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Greece eyes 2.3 GW of brand-new solar as part of initiatives to ditch coal
Solar parks with a complete capacity of 2.3 GW will be developed in Greece as part of a EUR5 billion (US$ 5.94 billion) roadmap to sustain the phase-out of coal generation by 2028.
Sep 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, rwe, green hydrogen
All modification at the top of Europe's renewables majors as Vattenfall, Ørsted unveil brand-new CEOs
Both Vattenfall and also Ørsted, two of Europe's largest renewables business, will certainly begin following year with brand-new bosses after the announcement of brand-new chief executives this week.
Sep 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Vattenfall, Orsted, grundfos, Anna Borg, Thomas Thune Andersen
Neighborhood web content requirement expenses for large-scale PV in India
A UK-German study team analyzed solar auctions in India in between 2014 and also 2017 as well as has actually determined that local content needs have increased PV prices by approximately 6% per kilowatt-hour.
Sep 11, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia
Much more effective large-area organic solar cells with spin layer
Scientists in South Korea have used the process to raise performance and also the replicability of large-area organic cells. The technique was utilized during film formation to speed up solvent evaporation.
Sep 11, 2020 // Technology, South Korea, solar cells, Asia, KIST
Residential storage option with BYD battery, Fronius inverter
BYD and Fronius have started providing the BYD Battery-Box Premium storage system and Fronius Symo GEN24 Plus inverter as a bundle. They claimed the consolidated option can be utilized in household PV ranges and also light commercial systems.
Sep 11, 2020 // Residential, Storage, Inverters, China, Europe, Asia, Fronius, BYD, Austria
US developer secures 15-year PPA for 400 MW of PV, 180 MW/540 MWh of storage
8minute Solar will build the Rexford 1 Solar & Storage Center in main California, with the Clean Power Alliance functioning as offtaker.
Sep 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, 8minute Solar
Heating up the heterojunction-LID conversation
Scientists led by the University of New South Wales have checked into the long-lasting deterioration of silicon-heterojunction. Their searchings for recommend that lighting at heats can really boost cell efficiency, however also runs the risk of triggering multiple light-induced degradation devices if not meticulously controlled.
Sep 11, 2020 // Technology, Australia, Oceania, HJT cells
Morning Brief: SEIA forecasts 18 GW of solar for 2020 with 3.5 GW set up in Q2
Additionally in the brief: BayWa r.e. expands PV and also storage abilities with procurement of Enable Energy, Hemlock Semiconductor to up and down incorporate polysilicon production.
Sep 10, 2020 // Market Research, USA, SEIA, North America, baywa r.e.
UNITED STATE Air Force Research Laboratory Invests in NREL Solar Cell Project
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory will purchase a strategy established at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to bring spacefaring solar modern technology down to Earth.
Sep 10, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, USA, NREL, solar cell, North America, Aaron Ptak
Solar Power Finds Ripe New Market in Crop Protection
Which solar panel works best with which crop? The response to that concern is being looked for in hundreds of farms worldwide.
Sep 10, 2020 // Market Research, USA, Japan, France, Germany, South Korea, China, Europe, Asia, Netherlands, North America, baywa r.e., tata power solar, Ashish Khanna, Stephan Schindele, Sascha KrauseTunker, Maximilian Vorast, Sohini Gupta, Ajit Jain
U.K.'s New Policy Set Stage for Europe's Largest Batteries
New regulations sustain batteries over 50 megawatts in the U.K. Planning procedure shortened from 1-2 years to 2-4 months
Sep 10, 2020 // Market Research, UK, Europe
Chinese Refiners Increase Chemical Feedstocks Amid Covid-19
Naphtha and also LPG supply dramatically greater year-on-year Gas supply went back to growth in July.
Sep 10, 2020 // Market Research, China, Asia, covid-19, Naphtha, LPG
Vale to Install Brazil's Largest Battery Storage System
Brazilian mining titan Vale is partnering with Siemens and MicroPower Comerc on a 5MW/10MWh lithium-ion battery system at a huge port center in Rio de Janeiro.
Sep 10, 2020 // Storage, Market Research, TESLA, South america, Brazil, Siemens, Vale, MicroPower Comerc
Reaching Zero with Renewables (Preview).
Removing CO2 discharges in industry and transport.
Sep 10, 2020 // Market Research, IRENA
The Solar+ Decade & American Renewable Energy Manufacturing
SEIA has an ambitious goal-- solar power will certainly make up 20% of all U.S. power generation by 2030. To reach this target, the large growth the solar market realized over the last decade will require to continue for the next years.
Sep 10, 2020 // Market Research, USA, SEIA, North America