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Energy technology companies target Spanish grid alleviation with house solar-storage offer
Energy company OVO Energy has enlisted battery storage space service provider sonnen to release a house solar-storage offering in Spain with the goal of reducing grid constraints in the country.
Nov 16, 2020 // Residential, Storage, Grids, Spain, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Ovo Energy, Sonnen, kaluza, Sara Wood
Australian hydrogen project including 5GW of renewables safeguards investment firm backing
A Western Australian renewable hydrogen center that will be powered by 5GW of solar PV and onshore wind has actually safeguarded the support of Danish investment company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Solar to Fuel, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, CIP, Michael Hannibal
Greece to expand renewables portfolio with five new solar projects
London-based renewable energy financing organization National Energy Holdings Limited has partnered with Piraeus Bank SA to help Greece to expand its profile of tidy energy resources.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, solar projects, Giles Clark
Ford's Silverton Factory In South Africa Is Getting A Massive 13.5 MW Of Solar PV
The Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa's factory in Silverton, Pretoria, South Africa is obtaining a huge 13. 5 megawatt (MW) solar system. This will certainly make it among the largest solar PV systems mounted at a manufacturing facility worldwide. The system will certainly have solar carports enough to cover 4,200 car parking bays. The PV plant will certainly cost R135 million (US$ 8.7 million). This indicates the grid-tied project will certainly be available in at concerning $0.64/ W, which is pretty impressive for a carport system.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Ford Motor Company, solar system
How Co2 Gas Can Aid Establish High-Performance Solar Cells
Treating silicon with carbon dioxide gas in plasma handling brings simplicity as well as control to an essential action for making solar cells
Nov 16, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, KAUST, Areej Alzahrani, Stefaan De Wolf
EDF unveils 50MW UK solar plans
EDF Renewables has revealed plans for an up-to-50MW solar farm, Bloy's Grove, in between the villages of Swainsthorpe and also Mulbarton, just south of Norwich.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, solar farm, Mark Vyvyan-Robinson
Steel manufacturer Nucor indications massive PPA for 250 MW of brand-new solar power in Texas
Nucor Corporation announced that it has actually authorized a 15-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) for 250 MWAC of brand-new solar power in Texas. The agreement, which will enable EDFR to add even more tidy energy to the area's power grid, is Nucor's first VPPA and the biggest of its kind for the steel sector.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, Texas, North America, Nucor Corporation, Leon Topalian, Ryan Pfaff
Oxford PV obtains EUR8.8 million in financing for growth of its German center
Oxford Photovoltaics Germany GmbH is spending about EUR44 million ($52 million) in the development of its production center in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany. The Brandenburg Ministry of Economics is supporting the development with EUR8.8 million ($10.4 million).
Nov 16, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Oxford Photovoltaics Germany GmbH
New environment-friendly materials can power wise tools utilizing ambient light
We are significantly making use of more smart tools like mobile phones, wise audio speakers, and wearable health as well as health sensing units in our homes, workplaces, and public buildings. Nonetheless, the batteries they make use of can diminish promptly and include hazardous and also uncommon environmentally damaging chemicals, so scientists are searching for far better ways to power the gadgets.
Nov 16, 2020 // Technology, UK, China, Europe, Asia, University of Cambridge, Soochow University, Robert Hoye, Vincenzo Pecunia, Imperial College London
Controlling perovskite ions' composition paves the way for tool applications
Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (* 1) have obtained much attention as possible future generation solar cells and also as materials for light-emitting devices.
Nov 16, 2020 // Technology, Japan, solar cells, Asia, perovskite, efficiency, TACHIKAWA Takashi
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust sheds light on seed solar portfolio in Prospectus
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) has actually released its Prospectus after describing plans to raise ₤ 200 million previously this month.
Nov 13, 2020 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, DORE, Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust, Prospectus, Hugh W M Little
Portugal's MCA participates in 370-MWp solar project in Angola
Portuguese multinational MCA Group revealed it is leading a consortium included with the growth of a 370-MWp solar energy project in Angola.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Europe, MCA, solar power project
Idemitsu Renewables brings live 100-MW solar park in California
Idemitsu Renewables, formerly Solar Frontier Americas, has actually put on stream a 100-MW solar park in California's Kings County.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, North America, Solar Park, Idemitsu Renewables
Akuo, Enelec activate pilot containerised solar plant in Madagascar
France's Akuo Energy as well as Groupe Filatex have commissioned a 2.9-MWp solar plant in Madagascar consisting of containerised pre-assembled photovoltaic (PV) units.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, Akuo Energy, Groupe Filatex, Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, Enelec
Spain's Elawan safeguards financing for 250-MW solar portfolio
Spanish programmer Elawan Energy on Thursday claimed it has actually closed on EUR 92 million (USD 108.7 m) of project financing for a portfolio of solar projects with an integrated ability of 250 MW in Spain.
Nov 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, solar projects, Elawan