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Wacker's polysilicon sales slump to new historical low
Major polysilicon manufacturer Wacker Chemie has actually reported polysilicon sales of EUR152.5 million in the 2nd quarter of 2020, a brand-new reduced, because of weak need as well as reduced exercise rates, leading to losses of EUR35 million for its polysilicon division.
Jul 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, polysilicon, c-si manufacturing, wacker chemie
IB VOGT intends 100MW solar plant
F1 Solar PK has actually looked for a generation license for a 100MW solar energy plant proposed to be established in Jamshoro Sindh at an estimated price of $83.4 million, a declaration said on Wednesday.
Jul 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, ib vogt, F1 Solar PK
Hecate Energy Sells 514 MW Solar Plant to Tokyo Gas America
Hecate Energy has revealed the sale of its 514 MW ac Aktina Solar PV power plant situated in Wharton County, Texas, to Tokyo Gas America
Jul 30, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, pv power plants, North America, hecate energy, solar plant, Tokyo Gas, International, Gautam Bhandari, Tokyo Gas America
EDF Secures PPA for 200 MW Solar Plus 180 MW Storage Projects
EDF has actually finished the signing of a 22-year PPA with NV Energy for a 200 MWac solar plus 180 MW, four-hour battery storage space system in Nevada.
Jul 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, PPA, solar plus storage, EDF Renewables, nv energy, International
AES Invests in 5B; Aims to Accelerate Transition to Solar Energy
The AES Corporation has made a critical investment of around USD 8.6 million in 5B, a solar technology trendsetter based in Sydney, Australia.
Jul 30, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, AES, International, 5B, AES 5B, Andrés Gluski, Chris McGrath
Perovskite structure additionally profits batteries
Researchers at Germany's Karlsruher Institute of Technology are leading an investigation into a new lithium-ion battery anode. The advancement has a perovskite crystalline structure as well as, according to the scientists, can give solid overall efficiency from less complex, less costly manufacturing methods than those made use of for other anode products.
Jul 30, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, perovskite, lithium-ion battery, KIT, Helmut Ehrenberg
Solar's service warranty threat
The service warranty threat of solar must be dealt with early in the growth stage of PV projects, as it is not possible to buy warranty insurance policy later on throughout the operational phase.
Jul 30, 2020 // Opinions, RONALD SASTRAWAN, MUNICH RE
Help organization seeks designers for minigrids in Ethiopia
U.S.-based Mercy Corps has actually launched a call for expression of rate of interest in the setup of minigrids at three refugee camps on the boundary with Somalia.
Jul 30, 2020 // Storage, Grids, Ethiopia, Africa, minigrids, Mercy Corps
PG&E, Tesla start constructing globe's largest battery
The 182.5 MW/730 MWh Moss Landing power storage space system might eventually be expanded to 1.1 GWh-- putting it on the right track to eclipse Tesla's massive Hornsdale project in Australia.
Jul 30, 2020 // Storage, California, USA, TESLA, Florida, North America, PG&E
Solar Glass Could Convert The Windows Of Every Building Into Power-Generating Panels
Last year, a San Francisco-based start-up asserted a world document for performance of a model natural solar cell with a 9.8 percent power conversion performance and also now they want to scale up their modern technology to a mass production level.
Jul 29, 2020 // Technology, MIT, organic solar cell, solar glass, efficiency, Ubiquitous Energy, Veeral Hardev
Constraints for solar on farming land may slow PV growth in Taiwan
Taiwan-based TrendForce claims the nation included only 410 MW of solar capability throughout of May, in the direction of this year's 2.2 GW target. The lower-than-expected deployment quantity might be more hampered by new limitations for PV on agricultural land introduced by the Council of Agriculture this month.
Jul 29, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Taiwan, TrendForce
Rare glassy metal found by researchers studying lithium batteries
Scientists have actually found a rare glassy steel that could aid scientists build extra effective batteries, according to a new research study published in the journal Nature Materials.
Jul 29, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, Washington, North America, University of California San Diego, Idaho National Laboratory, lithium batteries, Gorakh Pawar, Shirley Meng
Trina Solar provides 86MW of modules for Italy's biggest subsidy-free solar park
Trina Solar has given 86MW of solar modules to the Torre Antonacci project, the biggest solar farm in Italy that is operating without federal government subsidies or motivations of any type of kind.
Jul 29, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, PV module, Trina Solar, grid parity, Luca Carosielli, Gonzalo de la Viña
Neoen H1 earnings jump as IPP closes in on 5GW portfolio target
Neoen's solar earnings rose by 34% in H1 2020 as the independent power producer (IPP) declared its objective of having 5GW in operation or building and construction by the end of following year.
Jul 29, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, ENERGY STORAGE, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, IPP, neoen, Xavier Barbaro
Tokyo Gas to get in United States solar market with 500MWac Texas purchase
Japanese gas energy Tokyo Gas has actually revealed its entrance to the United States solar market, obtaining a potential 500MWac solar ranch in Texas.
Jul 29, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Japan, Texas, Asia, North America, hecate energy, Tokyo Gas, ERCOT