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LONGi modules to power TBEA base in 360MW supply deal
LONGi is to give 360MW of solar modules for usage at supplier TBEA's manufacturing base in a bargain that will additionally see the very first release of the module producer's Hi-MO 5 product.
Sep 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, LONGi, TBEA, hi-mo 5, large-area wafer
Total preserves Spanish solar press with 3.3 GW advancement bargain
French oil significant Total will aim to cover all the electricity usage of its European industrial websites from solar energy by 2025 after securing a brand-new advancement agreement with Spanish company Ignis.
Sep 25, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Europe, Total, Patrick Pouyanné, ignis
ZNShine Solar takes 'tactical step' in India by means of 214MW module order
China-based PV module producer ZNShine Solar has safeguarded a bargain to supply 214MW of double-glass modules to Indian designer Ayana Renewable Power.
Sep 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, Asia, double-glass modules, Znshine, Shivanand Nimbargi, ayana renewable power
Trina Solar confirms 15GW module assembly center for 'Vertex' series ramp
Trina Solar is constructing a brand-new 15GW progressed module setting up plant to sustain its large-area PV module production aspirations.
Sep 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, Asia, Trina Solar, monocrystalline wafer, PERC, vertex pv module
US as well as UK uncover lithium as IHS Markit projects battery rate to fall listed below $100/kWh.
The business knowledge firm has predicted storage space prices will certainly proceed their down trajectory on the back of item and also process optimization. That will favor a higher adoption price in auto as well as grid applications, the analysts claim. Somewhere else, explorations of lithium in the U.S. and also the U.K. have actually increased hopes for lower raw material prices and more supply chain variety.
Sep 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, UK, Europe, North America, Youmin Rong, Sam Wilkinson
Fraunhofer ISE develops natural solar cell with 14.9% efficiency
The record was obtained with a 1.1 sq cm tool.
Sep 24, 2020 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Fraunhofer ISE, organic solar cell, efficiency, Uli Würfel
Verification Yingli parent firm investors will certainly be erased
A filing made to the Securities as well as Exchange Commission today has actually validated holders of stock in Yingli Green Energy Holding Co Ltd will be left empty-handed a long time around completion of the month.
Sep 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, China, Asia, North America, yingli green energy
UK battery professional takes into consideration lithium-ion cell fab in Australia
' Lithium Valley', southern of Perth, is set for 2 new faces after U.K. battery maker Amte Power and also Perth-based facilities company Infranomics authorized an arrangement to discover the possibility of establishing lithium-ion cell production centers in the state of Western Australia.
Sep 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, Oceania, AMTE Power, Kevin Brundish, Infranomics, Cameron Edwards
Sharp introduces 440 W half-cut PV module with 19.9% effectiveness
The Japanese supplier said the brand-new photovoltaic panel features 144 half-cells based upon M6 wafers as well as a nine-busbar design, with a power resistance of as much as 5%.
Sep 24, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Japan, Sharp, Asia, PV module, efficiency, Jens Meyer
Foresight forms joint venture with Elgin for 200MW of UK solar
Foresight Group as well as Elgin Energy are to create 200MW of UK solar PV as part of a new partnership.
Sep 24, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Elgin Energy, Ronan Kilduff, Foresight, Peter Bolton
200 MW Solar Park Launched in West Bengal by Chief Minister
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has actually launched a 200 MW solar power park in West Bengal with a complete investment of Rs 1200 crore.
Sep 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, Solar Park, Mamata Banerjee
CHANEL Partners With Sunrun to Bring Solar Energy to Low Income California Homes
French fashion brand name CHANEL has devoted USD 35 million toward solar energy projects for low-income multifamily families in California with Sunrun.
Sep 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, California, USA, Sunrun, North America, Lynn Jurich, International, CHANEL, John Galantic
BayWa r.e. obtains land in Sweden to develop at the very least 100MWp of PV
BayWa r.e. will construct a PV facility in Sweden with a capacity of at the very least 100MWp, as the renewables designer eyes a considerable solar expansion in the country.
Sep 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Sweden, Europe, baywa r.e., scandinavia, Håkan Wallin
'Nuclear power is currently the most costly kind of generation, with the exception of gas peaking plants'
The most up to date edition of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report shows the torpidity of the sector continues. Simply 2.4 GW of brand-new nuclear generation capacity came online last year, compared to 98 GW of solar. The globe's operational nuclear power capacity had declined by 2.1%, to 362 GW, at the end of June.
Sep 24, 2020 // Market Research, France, South Korea, China, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, North America, Turkey, Russia, United States
Chinese PV industry headed towards grid parity
Project delays and also cost modifications due to fluctuating demand are interrupting the Chinese solar market. Researchers that have assessed the circumstance case that the nation's PV sector will be back on track towards grid parity by the end of the year.
Sep 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia