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Nigeria releases off-grid solar tender
The Nigerian Ministry of Power is approving bids to develop seven off-grid PV projects, in addition to various other installations that will certainly boost accessibility to energy.
Aug 25, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Africa, Nigeria
Screen-printed heterojunction solar cell with 20.48% performance
Researchers from the United States have utilized new passivated get in touch with styles to show a screen-printed silicon heterojunction solar cell on 40 micron thick standalone wafers.
Aug 25, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, solar cell, heterojunction, silicon, wafers, North America, Arizona State University
Australian solar gives least expensive energy, sustains greatest frequency ancillary solutions payments
New research from Cornwall Insight reveals that grid-scale solar farms are paying 10% to 20% of the expense of offering regularity supplementary services to Australia's National Electricity Market, regardless of currently creating around 3% of energy in the system.
Aug 25, 2020 // Market Research, Australia, Cornwall Insight, Oceania, Ben Cerini
Free batteries for low-income houses to fight California blackouts
Sunrun CEO Lynn Jurich claims storage is "critical for equity"-- as well as putting even more standalone storage on the grid suggests much less electricity experiencing cables in wildfire-prone areas.
Aug 25, 2020 // Storage, USA, Sunrun, North America, Lynn Jurich, GRID Alternatives
South Korea's biggest floating PV plant now on the internet
Designer Scotra claims that the project is the second-biggest floating PV variety outside of China.
Aug 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, South Korea, floating PV, Asia, Scotra
China's Suntech opens up 3.5-GW module manufacturing facility in Changzhou
Chinese photovoltaics (PV) maker Wuxi Suntech Power Co Ltd has opened a brand-new 3.5-GW wise module manufacturing facility in Changzhou, Jiangsu district.
Aug 21, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, Suntech
Unique PV plant style for livestock in Taiwan
Taipower is explore PV installations on grazing land for cattle, with the support of the Taiwan Council of Agriculture. The modules have actually been mounted at an elevation of 3 meters, so the cows can forage beneath them.
Aug 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Taiwan, TaiPower
Warrington Borough Council introduces green financial investment plan for solar farm
Warrington Borough Council is introducing a green financial investment plan, which will certainly permit regional residents to help fund a brand-new solar farm.
Aug 21, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Warrington Borough Council, Cllr Russ Bowden
Residential solar increases home costs by average of ₤ 30,000.
The value of residential solar has been promoted after brand-new study exposed that the technology can enhance the worth of residences by over ₤ 30,000.
Aug 21, 2020 // Commercial, Residential, UK, Europe, Dan Graby
Producers want 50% basic custom-mades responsibility on solar imports
India imported solar cells and modules worth $1.3 billion from China in FY2019-20. Domestic manufacturers have demanded an equal opportunity to compete against cheaper imports.
Aug 21, 2020 // Manufacturing News, India, China, Asia, Hitesh Doshi, aisia
Indian solar association requires immediate implementation of 50% BCD
India must established right away a basic customizeds obligation (BCD) of a minimum of 50% on solar tools to safeguard the future of neighborhood suppliers, the chairman of trade body All India Solar Industries Association (AISIA) claimed.
Aug 21, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, India, China, pv modules, solar cells, Asia, tariffs, safeguard duty, basic customs duty, trade levy, Hitesh Doshi, aisia
Searching for cost-efficient techniques for III-V cell production
Scientists in Canada have discovered a promising technique for the production of gallium-arsenide solar cells. Growing these cells straight onto a silicon substrate is an appealing strategy that could eliminate several of the innovation's inflated manufacturing expenses. And also by making that silicon permeable, scientists may have taken an action toward creating high-performance III-V solar cells at a substantially lower cost.
Aug 21, 2020 // Technology, Canada, solar cells, North America
The steeplechase of transparent PV
A South Korean research study team has actually asserted that clear PV innovations need to boost in terms of performance, stability as well as aesthetic appeal prior to they can get to commercial maturity.
Aug 21, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, South Korea, Asia, efficiency, UNIST
Kstar unveils 1,100 V string inverters
The Chinese manufacturer has developed the brand-new products for the C&I solar sector. They are available in two versions, with 121 kW and 150 kW of AC output as well as effectiveness ratings varying from 98.7% to 99.0%.
Aug 21, 2020 // Inverters, China, Asia, Kstar
PV plant supplying grid supplementary services in Chile
Chile's National Electric Coordinator has actually approved authorization for a brand-new First Solar PV project to supply supporting grid services on a commercial basis. The setup has actually done much better than gas generator innovations.
Aug 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, First Solar, Chile, South america, PV Power Plant, Carlos Barria
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