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3 1.2 GW solar projects under growth in the Philippines
There are at the very least 3 PV projects going beyond 1 GW in dimension that are currently under review in the Philippines, according to data from the country's Department of Energy
Sep 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Philippines, solar projects
Australia's initial large-scale solar garden
Nearly one-third of Australians are secured behind the solar barrier, as they do not have the high-end of mounting their own solar PV.
Sep 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Australia, Oceania, solar garden
United States battery contractor QuantumScape increases $1 billion
The 10-year old solid-state battery home builder has actually secured more than $1 billion from investors, including Bill Gates, as part of its initiatives to win the EV battery race.
Sep 4, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, QuantumScape, David Snydacker, Bruce Sohn, Jagdeep Singh
SenseHawk Raises $5.1 Mn for Software Platform to Enhance Efficiency of Solar Plants
SenseHawk has actually raised USD 5.1 million in financing for its software program system that enhances performance in the development, construction & procedure of solar plants.
Sep 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Software, pv power plants, Alpha Wave Incubation, India,, SenseHawk, Anirudh Singh, Saideep Talari, Swarup Mavanoor
Azelio Signs MoU With Atria Power for 65 MW Storage in India
Swedish power storage company Azelio has actually authorized an MoU with Atria Power to team up on mounting 65 MW capacity of energy storage ability in India by 2025
Sep 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, India, Asia, azelio, Jonas Eklind, Atria Power, Azelio Storage India, Sunder Raju
Enel begins operations at Texas' biggest solar project
Enel begins operations at Texas' biggest solar project
Sep 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, PPA, Texas, Enel, enel green power, North America, corporate ppa, energy transition, utility
Actis relies on WiseEnergy for India solar possession monitoring bargain
Possession management team WiseEnergy has signed a multi-year agreement with facilities capitalist Actis for its solar profile in India.
Sep 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Actis, nextenergy capital, asset management, wiseenergy
US ROUND-UP: DTE Energy suggests 420MW of solar in Michigan, Duke releases most current IRP
A round-up of the most up to date news from the United States, where DTE Energy intends a significant solar development, Duke releases most current IRP as well as EDP Renováveis divests a bulk risk in 563MW of renewable projects.
Sep 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North Carolina, Texas, EDP, Duke Energy, Cypress Creek Renewables, EDP Renewables, Michigan, North America, South Carolina, sol systems, irp, us utility, dte energy, cc&l infrastructure, helios infrastructure,
Gigawatts of solar as well as storage space: Inside Duke Energy Progression' renewables-heavy IRP
Earlier this week Duke Energy Progress (DEP) introduced its 2020 Integrated Resource Plan, describing the possible source portfolios for both DEP and Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) over the course of the next 15 years.
Sep 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Duke Energy, North America, irp, us utility
Large solar projects move forward in Chile
Mainstream Renewable Power is establishing the $934 million Huemul wind and also PV project, the 2nd stage of the $1.8 billion Andes Renovables renewable resource system, which is anticipated to have a complete ability of 1.3 GW when finished. A 3rd stage is currently in the funding stage.
Sep 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Chile, South america, mainstream renewable power
Machine-learning for PV module cleaning
French researchers have actually established a machine-learning model to clean low-power PV projects and also standalone solar arrays in backwoods separated from the grid.
Sep 3, 2020 // Technology, France, Europe, PV module cleaning
Gigantic agrivoltaic project in China
The Baofeng Group is building a 1 GW solar park which is hosting a goji berry ranch in the Binhe New District on the eastern financial institutions of the Yellow River in the Ningxia Province. Around 640 MW have so far been grid-connected. Huawei is offering the inverters for the project.
Sep 3, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, China, Asia, Huawei, agrivoltaic project, Baofeng Group
Upside down pyramid-based PERC solar cell with 21.4% efficiency
A Chinese research study group has developed a PERC cell on an industrial 180-μm-thick monocrystalline silicon wafer with a typical size of 156 × 156 mm2. The cell has an open-circuit voltage (VOC) of 0.677 V, a short short-circuit current (ISC) of 9.63 A, and also a fill factor of 80.30%.
Sep 3, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, Asia, efficiency, PERC solar cell
South Korea bets on tandem solar technologies
The South Korean federal government has actually released a new roadmap to support R&D activities in the solar industry. The paper shows the country's solar manufacturing market might be motivated to go with high-efficiency and also pricey panels based upon tandem solar cells.
Sep 3, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, South Korea, solar cells, Asia, MOTIE
Resolving a metal oxide secret
A global team of researchers has found a 'room cost' system that explains why particular steel oxides utilized as electrodes in lithium-ion batteries show greater storage abilities than ought to be in theory possible. The research, according to the group, will open new pathways to the development of more advanced power storage space systems.
Sep 3, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Canada, China, Asia, North America, United States