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Plasma allows smaller sized, much more effective NMC-811 cathodes
Batteries could shrink much more with smaller crystals in the cathodes Battery crams in electrical cars and also durable goods can lessen, while still offering high performance.
Sep 17, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, Richard Holman, Aaron Bent
From tandem cell to double absorber for 34.45% performance
Researchers in the United States theorize that a 'double absorber' cell comprising 2 energetic thin-film layers within one cell stack can achieve impressive efficiencies, whilst removing a lot of the obstacles intrinsic to the style of tandem cells. For now however, it's only on paper.
Sep 17, 2020 // Technology, USA, solar cell, North America, efficiency
Toshiba develops extra Japanese solar and also hydrogen
The electronic devices titan is developing two PV plants with a consolidated generation capability of 58 MW with U.S. module manufacturer First Solar. Toshiba is additionally prolonging its hydrogen study project in Fukushima for an additional 2 years.
Sep 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Japan, First Solar, Asia, hydrogen, PV Power Plant, Toshiba
Greece's PPC Renewables seeks cooperations to fast-track 2.3 GW solar buildout
The renewable resource arm of Greek utility Public Power Corporation (PPC) is seeking to increase partnerships with significant solar sector gamers to fast-track its objective of mounting 2.3 GW of PV parks.
Sep 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, coal phase-out, PPC, helapco, Konstantinos Mavros
Transform launches brand-new PV tracker control system
Solar PV tracking manufacturer, Convert, is introducing its TRJ-AI Tracker Control System. The business claims its new TRJ-AI innovation provides the market the opportunity to easily manage, take care of, and also monitor tracking systems from digital devices reliably and from another location to optimize the energy manufacturing of solar plants.
Sep 17, 2020 // Technology, Software, Convert, WORLD, PV tracker, Matteo Demofonti
Tesla battery day bingo
Tesla battery day is following week. Earlier this year, Elon Musk informed analysts that what he needed to claim "will certainly blow your mind. It strikes my mind." Here's a listing of battery exaggeration as well as terms you're bound to listen to at the occasion.
Sep 17, 2020 // Storage, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, North America, Thomas Edison
Xinte Energy warns of possible polysilicon and also inverter excess
The poly producer discussed the impact of Covid-19 on its solar as well as wind project development company as well as fleshed out details of international polysilicon excess during a pandemic-hit initial half of the year.
Sep 17, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Hong Kong, xinte energy, polysilicon, Asia, TBEA, covid-19
National lithium-ion battery supply chains placed
Experts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance have actually quantified the impact of markets worldwide. The ranking products a photo of 25 nations and also provides a five-year overview.
Sep 17, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Japan, Canada, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, South Korea, China, Europe, Asia, North America, Finland, Bloomberg, Kwasi Ampofo, James Frith
French federal government thinks about cutting pre-2011 FITs
Financial paper Les Echos declares the government is mulling a renegotiation of historical feed-in contracts after the Court of Auditors in 2018 ruled the motivations also charitable.
Sep 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Policy, France, Europe, Xavier Daval, Les Echos, Arnaud Gossement, KilowattSol
South Africa to tender 6.4 GW of solar and wind, 513 MW of storage and 4.5 GW of conventional generation
The country's regulator has approved a government plan to tender for 11.81 GW of power generation capacity on top of the 2 GW tender opened last month.
Sep 17, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, tender, Africa, South Africa, Gwede Mantashe
Polish solar producers join to compete with imports
Businesses, sustained by the government, will join forces to reinforce their industry and add to the European Green Deal through made-in-EU products.
Sep 16, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Michał Kurtyka, Ireneusz Zyska, Grzegorz Wiśniewski
Ørsted confirms fire at Carnegie Road battery storage space site
Danish renewables huge Ørsted has confirmed there has actually been a fire at its 20MW Carnegie Road battery energy storage system (BESS) site in Liverpool.
Sep 16, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, Ørsted, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service
First Solar, Toshiba ESS to develop close to 60 MW of PV parks in Japan
The Japanese unit of First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR) has actually partnered with Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp (Toshiba ESS) to develop 2 solar power plants in Tochigi Prefecture with an integrated capacity of nearly 60 MW.
Sep 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, First Solar, Asia, PV Power Plant, Toshiba ESS
Spain's Acciona creating 130.2-MW PV project in Chile
Spanish renewable resource and also framework group Acciona SA (BME: ANA) intends to construct a 130.2-MW rotating existing (AC) solar park in the Chilean area of Antofagasta.
Sep 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Chile, South america, Acciona, Solar Project
In theory, 2 layers are much better than one for solar-cell performance
Solar cells have actually come a long way, however affordable, thin film solar cells are still far behind extra pricey, crystalline solar cells in performance. Now, a team of scientists recommends that utilizing 2 thin films of different products may be the way to head to develop budget friendly, slim film cells with around 34% effectiveness.
Sep 16, 2020 // Technology, USA, solar cells, North America, efficiency, Akhlesh Lakhtakia