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Germany launches 650 MW tender for 'cutting-edge' renewables
The long-awaited procurement workout consists of 250 MW of generation capacity originally planned to be tendered last year.
Jul 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, tender, Europe, Bundesnetzagentur
Saudi Arabia outlines brand-new arrangements for roof PV
The policies will require power suppliers to give even more assistance to home owners and services willing to go solar. The new framework will apply to PV systems varying in size from 1 kW-2 MW and also to all power consumers.
Jul 13, 2020 // Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Rooftop PV, Saudi Arabia, Asia, rooftop PV
Wind instructions and tilt angle method to keeping panels cool
A strategy proposed by researchers in the United Stated could increase solar plant outcome 5% as well as reduce panel degradation by more than 0.3% each year, according to the researchers. The technique is based upon wind direction and rate, and also component disposition.
Jul 13, 2020 // Technology, USA, North America, cooling, Oregon
Midsummer introduces 500 W roof panel
The Swedish PV tools provider has actually released Midsummer Magnum, a solar module for large roofs. The maker states the panel offers 14.54% performance as well as an output of 128.3 W per square meter. The company additionally introduced a manufacturing process it declares can boost module result 10%.
Jul 13, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Residential, Sweden, Solar Panels, Europe, Sven Lindström, Midsummer Magnum
Business solar funding stalls among COVID crisis as O&G companies drive M&A
Company solar financing fell by 25% year-on-year to US$ 4.5 billion in the very first fifty percent of 2020, but the decrease can have been much starker, brand-new analysis by Mercom Capital has actually located.
Jul 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Raj Prabhu, covid-19, pandemic, o&g, Mercom Capital, solar finance,, investment,
Iberdrola pockets EUR800m to drive eco-friendly development in Spain
Spanish utility Iberdrola has actually landed EUR800 million (US$ 903 million) in funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) to spearhead brand-new renewable energy implementation throughout Spain.
Jul 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, ICO, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, investment, finance, european investment bank
PacifiCorp eyes 1.8 GW of solar, 600MW storage in largest RFP yet
United States energy firm PacifiCorp has launched its largest request for proposals for power projects yet, seeking bids for more than 1.8 GW of brand-new solar as well as 600MW of battery power storage.
Jul 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, PacifiCorp, irp, utility, rocky mountain power, pacific power, berkshire hathaway, warren buffett
Meyer Burger exposes places for brand-new cell, module plants in Germany
Manufacturing of extremely reliable solar cells as well as modules will begin at 2 websites in Germany from the initial fifty percent of 2021. The Swiss tech group prepares to eventually expand annual production to 5 GW.
Jul 11, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Germany, pv modules, solar cells, Europe, meyer burger
Printed security for perovskite cells
Scientists led by the University of Cambridge have created a brand-new approach to print a protective layer of copper straight onto a perovskite solar cell, supplying protection to the energetic layer from damages frequently created in later manufacturing phases. Cells using this layer were evaluated in various tandem mixes with silicon cells and achieved a maximum efficiency of 24.4%.
Jul 11, 2020 // Technology, UK, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, efficiency, University of Cambridge
Swansea group on a roll with published perovskite solar cells
Scientists have reported the highest possible efficiency tape-recorded for full roll-to-roll published perovskite solar cells, an advancement noting an essential step towards cheaper and a lot more reliable methods of generating solar energy.
Jul 10, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency, Trystan Watson, Swansea University, Rahul Patidar
US mounted a lot more solar in Q1 2020 than in the past
The record-setting quarter was driven by virtually 2 GW of utility-scale solar, supplemented by another 1.6 GW of residential capacity. As well as while the pandemic will slow the market in 2020, five-year estimates are solid, especially for Texas.
Jul 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, SEIA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America
ZIMBABWE: Cement producer PPC to develop solar energy plant of 32 MWp
In Zimbabwe, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) has chosen a company to develop and operate a 32 MWp photovoltaic solar energy plant in Colleen Bawn, in the Matabeleland South Province. Fifty percent of the electrical energy generated will be utilized to power PPC's centers and also the other half will certainly be fed into Zimbabwe's nationwide power grid.
Jul 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Pretoria Portland Cement
PM Modi to Dedicate 750 MW Rewa Solar Project to the Nation
PM Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the 750 MW Solar Project established at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh on July 10, 2020.
Jul 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, bhel, solar plant, Madhya Pradesh, Rail Traction Applications
PM Modi to Devote 750 MW Rewa Solar Project to the Country
PM Narendra Modi will certainly dedicate to the country the 750 MW Solar Project established at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh on July 10, 2020.
Jul 10, 2020 // Plants, India, Asia, narendra modi, Projects, Modi Rewa Solar, Rewa Solar Park
Currently Punjab Wants to Wreck Solar Contracts
Also as the issues from Andhra Pradesh are still to be settled, comes the information of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), the key state discom, promoting a 10 percent discom from solar energy manufacturers.
Jul 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, NSEFI, PSPCL, CERC, Adani Solar, Amarinder Singh, contract sanctity in solar, Discoms, PSERC