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Northvolt reveals modular lithium-ion battery
The Swedish storage space system maker claimed its Voltpack Mobile System can be made use of in various market sectors, especially for weak or remote grids. The battery has a scalable storage space capability varying from 245 kWh to 1,225 kWh. Swedish utility Vattenfall is currently examining the system's abilities.
May 25, 2020 // Storage, NORTHVOLT, Sweden, Europe, lithium-ion battery, Voltpack Mobile Systems
Engie in Final Talks with Hawaiian Electric for Solar plus Storage Project
French international electrical utility Engie stated that its project has actually been chosen by the US-based Hawaiian Electric as one of the 16 in the last honor team for the stage 2 variable sustainable dispatchable generation and also power storage space projects.
May 25, 2020 // Storage, Battery Storage, Engie, solar plus storage, Carlalberto Guglielminotti, International, Solar Project, hawaiian electric, Engie EPS, Hawai
Cochin Port Trust Seeks Developers for 1.5 MW Floating Solar Project
State-owned Cochin Port Trust has actually provided a digital tender welcoming bids for establishing of 1.5 MWp grid attached floating solar photovoltaic (PV) power project at CoPT.
May 25, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, India, tender, Asia, Floating solar, Cochin Port Trust, grid-connected
Daqo drives polysilicon manufacturing prices to market document US$ 5.86/ kg.
China-based high-purity polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy has actually reported that in the very first quarter of 2020, the typical complete manufacturing expense of polysilicon was minimized to US$ 5.86/ kg, below US$ 6.38/ kg in the previous quarter, a brand-new market document.
May 22, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, polysilicon, JinkoSolar, Asia, Daqo New Energy, Longi Green Energy Technology, covid-19, pv tech covid-19 tracker
Algeria selects solar to power 4GW, five-year eco-friendly press
Algeria has actually laid the structures for a solar boom, a roadmap that would certainly see mounted ability blow up ten-fold in the room of 5 years.
May 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, pv power plants, solar pv, policy and regulation, Africa, mena, Algeria, northern africa, maghreb
India's brand-new solar capability enhancement to fall by 23% in 2020
Capability enhancements will, nonetheless, rebound in 2021 to go beyond 2019 degrees as most of postponed solar projects come online.
May 22, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia
Greece to tender approximately 482 MW of PV in July, established storage space structure
The Greek power regulatory authority stated on Wednesday that it intends to tender approximately 482 MW of brand-new solar ability on July 27 for plants approximately 20 MW in dimension.
May 22, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Greece, Europe, WESTERN EUROPE
Borehole thermal power storage space for solar
The town of Drammen, Norway, has actually begun checking a seasonal PV storage space project that makes use of boreholes in the ground. The drivers of the project are making use of power from PV components to generate warmth using a CO2 heatpump as well as exterior air. The warm is created by the CO2 pump throughout the springtime, autumn as well as summertime, along with warmth generated by solar thermal enthusiasts.
May 22, 2020 // Storage, Europe, Norway, Randi Kalskin Ramstad
TRIG elevates ₤ 120 million to pay RCF
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has actually increased ₤ 120 million, which is readied to go in the direction of its revolving credit center (RCF).
May 22, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, utility scale, TRIG, Helen Mahy, RCF
Trina Solar thinks its large, third-cut-cell components lead the way for 600-W photovoltaic panels
Trina Solar has actually released an innovation white paper on its formerly revealed 500-W bifacial Vertex photovoltaic panels.
May 22, 2020 // Manufacturing News, PV module, Trina Solar, Franck Zhang
NUS scientists produce unique gadget that uses darkness to produce electrical power
Darkness are usually related to darkness and also unpredictability. Currently, scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) are offering darkness a favorable spin by showing a method to harness this usual however frequently forgot optical result to create power. This unique idea opens brand-new techniques in creating eco-friendly power under interior illumination problems to power electronic devices.
May 22, 2020 // Technology, Asia, Singapore, NUS, Tan Swee Ching, SEG cell
Next-generation solar cells pass stringent worldwide examinations
Australian researchers have for the very first time created a brand-new generation of speculative solar power cells that pass rigorous International Electrotechnical Commission screening requirements for warmth and also moisture.
May 22, 2020 // Technology, Australia, solar cells, perovskite, Oceania, Anita Ho-Baillie
Globe's Largest Environment-friendly Hydrogen Project to Introduce in California
International power firm SGH2 has actually revealed that it is bringing the globe's greatest eco-friendly hydrogen manufacturing center to the City of Lancaster in California
May 22, 2020 // Plants, Solar to Fuel, California, USA, hydrogen, North America, SGH2, Salvador Camacho, Robert T. Do
Croatia presents arrangements to tender 1 GW of solar
The authorities prepare to designate 2.26 GW of renewable resource ability on the whole under the plan, which will certainly consist of various other power resources such as hydropower, wind, biomass, biogas, as well as geothermal power. The federal government will certainly supply projects it picks with a feed-in cost costs, which will certainly be spent for the power produced by the projects, in addition to place market value.
May 22, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Europe, Croatia, Petar Curic
Italian property owners can currently mount PV systems totally free
The Italian federal government has actually increased the tax obligation damages it supplies for developing remodellings and also energy-requalification projects-- possibly consisting of storage-backed roof PV systems-- to 110%. The brand-new step belongs to the Relaunch Decree, which is a bundle of standards targeted at revitalizing the Italian economic climate in reaction to the Covid-19 dilemma.
May 22, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, Paolo Rocco Viscontini