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New 1,500 V string inverter from Growatt
The new gadget is offered in 4 different variations with nominal power ranging from 185 to 253 kW. The inverter has actually a reported effectiveness of 99.0% and a European performance between 98.5% and 98.7% depending upon the dimension.
Aug 13, 2020 // Inverters, China, Asia, efficiency, Growatt
High RESS strike costs down to link expenses as well as PPA size
High grid link prices led to a solar strike cost in Ireland's first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) public auction "dramatically greater than anywhere else in Europe" according to the Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA).
Aug 13, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, PPA, Europe, ISEA, Ress, David Maguire
JBM to build subsidy-free 50MW solar-plus-storage website
JBM Solar Projects is to build a brand-new 50MW solar ranch with battery storage at a site near Swindon.
Aug 13, 2020 // Large-Scale, Storage, solar-plus-storage, subsidy-free, JBM, Brendan O’Brien
Lightsource bp Partners up for 300 MW Solar Project in Colorado
McCarthy Building Companies has been called by Lightsource bp as the EPC Contractor for the 300 MW Bighorn Solar project in Colorado
Aug 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Colorado, Lightsource BP, North America, Kevin Smith, International, solar projects
Solar as well as wind create record 10% of international electricity
Solar and also wind generated a record 9.8% of global electrical energy throughout the initial six months of 2020, but additional gains are needed if Paris Agreement targets are to be fulfilled, a new report has claimed.
Aug 13, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, stats, energy transition, covid-19, Ember, solar generation, paris agreement, Dave Jones
SPI goes totally virtual as Las Vegas trade show is cancelled
SPI, North America's largest solar sector occasion, will certainly currently be fully virtual after the organisers terminated an outdoor exhibit rescheduled for October.
Aug 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, covid-19, spi, Stephen Miner
Another record year for small-sized solar in Germany
Germany may see the release of around 800 MW of PV systems not going beyond 10 kW in dimension until now this year, according to EUPD Research. If this result is attained, this year may also exceed record year 2011.
Aug 13, 2020 // Residential, Market Research, Germany, Europe, EuPD Research
UK water energy launches solar tender
Southern Waters is thinking about getting electrical energy from generation facilities on its sites in southerly England. After introducing a request for info process last year, it is currently looking for quotes from independent power manufacturers.
Aug 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, tender, Europe
Talesun reveals 570-590 W solar module series
The new module series is readily available in five versions with power results declared by Talesun of 570-590 W and reported performances of 20.3-21.0%.
Aug 13, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, solar module, Talesun
Britishvolt Announces brand-new Partners & Project Director for Gigaplant
Britishvolt has actually introduced the appointment of Ray Macera as Project Director for the building and also application of Britain's initial battery gigaplant.
Aug 13, 2020 // Storage, storage, UK, Europe, battery, Renewable Energy, EVs, GigaPlant, Britishvolt, Wales, Orral Nadjari, Project Director, Ray Macera
AGL targets 1.2 GW of brand-new battery storage space by 2024, plans tender
AGL Energy has set an objective of installing 1,200 MW of new battery storage space as well as need response capacity by 2024, and is connecting the perks for executives and also senior administration to hit growth targets for the company's clean energy and storage space portfolio.
Aug 13, 2020 // Storage, AGL Energy, queensland, Markus Brokhof, large-scale storage, Brett Redman
Two big solar farms captured in grid congestion pulled from sale
2 of the big solar farms caught up in newly verified congestion problems in the New South Wales grid-- exposed by RenewEconomy on Monday-- have been drawn from sale.
Aug 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, John Laing, Decmil
Perovskite and also organic solar cells soared into space
For the very first time, researchers in Germany sent perovskite as well as natural solar cells on a rocket right into room. The solar cells held up against the severe conditions in space, creating power from direct sunshine as well as reflective light from the Earth's surface area. The work, published August 12 in the journal Joule, establishes the structure for future near-Earth application in addition to prospective deep space missions.
Aug 13, 2020 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, North America, Peter Muller-Buschbaum
Solar modules with glass-enameled steel backs
U.S.-based Toledo Solar has secured a give from the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct research on lighter, steel-backed solar modules.
Aug 13, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, North America, Toledo Solar, Aaron Bates
Germany's untapped potential for porch PV panels
In the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, a terrace module, with an ahead of time financial investment of EUR350 to EUR500, can provide electricity with an existing value of EUR54 per year. The payback duration varies from 6 to nine years.
Aug 12, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, PV panels, Europe, Wolfgang Schuldzinski