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The French renewables company Voltalia has won the contract for the building and also operation of a 100 MW solar plant in Albania following its effective bid in a tender run by the Albanian Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy.

Alliant Energy plans to include another 414 MW of solar in Wisconsin, rounding out the business's previously revealed plan to accelerate its shift to clean energy by including more than 1,000 MW of solar. Upon conclusion of its more than 1,000 MW of solar, Alliant Energy will possess and operate one of the most solar energy in the state of Wisconsin.

DNV has actually launched the world's very first suggested practice (RP) for floating solar projects to help in reducing risks for programmers as well as enhance financier confidence in the section.

Norwegian business Ocean Sun has actually signed an agreement to offer its floating solar innovation for utility-scale floating PV projects in Greece and also Cyprus.

Renewables investor Cubico Sustainable Investments has finished its acquisition of a European 272MW solar energy platform called Grupo T-Solar from I Squared Capital.

In order to allow large-scale hydrogen manufacturing utilizing solar power, particulate photocatalysts are being researched as an easy as well as cost-effective remedy to splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. It is necessary to establish a photocatalyst that can effectively make use of visible light, which makes up a big part of solar energy, in the water decomposition response.

French power significant Total has authorized an agreement with Iraq's Ministry of Oil to develop a host of power projects in the country, including 1GW of solar PV.

Australian utility AGL Energy has actually recommended a structural separation of the company that would entail the development of two separate services: one focused on energy retail and also the other on massive power supply.

South Korea-based solar module maker Q CELLS has actually submitted license infringement grievances in both Germany and also France versus Astronergy.

' Solar Module Super Organization' (SMSL) member JA Solar has reported PV module deliveries of 15.88 GW in 2020, up from 10.26 GW in 2019, a 54.8% boost year-on-year, establishing brand-new records for complete deliveries and delivery development.

Nextracker, a Flex business, revealed that is has actually been chosen by Solaria Energía Medio Ambiente (SOLARIA) to provide 125 megawatts of its world-leading solar tracker innovation, NX Horizon ™ for many project sites in Spain.

Betteries, a startup based in Berlin which upcycles electric automobile (EV) batteries right into economical power systems, revealed that it has actually efficiently closed its Euro 2.1 m seed funding round led by impact funds Factor [e] Ventures and also Beyond Black.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered a brand-new method to identifying long-lasting perovskite formula, opening the door for refresher courses that could support the United States' solar manufacturing sector.

BayWa r.e. and also its Dutch subsidiary GroenLeven have actually increased an agrophotovoltaic setup in the Netherlands to help protect fruit from hailstorm, heavy rainfall as well as severe warmth.

Local authorities in New South Wales, Australia, have provided French independent power manufacturer Neoen the thumbs-up to create a large scale solar-plus-storage production center in the region regardless of getting 50 complaints from members of the public.