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LONGi planning 40GW mono wafer expansion as 100GW capacity target looms
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co, the largest monocrystalline wafer producer, has signed a new agreement to build a new 20GW wafer plant in Chuxiong, Yunnan province with further plans to expand capacity to 40GW in the future.
Jan 6, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, c-si manufacturing, Asia, investment, monocrystalline wafer, longii
Canada’s Solar Provider Group enters Brazilian PV with US$250m push
Canada’s Solar Provider Group (SPG) is the latest foreign developer to enter the Brazilian PV market, with a plan to invest US$250 million over the next five years.
Jan 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, South america, Latin america, Brazil, Solar Provider Group, spg
Nano One Patents new Durable Cobalt-Free Battery Material
Nano One has been issued a Taiwanese patent relating to lithium nickel manganese oxide (LNMO) cathode material, that eliminates cobalt from the battery
Jan 6, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Japan, Canada, China, Asia, Korea, North America, Taiwan, EV, us, Battery Patent, Lithium ion, Nano One, Stephen Campbell
BHEL Tenders for Floatation Platform for 22 MW Solar Project
BHEL has tendered s for developing the complete floatation platform for the 22 MW floating solar plant at NTPC Kayamkulam in Kerala.
Jan 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, India, NTPC, floating PV, Asia, kerala, bhel
JRE Commission 44 MW Solar Energy Plant in Fukushima
JRE has commenced commercial operation of its 44 MW Nishinosato solar energy park in Fukushima
Jan 6, 2020 // Plants, Japan, Canadian Solar, Asia, Fukushima, JRE
Climate change hope for hydrogen fuel
A tiny spark in the UK’s hydrogen revolution has been lit – at a university campus near Stoke-on-Trent.
Jan 6, 2020 // Solar to Fuel, UK, Europe, hydrogen
ALTN purchases Netherlands-based 11.75MW solar farm
Unisun Energy has sold Zonepark Rilland together with its 11.75-megawatt photovoltaic station to Alternus Energy Inc. at the price of about $11.8mn.
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Europe, Netherlands, Alternus Energy
Volkswagen plans to reach 1.5 million e-vehicle sales by 2025
Volkswagen is planning to make 1.5m of EVs in the year 2025. 1m of e-vehicles are expected to be sold before the end of 2023, which is 2 years ahead of the previously announced plan.
Jan 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Transport, VOLKSWAGEN, electric vehicle, Volkswagen Electric Vehicle
Indian TERI creates platform for solar electricity trading
The Energy and Resources Institute announces a new platform for P2P transactions of green power among residential consumers sharing the neighborhood.
Jan 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, TERI, blockchain
New net-metering regulations issued in Maharashtra
The latest regulation regarding net-metering and net-billing arrangements for rooftop PV installations has been issued by MERC in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Jan 3, 2020 // Policy, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV, maharashtra, MERC
500MW solar projects will be developed on IR’s area
The Indian Railways is going to allot unoccupied land for 500 megawatts of solar capacity to supply own electricity demand.
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV, PTI, Railways
OPDEnergy Begins Operation of 50 MW Solar Plant in Spain
OPDEnergy has announced the completion of construction work on its new solar PV plant Zafra, located in Alcalá de Guadaira (Seville), Spain
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, pv power plants, Europe, OPDEnergy, Luis Cid
MSEDCL Retenders for Procurement of 1350 MW Solar Power
MSEDCL has tendered for the procurement of 1350 MW solar power for a second time. The tender had yielded only one bid for 5 MW the first time it was issued.
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, tender, Asia, maharashtra, MSEDCL
IBM Research Discovers new Battery That Could Trump Li-ion
IBM Research has unveiled a new battery that could help eliminate the need for heavy metals in production and surpass the capabilities of Li-ion batteries
Jan 3, 2020 // Technology, Storage, battery, IBM Research, Lithium ion Battery
KCEC Comes Close to 100% Solar Goal With 2 new Arrays Operational
Two new solar arrays built by KCEC have come online, helping the group come closer to meeting its goal of 100 percent solar energy during the day by 2022
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, New Mexico, KCEC, KCEC Solar Arrays, solar arrays, Luis Reyes Jr.