWp solar power plant project appointed by Romanian's Air Traffic Services Administration (Romatsa).
Jan 13, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Servelect
Aventron, HIAG create actual estate-focused solar JV in Switzerland
Swiss eco-friendly power manufacturer Aventron AG and also property company HIAG Immobilien Holding AG (SWX: HIAG) have formed a joint endeavor to carry out solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) installations on HIAG residential or commercial properties.
Jan 13, 2021 // Plants, aventron, pv installations, HIAG, Marco Feusi, Swiss
International scientists create two-sided solar cells to accumulate scattered light
To raise the performance of solar panels, a team of scientists based in Saudi Arabia, Italy, Germany and Canada has developed a bifacial, or two-sided, tandem solar cell, constructed by combining the very best of the perovskite and silicon innovations.
Jan 13, 2021 // Technology, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Italy, solar cells, Europe, Asia, North America, KAUST, Stefaan De Wolf, Ted Sargent, Yi Hou, Michele De Bastiani
Storage space might 'halve British wind curtailment'
3.6 TWh was shut off in 2020 sufficient to power a million homes for a year, claims LCP research
Jan 12, 2021 // Storage, ENERGY STORAGE, Europe, England, onshore wind, SCOTLAND, Wales, OFFSHORE WIND, Chris Matson
Renewable generation to remain below 10% in Africa by 2030
The amount of non-hydro renewables such as solar in Africa is most likely to continue to be below 10% in 2030, although there are substantial regional differences.
Jan 12, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, Namibia, renewables, University of Oxford, solar power generation, Philipp Trotter
JinkoSolar's N-type TOPCon module goes beyond 23% conversion performance
Leading 'Solar Module Super League' (SMSL) participant JinkoSolar has actually accomplished a record-high conversion effectiveness of 23.01% for its N-type Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) module, verified by TÜV Rheinland.
Jan 12, 2021 // Manufacturing News, China, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, JinkoSolar, Asia, monocrystalline wafer, topcon, tuv rheinland
Washington state reveals policies to guide utilities to carbon-free generation by 2045
Utilities running in the US state of Washington should remove coal-fired generation by the end of 2025 as well as resource 100% of their electricity from sustainable or non-carbon-emitting resources by 2045, according to new guidelines revealed by regulators.
Jan 12, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, Washington, utilities, North America, legislation, pacific power, avista, puget sound energy
Business solar financing rebounds in second fifty percent of 2020
Corporate investment in solar projects got to US$ 10 billion in the 2nd half of last year, recovering from financial shock induced by COVID-19.
Jan 12, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, IPO, solar-plus-storage, large-scale solar, m&a, acquisition, corporate financing, array, public market finance
Which materials work best for solar? NCSU scientists lay out framework for discovery
North Carolina State University-led researchers have created a logical dimension "structure" which can allow organic solar cell researchers as well as manufacturers to identify which products will generate one of the most stable solar cells before manufacture.
Jan 12, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, organic solar cells, North Carolina State University, Harald Ade, Brendan O’Connor, Masoud Ghasemi
Grenergy Renovables S.A. as well as Natixis Close Solar PV Portfolio Financing in Chile
Grenergy Renovables S.A. (" Grenergy"), with Natixis as Sole Lead Arranger, Hedge Provider, LC Issuing Bank and Administrative Agent, have efficiently closed senior safeguarded facilities totaling United States $91 million for an anticipated 130 MWp portfolio of 14 solar photovoltaic (" PV") plants in Chile. This marks Natixis' first purchase with Grenergy and also was fully underwritten by Natixis.
Jan 12, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Natixis, Grenergy Renovables, Solar Photovoltaic, solar projects, Electricity, Aitor Alava, Solar PV Portfolio