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United States startup to shake up battery market with metal hydrogen tech
EnerVenue introduced with $12 million in seed funding, flaunting advantages over lithium-ion in efficiency, price, operability in severe weather condition, and years of use in the aerospace sector.
Aug 28, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, Yi Cui, EnerVenue
Losing weight on silver
Using an ingenious high-speed video clip arrangement, researchers in Germany had the ability to observe the screen-printing process utilized in solar cell metallization, on a time scale of less than 50 milliseconds. Insights into the paste's behavior and the mechanisms at the workplace during display printing will improve the procedure as well as the formulation of the silver paste it relies upon.
Aug 28, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, solar cells, Europe, KIT
The Green Hydrogen Wave, And Its Implications for Renewable Energy
A report today from Wood Mackenzie claims eco-friendly hydrogen prices will fall by approximately 64% by 2040. Those numbers are broadly in accordance with what lots of various other experts have been predicting, though numerous have predicted competition as very early as 2030.
Aug 27, 2020 // Market Research, Solar to Fuel, Wood Mackenzie, hydrogen, woodmac, Ben Gallagher, Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries Limited
Daily news round-up: Philippines could be set for 1.5 GW more solar and Tesla CEO has actually been imagining electrical trip
And also, information have been revealed of a 2 MW/2.5 MWh grid scale storage trial project in Switzerland as well as for a peer-to-peer renewable resource certification industry in Southeast Asia.
Aug 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, TESLA, Elon Musk, Ireland, Europe, Asia, Switzerland, Philippines, North America, South-East Asia, United States, Citicore Power, Leclanche
Joint venture in between GIG and Enso moves forward with prepare for 50MW bifacial site
The joint endeavor between the Green Investment Group (GIG) and also Enso Energy has actually taken a progression as it looks to establish 49.9 MW in Gloucestershire.
Aug 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, Green Investment Group, Enso Energy, Ian Harding
Distributed, large-scale solar assistance Australia's grid as 4.3 GW of brand-new renewable capacity included
The fast growth of dispersed and large-scale solar has actually caused an improved reliability expectation for the majority of Australia as it prepares to go into summer.
Aug 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, ENERGY STORAGE, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, grid, rooftop solar, grid stability, Audrey Zibelman, Tim Baxter
Dual financing offer proceeds Texas' utility-scale solar run
Two even more utility-scale solar projects in Texas with an incorporated capacity of more than 400MWdc have closed financing, continuing the Lone Star state's flourishing solar run.
Aug 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Texas, pattern energy, North America, longroad energy, Peter Keel, Mike Garland
Oil major Eni expands on US solar rate of interest
Italian oil major Eni has actually bolstered its exposure to tidy energy in the US after its Falck Renewables-led joint endeavor obtained project programmer Building Energy US.
Aug 27, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, finance, North America, Eni, m&a, Falck Renewables, Iowa, Massimo Mondazzi
Enphase inverters contributed to Ikea's complete solar offer in Australia
The California-based energy modern technology firm has revealed that its microinverters have been picked for Solargain's complete solar offerings in Australia, including the store's deal in partnership with the Swedish furnishings titan.
Aug 27, 2020 // Inverters, Australia, Oceania, Enphase, ikea, Dave Ranhoff, Keera Single, Solargain
Gujarat opens up tender for 110 MW of grid-connected solar plants
Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) has invited bids to set up an aggregate 110 MW of grid-connected solar energy plants across 3 substations of the Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO). Bidding process closes on September 16.
Aug 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, gujarat, GETCO
Centrotec becomes biggest shareholder of Sonnenstromfabrik
Centrotec, a German energy efficiency specialist, has actually obtained Switzerland's Pari Group, which holds an 80% stake in German PV module supplier Sonnenstromfabrik.
Aug 27, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Sonnenstromfabrik, Centrotec
Portuguese government verifies globe record solar rate of $0.01316/ kWh.
The Portuguese government has disclosed some of the preliminary outcomes of the nationwide solar auction which closed on Tuesday. Antonio Delgado Rigal, president of energy forecasting solution Aleasoft, said that the 15-year contracts granted in the auction were the vital to understanding the reason of such an affordable price. This, combined with the civil liberties for land as well as grid link guaranteed by the auction, makes attractive bidding at small cost.
Aug 27, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Portugal, Iberdrola, Enel, Europe, auction, AleaSoft, Antonio Delgado Rigal, Hanhwa Q Cells
In search of the 'most rational design' for anti-reflective finish
Researchers in Spain have examined different buildings of anti-reflective and anti-soiling finishes for PV module glass, aiming to create a product that uses the most effective equilibrium of desired product homes at the lowest cost. Over a year of testing, the most effective finishes were revealed to increase module result by around 2%, and also the group likewise made a number of monitorings that can influence future developments of coverings for PV module front glass.
Aug 27, 2020 // Technology, Spain, Europe, soiling
South Korea's biggest hybrid solar-wind project
A 133 MW hybrid solar-wind power plant linked to 242 MWh of storage is currently being built in a hilly area in South Korea. Chinese supplier JA Solar has provided the modules for the PV section.
Aug 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South Korea, JA Solar, Asia
New MPPT formula for bidirectional inverter layout
A recently recommended inverter layout counts on a solar cost controller including optimal power point tracking. It is based upon a fabricated fish-swarm formula, which supplies high convergence speeds, flexibility, mistake tolerance, and also accuracy.
Aug 27, 2020 // Technology, Inverters, China, Asia, MPPT