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Fraunhofer ISE develops natural solar cell with 14.9% efficiency
The record was obtained with a 1.1 sq cm tool.
Sep 24, 2020 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Fraunhofer ISE, organic solar cell, efficiency, Uli Würfel
Verification Yingli parent firm investors will certainly be erased
A filing made to the Securities as well as Exchange Commission today has actually validated holders of stock in Yingli Green Energy Holding Co Ltd will be left empty-handed a long time around completion of the month.
Sep 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, China, Asia, North America, yingli green energy
UK battery professional takes into consideration lithium-ion cell fab in Australia
' Lithium Valley', southern of Perth, is set for 2 new faces after U.K. battery maker Amte Power and also Perth-based facilities company Infranomics authorized an arrangement to discover the possibility of establishing lithium-ion cell production centers in the state of Western Australia.
Sep 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, Oceania, AMTE Power, Kevin Brundish, Infranomics, Cameron Edwards
Sharp introduces 440 W half-cut PV module with 19.9% effectiveness
The Japanese supplier said the brand-new photovoltaic panel features 144 half-cells based upon M6 wafers as well as a nine-busbar design, with a power resistance of as much as 5%.
Sep 24, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Japan, Sharp, Asia, PV module, efficiency, Jens Meyer
Foresight forms joint venture with Elgin for 200MW of UK solar
Foresight Group as well as Elgin Energy are to create 200MW of UK solar PV as part of a new partnership.
Sep 24, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Elgin Energy, Ronan Kilduff, Foresight, Peter Bolton
200 MW Solar Park Launched in West Bengal by Chief Minister
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has actually launched a 200 MW solar power park in West Bengal with a complete investment of Rs 1200 crore.
Sep 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, Solar Park, Mamata Banerjee
CHANEL Partners With Sunrun to Bring Solar Energy to Low Income California Homes
French fashion brand name CHANEL has devoted USD 35 million toward solar energy projects for low-income multifamily families in California with Sunrun.
Sep 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, California, USA, Sunrun, North America, Lynn Jurich, International, CHANEL, John Galantic
BayWa r.e. obtains land in Sweden to develop at the very least 100MWp of PV
BayWa r.e. will construct a PV facility in Sweden with a capacity of at the very least 100MWp, as the renewables designer eyes a considerable solar expansion in the country.
Sep 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Sweden, Europe, baywa r.e., scandinavia, Håkan Wallin
'Nuclear power is currently the most costly kind of generation, with the exception of gas peaking plants'
The most up to date edition of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report shows the torpidity of the sector continues. Simply 2.4 GW of brand-new nuclear generation capacity came online last year, compared to 98 GW of solar. The globe's operational nuclear power capacity had declined by 2.1%, to 362 GW, at the end of June.
Sep 24, 2020 // Market Research, France, South Korea, China, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, North America, Turkey, Russia, United States
Chinese PV industry headed towards grid parity
Project delays and also cost modifications due to fluctuating demand are interrupting the Chinese solar market. Researchers that have assessed the circumstance case that the nation's PV sector will be back on track towards grid parity by the end of the year.
Sep 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia
An optimistic-- yet sensible-- point of view for sodium batteries
International researchers have evaluated the possibility of sodium-based power storage space and discovered current technical developments have gotten here faster than those for the lithium-ion batteries which have actually been researched for three decades. Issues continue to be, nonetheless, prior to sodium comprises a corresponding alternative to lithium.
Sep 24, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Spain, France, Germany, UK, Europe, Norway, sodium batteries
Myanmar's 1 GW solar tender ends with least expensive bid of $0.0348/ kWh.
The nation's Ministry of Electricity as well as Energy alloted all tendered solar capability in its initial purchase workout for large-scale PV. Last rates varied from $0.0348 to $0.051 per kWh. China Machinery Engineering and also Sungrow were the major winners, safeguarding 8 and also nine projects, respectively.
Sep 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, Myanmar
Array Technologies to increase $100 million in IPO
Array Technologies, a rewarding solar-tracker business, is going public the old-fashioned way.
Sep 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Array Technologies
Hungarian utility wraps up very own 300 MW PV auction
Power business MVM will add brand-new generation ability to the 100 MW of solar it currently runs in its homeland.
Sep 23, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Hungary, Europe, auction
Innova Energy counts on NatWest for ₤ 30 million UK solar refinancing
Innova Energy has actually refinanced its 57MW portfolio of UK rooftop and ground-mounted solar PV.
Sep 23, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Innova Energy, Andrew Kaye