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Court assigns administrators to supervise Yingli restructure
The Chinese photovoltaic panel making department of the debt-saddled business shows up most likely to be separated after admitting lenders will certainly take managing stakes in its business devices following the successful request of a court in Hebei province.
Jun 10, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, Yingli Solar, OTC Markets Group
An additional floating solar park goes online in the Netherlands
Dutch water supplier Evides Waterbedrijf has actually appointed a 1.6 MW drifting PV plant at one of its facilities near Rotterdam. It is now considering the building and construction of more floating solar plants on 3 other storage tanks, including a 350-hectare water surface area.
Jun 10, 2020 // Plants, Floating PV, floating PV, Europe, Netherlands, Evides Waterbedrijf
Finland to maintain grid with 30 MW/30 MWh battery
The Yllikkälä Power Reserve One task will certainly be among Europe's biggest storage space installations as well as the biggest in the Nordic countries. French developer Neoen will deploy the big battery near to Lappeenranta in the southeastern part of the nation.
Jun 10, 2020 // Large-Scale, Storage, tender, Europe, neoen, Finland
Panasonic, Span collaborate for home battery backup and energy management
Period's passion is to "transform the electric panel right into an intelligent portal" and increase the adoption of solar as well as electric vehicles, as well as storage systems like Panasonic's property battery.
Jun 10, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, Panasonic, North America, Arch Rao
New 3.6 GW PV-powered hydrogen project announced in Australia
Austrom Hydrogen, a novice to the Australian renewable energy scene, has actually introduced strategies to create a huge solar project, battery storage system, and also hydrogen generation center in Queensland.
Jun 10, 2020 // Plants, Australia, Oceania, Austrom Hydrogen, Tonny Jorgensen
Executing requirements in floating PV
Norwegian consultancy DNV GL has actually united large power players, floating PV professionals and also project developers right into a consortium that will aim to specify suggested methods for the floating solar organisation. Amongst the 14 participants are some large gamers in the field including EDP, EDF as well as Equinor, along with French floating modern technology service provider Ciel & Terre.
Jun 10, 2020 // Technology, Floating PV, floating PV, Europe, DNV GL
KPMG to explore Panda Green's missing out on $144m.
The accounting professional is expected to reveal the results of its investigation right into RMB1,022 numerous missing out on solar job growth rights settlements early next month.
Jun 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, China, Hong Kong, Asia, Panda Green, KPMG
Bangladesh wants to Beijing to speed its solar aspiration
The two federal governments will certainly form a JV which will certainly see China invest around $500 million in establishing 450 MW of solar generation capacity as well as a 50 MW wind farm on land supplied by the host country's North-West Power Generation Company.
Jun 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, China, Asia, covid-19, Nasrul Hamid
One more PPA for large scale solar in France
The deal is the fourth power purchase agreement protected by Voltalia in its homeland. French store Auchan will certainly get the power under a 20-year contract.
Jun 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, Voltalia, Europe, Sébastien Clerc
Renewable gas from carbon dioxide with the aid of solar power
Scientists at Linköping University, Sweden, are trying to transform carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to sustain using power from sunlight. Current results have actually shown that it is possible to utilize their method to uniquely create methane, carbon monoxide gas or formic acid from carbon dioxide and water. The study has been released in ACS Nano.
Jun 10, 2020 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Sweden, Europe, Linköping University, Graphene, carbon dioxide, Jianwu Sun
Research study enhances solar radiation forecasting models by 30%.
Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) as well as the Universidad de Jaen (UJA) have actually released a study reporting an optimal mixing of solar radiation forecasting models with which they are able to reduce mistake in short-term forecasts (6 hrs) by 25% and also 30%.
Jun 10, 2020 // Technology, Market Research, David Pozo, Inés M. Galván, Ricardo Aler, Madrid, UC3M, UJA
Sterling & Wilson brings 125MW bifacial solar plant online in Oman
EPC firm Sterling & Wilson has completed its initial solar PV job in Oman, a 125MW DC plant making use of bifacial panels, with the India-headquartered company entering its 10th gigawatt of tasks worldwide.
Jun 9, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, bifacial, Inverters, Asia, power purchase agreement, Oman, Jolywood, Sterling & Wilson
France assigns 152 MW in business and also industrial PV tender
The last ordinary cost for power produced by solar systems with abilities ranging from 100 kW to 500 kW can be found in at EUR96.49/ MWh. The price for installations ranging in dimension from 500 kW to 8 MW was EUR86.17/ MWh.
Jun 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, France, tender, Europe
Thyssenkrupp increases yearly electrolyzer capability to 1 GW
The German conglomerate's electrolyzers flaunt effectiveness levels of approximately 80%. The modular gadgets can be attached to form plants of nearly any type of dimension.
Jun 9, 2020 // Technology, Germany, Europe, Thyssenkrupp, Christoph Noeres
Lithium battery for low- and also high-voltage storage
Dubai-based Weco has actually introduced a new lithium battery solution that can operate in parallel as a low-voltage storage space system or in series as a high-voltage battery without hardware changes. The batteries can be mounted on wall surfaces or set up in a pile setup.
Jun 9, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Software, Italy, Europe, lithium battery, Giorgio Tibolla, Weco, Donald Anderson