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Large solar projects move forward in Chile
Mainstream Renewable Power is establishing the $934 million Huemul wind and also PV project, the 2nd stage of the $1.8 billion Andes Renovables renewable resource system, which is anticipated to have a complete ability of 1.3 GW when finished. A 3rd stage is currently in the funding stage.
Sep 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Chile, South america, mainstream renewable power
Machine-learning for PV module cleaning
French researchers have actually established a machine-learning model to clean low-power PV projects and also standalone solar arrays in backwoods separated from the grid.
Sep 3, 2020 // Technology, France, Europe, PV module cleaning
Gigantic agrivoltaic project in China
The Baofeng Group is building a 1 GW solar park which is hosting a goji berry ranch in the Binhe New District on the eastern financial institutions of the Yellow River in the Ningxia Province. Around 640 MW have so far been grid-connected. Huawei is offering the inverters for the project.
Sep 3, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, China, Asia, Huawei, agrivoltaic project, Baofeng Group
Upside down pyramid-based PERC solar cell with 21.4% efficiency
A Chinese research study group has developed a PERC cell on an industrial 180-μm-thick monocrystalline silicon wafer with a typical size of 156 × 156 mm2. The cell has an open-circuit voltage (VOC) of 0.677 V, a short short-circuit current (ISC) of 9.63 A, and also a fill factor of 80.30%.
Sep 3, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, Asia, efficiency, PERC solar cell
South Korea bets on tandem solar technologies
The South Korean federal government has actually released a new roadmap to support R&D activities in the solar industry. The paper shows the country's solar manufacturing market might be motivated to go with high-efficiency and also pricey panels based upon tandem solar cells.
Sep 3, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, South Korea, solar cells, Asia, MOTIE
Resolving a metal oxide secret
A global team of researchers has found a 'room cost' system that explains why particular steel oxides utilized as electrodes in lithium-ion batteries show greater storage abilities than ought to be in theory possible. The research, according to the group, will open new pathways to the development of more advanced power storage space systems.
Sep 3, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Canada, China, Asia, North America, United States
Hydrogen economy requires public laws
According to the 2020 Global Gas Report by Snam, the International Gas Union and also BloombergNEF, public policies are required to sustain clean hydrogen reach commercial clusters and to facilitate large-scale use. The authors of the report recognized the benefits of using wind and solar to directly power electrolysis, but they do not dispose of the opportunity of using gas power with carbon capture storage space. The professionals of the three celebrations also identified barriers to get rid of for future development.
Sep 3, 2020 // Technology, Large-Scale, Storage, Policy, Solar to Fuel, hydrogen, BloombergNEF, Snam, 2020 Global Gas Report
Neoen finishes development of Tesla Big Battery in Australia
Neoen has successfully expanded the Hornsdale Power Reserve, or else called the Tesla Big Battery, in Australia. If screening works out, Hornsdale can start to function with a broadened remit of artificial inertia solutions, which might have a huge influence on regulatory modifications.
Sep 3, 2020 // Storage, TESLA, Australia, neoen, Oceania, ARENA, Darren Miller, Louis de Sambucy
Solar, storage-centric approaches to DC combining
A brand-new white paper by Alencon details the distinctions in between PV-centric and also battery-centric coupling.
Sep 3, 2020 // Technology, Commercial, Storage, Inverters, USA, North America, Alencon
Gresham proceeds procurement spree with development legal rights buy from Arenko
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has actually continued its purchase spree, getting two brand-new growth legal rights for 50MW projects from Arenko.
Sep 2, 2020 // Storage, Arenko, Rupert Newland, Gresham, Ben Guest
Voltalia lets 33MW battery facility in business initially in the UK
Voltalia has made its first endeavor right into battery storage in the UK, completing the let of a 33MW facility near Bristol from Electric Land.
Sep 2, 2020 // Storage, UK, Voltalia, Europe
Victoria takes into consideration 600MW of new renewables to aid drive economic healing
The Australian state of Victoria has started a process to test market interest as well as capacity for brand-new solar, wind and also other renewable energy projects.
Sep 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Victoria, Australia, climate council, Oceania, Clean Energy Council, Kane Thornton, covid-19, Tim Baxter
NextEra may set up more 2,700 MW of batteries in The golden state by 2024
US wholesale electrical power supplier NextEra Energy Resources has stated 700MW of acquired battery power storage space sources it will deploy California within two years could be adhered to by a more 2,000 MW pipeline of battery projects under growth in the state.
Sep 2, 2020 // Storage, California, USA, PPA, solar pv, North America, NextEra, retrofit
Senegal presents VAT exception for off-grid solar items
The Senegalese federal government is aiming to increase access to solar energy in backwoods by decreasing VAT on PV panels, inverters, solar thermal collectors and various other items in an initiative to achieve global power gain access to in the nation by 2025.
Sep 2, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Inverters, Grids, Africa, Gogla, Senegal, Namory Doumbia
Renewables-powered 25 MW electrolyser at Dutch port
The large-scale eco-friendly hydrogen facility is being established by Dutch power business VoltH2 at the North Sea Port. The project is planned to be increased to 100 MW.
Sep 2, 2020 // Large-Scale, Storage, Solar to Fuel, Europe, hydrogen, Netherlands, VoltH2 B.V.