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LONGi joins listing of solar producers dedicating to 100% renewable power
LONGi Green Energy has ended up being the current solar supplier to unveil its target of obtaining 100% of its power demand from renewables.
Aug 10, 2020 // Manufacturing News, First Solar, JinkoSolar, LONGi, Li Zhenguo, decarbonisation, renewables
Sonnedix safeguards EUR321m in financing for 63MW solar profile in Spain
Independent power producer Sonnedix has finished EUR321 million (US$ 377.61 million) in non-recourse funding for 13 solar plants in Spain.
Aug 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Sonnedix, Axel Thiemann, Europe
SNEC: Yingli Solar heightens ties with Chinese PV firms
China's Yingli Solar is partnering with a variety of high-profile players in its domestic market to achieve mutually useful undertakings as well as promote the country's tidy energy market.
Aug 10, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, Yingli Solar
Poland's PV ability reaches 2.26 GW
The nation has actually released around 916 MW of new PV ability in the very first 7 months of the year.
Aug 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe
Canadian Solar strategies brand-new listing in China
Module production huge Canadian Solar states it has seen demand for modules recuperate in the second quarter of 2020, with module shipments and also earnings for the period both going beyond guidance. The business is pressing ahead with prepare for a 2nd listing on a stock market in China as part of its strategy to deal with speeding up sector development and also market consolidation over the coming months.
Aug 10, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Canada, Canadian Solar, China, Asia, North America, Yan Zhuang, Shawn Qu
Texas authorizes 12 GW of solar projects in seven months
The Texas grid driver has greater than tripled its speed of completing utility-scale solar affiliation researches given that 2019. Yet the battery backlog remains to expand.
Aug 10, 2020 // Large-Scale, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, solar projects, ERCOT
Cutting-edge neighborhood solar in the United States
A 497 kW project on 5 roofings at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., uses SREC sales to give $1.50 in neighborhood advantages for each dollar of power produced. Call it area solar-plus.
Aug 10, 2020 // Plants, Commercial, Residential, USA, North America, Solar Project, Laura Recchie
New method to determine solar irradiation on back side of bifacial panels
Researchers have actually announced a brand-new strategy that is a changed variation of the isotropic diffuse version.
Aug 10, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Asia, Turkey, Bifacial panels, METU, Gumushane University
Specialists required for West Africa Clean Energy Corridor
The ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and also Energy Efficiency is seeking experts for the West African Clean Energy Corridor program. It anticipates the area to deploy 7.6 GW of renewable energy capability by 2030.
Aug 10, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Africa, ECOWAS
4 wounded in 'case' at Wacker's US polysilicon factory
The German chemicals manufacturer said that the concern involved four professionals doing maintenance on non-operational equipment.
Aug 10, 2020 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, wacker
Kstar launches 1,500 V string inverter
The transformer-free 250 kW product uses a reported efficiency of 99%, offering a European ranking of 98.5%.
Aug 10, 2020 // Inverters, China, Asia, Kstar
Jinko reveals new 610 W solar panels
The Chinese manufacturer presented brand-new PV modules this weekend break at the SNEC solar event in Shanghai.
Aug 10, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, pv modules, Asia, Jinko
Q CELLS positions US solar-storage market in its crosshairs with Geli acquisition
Q CELLS has actually signalled its intent to target the United States solar and also storage market by acquiring San Francisco-based storage services carrier Growing Energy Labs Inc (Geli).
Aug 7, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Q CELLS, North America, revenue stacking, Distributed Energy, solar-storage, geli, Hee Cheul Kim
Worldwide solar activity 'far from being back where it should be'-- Mercom
Global corporate financing for solar projects in the very first fifty percent of 2020 was US$ 4.5 billion, a 25% decline year-over-year, according to a report from Mercom Capital Group.
Aug 7, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Market Research, Mercom Capital Group, pv power plants, Raj Prabhu, covid-19
Thin-film amorphous silicon greenhouses begin to grow
Scientists have actually matched the tinting of semi-transparent PV modules with the data transfer of light that plants absorb for photosynthesis. An encouraging test with basil and also spinach has opened economic chances for farmers.
Aug 7, 2020 // Technology, UK, Italy, Europe, Paolo Bombelli, Christopher Howe