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DESRI begin in Louisiana, SunPower's ESG and also diversity push
A round-up of the current stories from the United States solar market, including information of D. E. Shaw breaking ground on Louisiana's biggest under-construction solar farm as well as a double hire from Sunpower to boost its ESG and variety qualifications.
Oct 6, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, SunPower, Lightsource BP, North America, DESRI, Tom Werner, esg, diversity
'Huge possibility' for Europe's residential battery storage market as Germany pioneers development
Europe's residential battery power storage systems (BESS) market is anticipated to proceed its higher trajectory in the coming years after 745MWh of additional capability was set up in 2019, standing for a 57% rise year-on-year.
Oct 5, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Germany, Europe, solar-plus-storage, SolarPower Europe, covid-19, Michael Schmela
New Eco-Friendly Shade Thin-Film Solar Cells
Research on solar cells to protect renewable resource sources are ongoing around the world. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) in South Korea succeeded in establishing environment-friendly shade Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin-film solar cells.
Oct 5, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, thin-film, CIGS thin-film solar cells, Yong-Duck Chung
Behind the surge of US utility-driven solar
As the US turns in the direction of a presidential political election that will quite choose the nation's path for the next four years, federal plan in the direction of renewables as well as, certainly, climate action generally, hangs in the balance.
Oct 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Trump, North America, biden, utility solar, Devashree Saha
New Zealand welcomes initial floating solar project in wastewater center
The project, which covers one hectare of water surface is anticipated to create adequate electricity to power 200 homes
Oct 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, New Zealand, Oceania, Phil Goff, Raveen Jaduram
Amazon hails 3.4 MW solar project atop Tilbury fulfilment centre as its biggest in Europe
A 3.4 MW solar system has been mounted at Amazon's fulfilment centre in Tilbury in its latest step in the direction of a 2040 web zero.
Oct 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Amazon, Europe, Brittany Stanton
Iberdrola Inaugurates Andévalo Solar Plant, Targets 3 GW Capacity in the Region by 2025
Iberdrola has actually ushered in the Andévalo solar plant, a ground-breaking facility that leads the way for a more lasting energy and production version.
Oct 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, PV Power Plant, International, Andalusia, Andévalo Solar Plant
CDF as well as IRENA Partner to Support Energy Transition in the Caribbean
IRENA has actually authorized an MoU with CDF to sustain a transition to a reduced carbon financial growth design in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Oct 5, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, IRENA, Caribbean, Francesco La Camera, CDF
Apparel Brand Dollar Industries Ushers In 4 MW Solar Plant in Tirupur
Dollar Industries Limited, among the leading apparel brands in India, has commissioned a 4 MW solar energy plant at its manufacturing facility in Tirupur.
Oct 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, solar plant, PV Power Plant, solar projects, Dollar Industries, Dollar Solar Plant Tirupur, Vinod Kumar Gupta, Tirupur
Groundbreaking Research Into Solar Tech Develops Through new EU Project
An EU project led by Chalmers will create prototypes of new solar technology for big scale applications, such as furnace in residential homes.
Oct 5, 2020 // Technology, Europe, Innovation, solar projects, Chalmers University of Technology, Kasper Moth-Poulsen
Chemical advancement supports best-performing perovskite formulation
Perovskites are a course of products made up of natural products bound to a steel. Their fascinating structure and also homes have pushed perovskites right into the forefront of products' research, where they are examined for use in a wide range of applications. Metal-halide perovskites are specifically preferred, and are being considered for usage in solar cells, LED lights, lasers, and also photodetectors.
Oct 5, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, Europe, Switzerland, perovskites, Michael Gratzel, Anders Hafgeldt
Scientists catch honest photos of electrons collecting light at the atomic scale
In the look for tidy energy options to nonrenewable fuel sources, one appealing remedy depends on photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells - water-splitting, artificial-photosynthesis devices that transform sunshine and also water into solar fuels such as hydrogen.
Oct 5, 2020 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, hydrogen, Berkeley, solar fuels, Oliver Gessner, Monika Blum, Francesca Toma
EDF, Total JV lands 1.35 GW of India solar project awards
Eden Renewables India, the EDF and Total-owned joint endeavor, has sealed its standing in India's solar market by getting honors for 1.35 GW of new-build solar PV.
Oct 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, Total Eren, SECI, Asia, large-scale solar, EDF Renewables, Fabienne Demol
Solaria bags long-lasting PPAs for 150MW Spanish profile
Solar designer Solaria has actually authorized a ten-year power acquisition arrangement (PPA) with power trader Axpo Iberia to sustain three of its utility-scale solar farms in Spain.
Oct 5, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Axpo, Europe, solaria, Enrique Diaz-Tejeiro
Australia's largest solar-plus-storage project edges forward as Elecnor wins EPC contract
Spanish renewable resource business Elecnor has actually been assigned as the lead contractor for the initial stage of Australia's largest hybrid solar and battery power storage space center.
Oct 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, EPC, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, UPC Renewables, Anton Rohner, AC Energy, elecnor