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Photo-electrochemical cells vs. PV electrolysis
Dutch researchers have evaluated the two most promising solar-assisted technologies to generate environment-friendly hydrogen, based upon the levelized cost of hydrogen. They found that PV-powered hydrogen manufacturing uses the lowest expenses, at $6.22/ kg, with a solar-to-hydrogen effectiveness ratio of 10.9%
Aug 12, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Europe, hydrogen, Netherlands, efficiency
New PV cell architecture creates resistively bounded subcells
Solar Inventions, the winners of the initial American-Made Solar Prize, strategy to commercialize their newest product, which is declared to decrease silver web content and rise module power, while potentially saving makers approximately $1 million each year.
Aug 12, 2020 // Technology, USA, North America, Benjamin Damiani
Australian gas supplier indications environment-friendly hydrogen deal with Hyundai
Energy Jemena has actually consented to generate hydrogen gas for Hyundai's Macquarie Park headquarters in higher Sydney from very early 2021.
Aug 12, 2020 // Storage, Hyundai, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, Frank Tudor
Seraphim indications 150MW wholesale module supply arrangement
Module maker Seraphim has actually penciled a 150MW module supply handle dealer and solar importer Raystech.
Aug 11, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, seraphim, Raystech, module pv, s3 series, wholesale
Duke Energy eyes a lot more solar financial investments in Florida and also the Carolinas
Duke Energy is considering additional financial investments in solar projects in Florida and the Carolinas as it reels from a US$ 1.6 billion expense related to the termination of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).
Aug 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North Carolina, Duke Energy, Florida, North America, South Carolina, irp, Lynn Good, evergy, Jeff Rosenbaum, Terry Bassham
EBRD, KfW give EUR135 million lending for next-gen cathode product plant in Poland
The new product is not commercially readily available yet, but in trials the materials presumably confirmed its technical and also cost-effective supremacy over NMC 622, NMC 811 and also NCA batteries.
Aug 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Poland, EBRD, Europe, KFW, Christian Günther, Grzegorz Zieliński
Designer molecules make it possible for '2 for one' effectiveness boost
Researchers in the U.S. have come a step closer to making use of singlet fission-- a phenomenon seen in particular solar cell materials that guarantees to significantly boost power return. By designing and testing different molecules, the team had the ability to much better recognize the essential processes behind the mechanism as well as enhance materials to better capitalize on it.
Aug 11, 2020 // Technology, USA, NREL, North America, efficiency
PPA-linked 120 MW solar park goes on the internet in Australia
The 120 MW solar project near Wagga in New South Wales, the initial renewable resource possession in the portfolio of network proprietor Spark Infrastructure, has achieved an important turning point in the face of market obstacles and also delays.
Aug 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, Oceania, Rick Francis
UK's largest council-owned battery storage space site further increased to 30MW
The UKs largest council-owned battery storage space site, the 30MW Fideoak Mill website, is currently completely operational.
Aug 11, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, David Owen, Thomas Jennings
Sunamp increases ₤ 4.5 m to money abroad expansion
Thermal power storage company Sunamp has increased ₤ 4.5 million in Series A funding to help support its international expansion.
Aug 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Thermal, UK, Europe, Sunamp, Andrew Bissell, Victor Aguilera
Statkraft triumphes in RESS with 276MWp as other champions revealed
Norwegian state-owned power titan Statkraft has actually scooped up the largest contract in Ireland's very first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), with 2 solar farms amounting to 276MWp appearing effective alongside 57MW of onshore wind.
Aug 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, Statkraft, Kevin O’Donovan, shannon energy, Ress
NHDC Tenders for 25 MW Floating Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh
NHDC has actually provided a tender, for eligible companies to occupy the EPC work for 25 MW floating solar power park at the Omkareshwar storage tank in Madhya Pradesh
Aug 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, India, floating PV, Asia, Madhya Pradesh, solar projects, NHDC
Colombia's PV project pipe reaches 8.8 GW
According to the Mining and also Energy Planning Unit (UPME), there are currently 385 projects completing 15 GW at various stages of advancement, consisting of 4 biomass, 17 wind, 93 hydro, 271 solar as well as 7 thermal.
Aug 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, South america, Colombia, upme
Chad thinks about building and construction of 200 MW solar-plus-storage plant
The minister of money and also budget and the minister of energy have actually signed a memorandum of recognizing with Argentina-based Alcaal Group connecting to the expediency research studies of a photovoltaic or pv plant with a capacity of approximately 200 MW with huge storage capacity on the outskirts of the nation's resources.
Aug 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, Africa, chad
Fraunhofer ISE claims 25.9% efficiency for III-V tandem solar cell
The brand-new outcomes mark an improvement on the institute's previous 24.3% efficiency record. The III-V tandem solar cell is directly grown on silicon.
Aug 11, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Fraunhofer ISE, efficiency, Markus Feifel