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Scientist practically 'take a break' lithium battery for the very first time
A global group led by scientists at UCL has actually disclosed brand-new understandings right into the functions of a lithium battery by practically "unrolling" its coil of electrode layers utilizing a formula made for papyrus scrolls.
Feb 11, 2020 // Technology, Storage, UK, Europe, lithium battery, UCL
Building starts on 27 MW Netherlands drifting solar plant
German renewables firm Baywa r.e. has actually begun work with its 4th utility range drifting PV project in the water-rich nation.
Feb 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Germany, Europe, Netherlands, baywa r.e., Benedikt Ortmann
Japanese researchers test printing on perovskite
Scientists from 3 Japanese colleges have actually established a procedure based upon inkjet printing they claim might decrease the expense of perovskite solar battery manufacturing. The team produced little cells with effectiveness as high as 13.19%, a number they declare is assuring sufficient to use the opportunity of scaling approximately business manufacturing.
Feb 11, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Japan, Asia, perovskite
Total announces 2 GW solar project portfolio in Spain
The French oil company will enter the booming Spanish market through subsidiary Total Solar International thanks to agreements with Powertis and Solarbay Renewable Energy to develop 2 GW of generation capacity.
Feb 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Total, Julien Pouget
Flixbus fleet examinations 18% CIGS panels
After announcing plans to test hydrogen fuel cell buses in November, the European coach travel route planning start-up has begun a pilot project to reduce diesel consumption by using solar panels on the vehicles of its partner companies. FlixBus says the ultra-thin, lightweight CIGS modules help save 1.7 litres of diesel per 100km.
Feb 11, 2020 // Transport, Germany, Europe, CIGS panels, Flixbus
Israel's 300 MW solar-plus-storage tender apparently in danger
Monetary paper Globes has actually reported the tender, introduced just 3 weeks earlier, is being opposed by the nation's Land Authority, which asserts the project might disrupt sand-mining near Dimona.
Feb 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, tender, Asia, Israel, solar-plus-storage
Panda Green faucets investor for $11m, 18-week lending at 13%.
The debt-saddled PV project developer shows up to once more be accumulating credit limit as it waits for the result following week of its newest, $231 million Chinese state-backed bail-out.
Feb 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, Panda Green
Filipino utility thinks about 1GW of solar and also wind on Luzon
Significant Filipino power company Aboitiz Power Corp remains in early-stage preparation to spend almost PHP34 billion (US$ 672 million) in around 1GW of wind as well as solar energy in Pangasinan, on the west side of the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
Feb 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Philippines, sorsea, aboitizpower, luzon
Sembcorp granted Singapore's biggest drifting PV plant
Sembcorp Industries' Singapore-based subsidiary has actually been chosen to construct the biggest drifting PV plant in the Southeast Asian state, standing at 60MW on Tengeh Reservoir.
Feb 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, tender, floating PV, Asia, Singapore, fpv, sorsea, sembcorp, pub, tengeh
Powertis, Total amount collaborate for 1GW subsidy-free Spanish solar press
Yet one more significant subsidy-free solar pipe remains in the operate in Spain, complying with the statement of a joint press in between an international oil as well as a neighborhood developer as well as gas (O&G) significant.
Feb 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Total, subsidy-free solar, subsidy-free pv, levante
EESL Drifts New Tender to Procure Electric Cars
In its drive to advertise a lot more & a lot more fostering of electrical automobiles (EVs) in the nation, state-owned Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has actually provided a brand-new tender for the purchase of electrical automobiles (e-cars).
Feb 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Transport, electric cars, India, Asia, electric vehicle, EESL
Voltalia to Maintain and also construct Solar Farms Worth 134 MW in Portugal
Voltalia will certainly give EPC solutions complied with by O&M solutions to Smartenergy for 3 solar ranches in Portugal with a complete ability of 134 MW.
Feb 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Voltalia, Europe, International, Smartenergy, Sébastien Clerc
Govt Ready To Unload its 100% Risk in CEL; Welcomes EoI by Mar 16
After BPCL and also Air India, federal government is currently readied to privatise its solar items producer Central Electronics Ltd (CEL) and also welcomed bids for offering its 100 percent shareholding with monitoring control.
Feb 11, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, solar cell, solar module, CEL
Competitive Power Reveals 150 MW Solar Project in Pennsylvania
Competitive Power Ventures has actually introduced its newest renewable resource project, a 150 MW solar center in Portage and also Summerhill Townships, Pennsylvania.
Feb 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Pennsylvania, North America, International, Competitive Power, Frank Burns, Sean Finnerty
Canadian Solar Gets $55 Mn Financing for its Lavras Solar Project in Brazil
Canadian Solar has actually protected 225.2 million Brazilian reais (USD 55 million) project funding from BNB for its Lavras solar energy projects in Brazil
Feb 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, South america, Brazil, International, Shawn Qu, Lavras Solar Project