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Panasonic gets to 16.09% performance with perovskite solar module utilizing inkjet-based finishing
Panasonic has actually attained the globe's greatest power conversion effectiveness of 16.09% for a perovskite solar module (aperture location 802 cm2: 30-cm x 30-cm x 2-mm thick) by creating light-weight modern technology utilizing a glass substratum as well as a large-area finish approach based upon inkjet printing.
Feb 7, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, NEDO, Panasonic, perovskite, solar module
Greece's 2nd PV-wind public auction to tender 500 MW in April
Power regulatory authority the RAE has claimed the nation will certainly organize its 2nd joint PV and also wind ability public auction on April 2.
Feb 7, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Greece, tender, Europe, auction, Dionysios Papachristou
Engie looks for brand-new CEO as board looks for sped up shift
French power significant Engie is looking for a brand-new president after its board chose to oust incumbent Isabelle Kocher.
Feb 7, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Engie, utilities, Latin america, North America, Isabelle Kocher, large-scale solar, Paulo Almirante, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu
Hungarian 150MW solar energy plant project acquires $125m financial investment proposition
With the EU increasing the rate of lignite in an initiative to minimize greenhouse gases as well as battle versus environment modification, the Hungarian federal government has actually determined to transform towards renewable resource as a resource of power.
Feb 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Hungary, pv power plants, Europe, Gilles Herard
Govt Customizes Stipulation; Cuts Application Costs for Little Solar Module Manufacturers
In a considerable action in the direction of offering more alleviation to tiny solar module makers, the Ministry of New and also Renewable Energy (MNRE) has actually customized its present arrangements connected to application charges.
Feb 7, 2020 // Policy, India, Asia, solar cell, mnre, solar module
Solargiga informs public concerning fraudulent internet site
The PV maker stated it has no links to a site which includes its logo design as well as a few of its finished solar projects as well as which welcomes site visitors to download and install an application allowing them to begin spending.
Feb 7, 2020 // Solar, China, Asia, Solargiga
Searching concealed electrical power in crystalline solar batteries with brand-new encapsulation strategy
Korean scientists assert it is feasible to draw out greater than 10% of 'surprise electrical power' in crystalline solar batteries making use of a brand-new encapsulation procedure based upon poly‐dimethylsiloxane finishes as well as a three-dimensional module framework. Contrasted to EVA movies, the brand-new finishing is stated to prevent removing short-wavelength light
Feb 7, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cells, Asia, Korea, poly‐dimethylsiloxane
Netherlands to attend to grid restraints for renewables with 1 GW of mobile medium-voltage substations
Dutch transmission system driver Enexis is releasing 11 "e-house" substations in the north Netherlands, where grid capability for even more large solar as well as renewable resource projects is presently restricted. On the whole, the business stated it will certainly spend EUR43 million in the strategy "to quicken the power change."
Feb 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Europe, Netherlands, Tennet, Enexis, Han Slootweg
Power Ledger wins agreement with Italian power utility
Australian peer-to-peer (P2P) power trading leader Power Ledger has actually won a financially rewarding agreement with Alperia SpA, among Italy's biggest eco-friendly power energies.
Feb 7, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Australia, Europe, Oceania, Power Ledger, Jemma Green, Anna Lena Hörter
Solar plus the snow
Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in the United States are working to measure the results of bountiful snowfall on PV systems as well as to identify affordable methods to alleviate energy losses as well as integrity problems triggered by snow and ice.
Feb 7, 2020 // Technology, USA, North America, bifacial modules
Building starts on 50 MW PV plant in Togo
The 50 MW Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed photovoltaic power plant is located in the Blitta region. The plant is being developed by Amea Togo Solar - a subsidiary of Amea Power, a worldwide renewables developer based in the United Arab Emirates.
Feb 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, United Arab Emirates, Africa, Togo, Mohammed Bin Zayed
Hanwha Q Cells acquires 1 GW of PV projects in Spain
The projects lie across a number of Spanish provinces. The seller is Spanish developer RIC Energy.
Feb 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Hanwha Q Cells, RIC Energy
The best battery for grid level power storage
A new paper released by researchers at China's Tianjin College analyzes the state-of-the-art in grid degree power storage, outlining the pros and cons of different battery innovations being released on grids around the globe, and staying obstacles that could be conquered if study is pushed in the right direction.
Feb 7, 2020 // Storage, China, Asia, lithium-ion
EIB authorizes EUR1 billion for clean energy tasks across Europe and Uzbekistan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has actually earmarked EUR1 billion for tidy energy tasks in Europe and Central Asia as part of a larger EUR4.9 billion facilities, real estate, transportation and communications financing bundle.
Feb 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Italy, Europe, european investment bank, eib, Tennet, Austria, zero-e solar, spanish pv
Tesla solar roof tile rival heads for Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy
RGS Energy (Real Goods Solar Inc.), a prospective competitor to Tesla's solar tile roof system has just recently caught Chapter 7 bankruptcy, having stopped working to raise further capital on long-standing operating losses.
Feb 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, TESLA, residential, North America, bankruptcy, rgs energy