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Encavis strikes the accelerator on 2 COVID-hit Spanish solar farms
Renewables driver Encavis has struck the accelerator on two significant solar projects in Spain beleaguered by COVID delays as it seeks to capitalise on revenue growth.
Aug 26, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, encavis, solarcentury, covid-19, Dierk Paskert
WoodMac: 2020s Will Be the 'Decade Of Hydrogen'
In markets like Germany, green hydrogen manufacturing costs will certainly equal fossil-fuel-based hydrogen by 2030, brand-new research study shows.
Aug 26, 2020 // Storage, Market Research, Germany, Wood Mackenzie, Europe, hydrogen
5 bidders for Ecuador's solar+ storage tender
The Conolophus project is developed to lower diesel usage on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park, in addition to the surrounding island of Baltra.
Aug 26, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Ecuador, tender, South america, solar+storage
The Texas battery boom
With 2 new projects appearing at 100 MW each, the Texas storage market is showing that California isn't the only U.S. state that can do large batteries.
Aug 26, 2020 // Storage, USA, North America
India added simply 351 MW of solar capability in Q2, 42,229 MW in pipeline: Bridge To India
Covid-related disruption hit solar project building in the 2nd quarter. The activity will likely rebound over the coming quarters, with 4,720 MW expected to be commissioned in the second half.
Aug 26, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, India, Asia
Brand-new pathways for tin-monosulfide PV
Scientists in Japan have established a new procedure for the manufacture of crystalline tin monosulfide (SnS). By facilitating the development of crystals measuring up to 24mm in size, the procedure can aid conquer several of the challenges to pressing higher efficiencies out of this cheap, plentiful product.
Aug 26, 2020 // Technology, Japan, Asia, crystalline tin monosulfide
Simpliphi predicts cobalt-free battery takeover earlier than anticipated
pv magazine consulted with Catherine Von Burg, CEO of the Californian battery company, to go over why she believes lithium-iron-phosphate is the chemistry of the future.
Aug 26, 2020 // Technology, Storage, California, USA, Wood Mackenzie, North America, Catherine Von Burg
Giant solar project announced in DR Congo
President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has laid the structure rock for a substantial, 1 GW Kinshasa Solar City photovoltaic or pv project aimed at boosting the capital's power supply.
Aug 26, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, DR Congo, Solar Project, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo
More details emerge of missing out on down payments as auditor decreases Panda Green's 2019 losses
There was rare great news for the continuing to be independent investors of the state-controlled solar programmer, as the past due 2019 numbers were lastly published, with new auditor PwC shaving virtually $15 million off a near-$540 million loss.
Aug 26, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, China, Hong Kong, Asia, Panda Green
Production process for mono cast solar cell surpassing 23% effectiveness
Trina Solar has actually made a PV cell by directly applying the unmodified i-TOPCon process, initially created for Cz mono wafers, to cast n-type quasi-mono silicon wafers. It claims the typical effectiveness, examined in-house with an adjusted recommendation cell, is 22.98%.
Aug 26, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, Australia, Asia, solar cell, Oceania, Trina Solar, efficiency
Edify Energy links Australia's biggest PV farm to struggling area of grid
The 275 MW (AC)/ 333 MW (DC) Darlington Point Solar Farm includes two synchronous condensers.
Aug 26, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Edify Energy, Octopus, Alex Wonhas
Solar-powered hydrogen under $2/kg by 2030
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have recognized websites where hydrogen could be produced via PV electrolysis at rates varying from $1.90/ kg to $4.20/ kg in the United States by the end of the years.
Aug 26, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Solar to Fuel, USA, hydrogen, North America
Indian coal tar firm gets in battery service
Epsilon Carbon has appointed a new manufacturing center to produce artificial graphite anode products for lithium-ion batteries. It intends to spend US$ 70 million over the following 5 years to increase the plant's capacity to 50,000 tons.
Aug 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, India, Asia, Epsilon Carbon
Portugal's 2nd PV auction draws globe record low bid of $0.0132/ kWh.
According to monetary paper Expresso, the lowest bid in the exercise was EUR0.0112/ kWh, a little less than the $0.0135/ kWh submitted by French energy team EDF as well as China's JinkoPower in a 2 GW tender kept in Abu Dhabi, a rate which was validated last month.
Aug 25, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Portugal, EDF, Europe, auction, jinkopower
Unsubsidized 200 MW PV plant unfinished in Denmark
Better Energy is developing the project on grown natural agricultural land in the district of Holstebro.
Aug 25, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Denmark, PV Power Plant, Better Energy, Rasmus Lildholdt Kjær, Poul Oslo Rasmussen