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Half-cut, bifacial, 22.5%- reliable PERC modules from Vietnam
Chinese solar manufacturer Dehui is planning mass production of 12-busbar bifacial panels based on 182mm wafers from following year. Dehui's current, 166mm-wafer modules supply conversion efficiencies of 21.6-22.5%.
Sep 23, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, bifacial panel, Vietnam, PERC module
The future of solar PPAs in Turkey
Both the existing standing, as well as the future of, solar PPAs in the Turkish market as a vital device for raising PV capacity has actually ended up being a commonly gone over subject. This is specifically because of the fact that after mid-2021, the future of YEKDEM (Turkey's neighborhood FIT routine) doubts. The motivations could be less than expected, or perhaps inaccessible for some innovations. This has actually elevated the question of alternative financing devices relative to brand-new investments.
Sep 23, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Opinions, PPA, Asia, Turkey
Australian-made cutter rail for solar modules
Solar market individuals have actually created a brand-new Australian-manufactured rail for PV modules that has actually been crafted to ensure security and also durability, while accommodating the needs of installers that work with residential and business roof projects.
Sep 23, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, Clenergy, Solar Cutters
General Electric, Shell seeking departures as energy transition accelerates
The two power titans have actually revealed strategies to pivot away from nonrenewable fuel source properties as they expand their sustainable footprints.
Sep 23, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, General Electric, Shell
Hero Future Energies prepares first Indian financial investment in Bangladesh grid scale solar
The New Delhi-based designer is intending a 50 MW plant after the 100 MW facility originally proposed was prevented by the power emptying equipment offered at the Khulna website.
Sep 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Hero Future Energies, PV Power Plant
TVA will set up a 40-MWh lithium-ion energy storage system
The Tennessee Valley Authority will certainly be installing its first owned and run energy storage space system near a commercial complex in Vonore, Tennessee, about 35 miles southwest of Knoxville.
Sep 22, 2020 // Storage, USA, North America, Dale Harris, Dr. Joe Hoagland
PowerMarket as well as SunRaise bring a few of the first neighborhood solar projects to Maine
PowerMarket, an employee-owned area solar administration services business, has actually partnered with SunRaise, a New England solar energy developer, proprietor and operator, to bring community solar projects to Maine.
Sep 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, PowerMarket, SunRaise, Nick Baudouin, Patrick Jackson
Nautilus Solar Energy obtains solar projects in Oregon and also Rhode Island
Nautilus Solar Energy, a national solar project purchase, advancement as well as asset administration company, got 2 solar portfolios from Pine Gate Renewables in Oregon as well as Rhode Island totaling about 17 MW. Both advancements remain in the early-to-mid stages. Nautilus will certainly take each portfolio to completion and also be in charge of the long-term possession management and also maintenance solutions for the projects.
Sep 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Nautilus Solar Energy, Solar Project, Jim Rice, Patty Wright
Iberdrola sets up eco-friendly hydrogen device
The Spanish power business, which has hydrogen projects under way in its homeland and also the United Kingdom, says it will allocate new resources to place itself at the leading edge of the supply of renewables-powered hydrogen.
Sep 22, 2020 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, hydrogen, Ignacio Galán
Very effective perovskite solar cells with enhanced security as well as reduced lead leakage
While the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) - a future of solar cells - has currently greatly enhanced in the past decade, the problems of instability and also potential ecological influence are yet to be gotten rid of. Lately, scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have developed a novel technique which can concurrently tackle the leakage of lead from PVSCs as well as the stability problem without compromising efficiency, paving the way for real-life application of perovskite photovoltaic or pv technology.
Sep 22, 2020 // Technology, Hong Kong, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency, Alex Jen Kwan-yue
Mirror-like photovoltaics obtain even more electrical energy out of warm
New heat-harnessing "solar" cells that show 99% of the power they can not transform to electrical energy might aid bring down the rate of saving renewable energy as warmth, as well as harvesting waste warmth from exhaust pipes as well as chimneys.
Sep 22, 2020 // Technology, solar cell, Andrej Lenert, Steve Forrest
JinkoSolar mulls providing on Shanghai's STAR market to fuel new growth
Leading 'Solar Module Super League' (SMSL) manufacturer JinkoSolar has actually exposed it is thinking about providing its primary operating subsidiary on Shanghai's STAR Market.
Sep 22, 2020 // Manufacturing News, IPO, JinkoSolar, investment, finance, shanghai stock exchange, nyse, star, Kangpin Chen
Blackstone dedicates US$ 250m to new dispersed power financial investments
Investment firm Blackstone has actually created a brand-new portfolio firm that will finance and also possess dispersed energy assets concentrated on business, commercial and institutional customers.
Sep 22, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, C&I, North America, Distributed Energy, blackstone, cleargen, gso capital partners, private equity, George Plattenburg, Collin Franceschi
Floating solar PV gains global momentum
This post checks out the present state of floating solar PV (FPV), briefly highlighting numerous leading markets, and also reviewing advantages and also benefits in detail along with common applications and also service version considerations. The expectation for FPV is positive and also is set to damage without its particular niche understanding. It might well become the third column of the solar PV market in future.
Sep 22, 2020 // Opinions, Floating PV, India, South Korea, China, Thailand, floating PV, Asia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Frank Haugwitz
Best membrane for vanadium redox flow batteries
A new research paper takes a look at the membrane layers used for applications in vanadium redox flow batteries. It outlines various membrane layer modern technologies as well as the obstacles to bringing batteries to mass production.
Sep 22, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Europe, Netherlands, vanadium redox flow batteries