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Solar-powered hydrogen under $2/kg by 2030
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have recognized websites where hydrogen could be produced via PV electrolysis at rates varying from $1.90/ kg to $4.20/ kg in the United States by the end of the years.
Aug 26, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Solar to Fuel, USA, hydrogen, North America
Indian coal tar firm gets in battery service
Epsilon Carbon has appointed a new manufacturing center to produce artificial graphite anode products for lithium-ion batteries. It intends to spend US$ 70 million over the following 5 years to increase the plant's capacity to 50,000 tons.
Aug 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, India, Asia, Epsilon Carbon
Portugal's 2nd PV auction draws globe record low bid of $0.0132/ kWh.
According to monetary paper Expresso, the lowest bid in the exercise was EUR0.0112/ kWh, a little less than the $0.0135/ kWh submitted by French energy team EDF as well as China's JinkoPower in a 2 GW tender kept in Abu Dhabi, a rate which was validated last month.
Aug 25, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Portugal, EDF, Europe, auction, jinkopower
Unsubsidized 200 MW PV plant unfinished in Denmark
Better Energy is developing the project on grown natural agricultural land in the district of Holstebro.
Aug 25, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Denmark, PV Power Plant, Better Energy, Rasmus Lildholdt Kjær, Poul Oslo Rasmussen
Poland to tender 3.2 GW of solar by end of following year
The government expects to acquire 1.5 GW of solar in this year's two renewables auctions as well as is approximating a more 1.7 GW in two rounds prepared next year.
Aug 25, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Poland, Piotr Pająk, tender, Europe, auction
German-led consortium aims for 33% efficient perovskite-silicon solar cell
The Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) as well as the Institute for Materials as well as Components in Electronics at the University of Hannover, in addition to Centrotherm, Singulus, Meyer Burger as well as Von Ardenne are associated with a study project focused on achieving a 27% conversion effectiveness for silicon solar cells based on perovskite.
Aug 25, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, silicon, KIT, isfh, efficiency
Destruction and also regrowth in polysilicon passivation layers
Scientists in Australia took a close consider the long-term efficiency of passivation layers in silicon solar cells, as well as found a surprising procedure of degradation and regrowth at the office within the product. The outcomes could have ramifications on the procedures used in industrial scale solar cell manufacturing.
Aug 25, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Australia, solar cells, JinkoSolar, silicon, Oceania, Australia National University, ANU
Nigeria releases off-grid solar tender
The Nigerian Ministry of Power is approving bids to develop seven off-grid PV projects, in addition to various other installations that will certainly boost accessibility to energy.
Aug 25, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Africa, Nigeria
Screen-printed heterojunction solar cell with 20.48% performance
Researchers from the United States have utilized new passivated get in touch with styles to show a screen-printed silicon heterojunction solar cell on 40 micron thick standalone wafers.
Aug 25, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, solar cell, heterojunction, silicon, wafers, North America, Arizona State University
Australian solar gives least expensive energy, sustains greatest frequency ancillary solutions payments
New research from Cornwall Insight reveals that grid-scale solar farms are paying 10% to 20% of the expense of offering regularity supplementary services to Australia's National Electricity Market, regardless of currently creating around 3% of energy in the system.
Aug 25, 2020 // Market Research, Australia, Cornwall Insight, Oceania, Ben Cerini
Free batteries for low-income houses to fight California blackouts
Sunrun CEO Lynn Jurich claims storage is "critical for equity"-- as well as putting even more standalone storage on the grid suggests much less electricity experiencing cables in wildfire-prone areas.
Aug 25, 2020 // Storage, USA, Sunrun, North America, Lynn Jurich, GRID Alternatives
South Korea's biggest floating PV plant now on the internet
Designer Scotra claims that the project is the second-biggest floating PV variety outside of China.
Aug 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, South Korea, floating PV, Asia, Scotra
China's Suntech opens up 3.5-GW module manufacturing facility in Changzhou
Chinese photovoltaics (PV) maker Wuxi Suntech Power Co Ltd has opened a brand-new 3.5-GW wise module manufacturing facility in Changzhou, Jiangsu district.
Aug 21, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, Suntech
Unique PV plant style for livestock in Taiwan
Taipower is explore PV installations on grazing land for cattle, with the support of the Taiwan Council of Agriculture. The modules have actually been mounted at an elevation of 3 meters, so the cows can forage beneath them.
Aug 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Taiwan, TaiPower
Warrington Borough Council introduces green financial investment plan for solar farm
Warrington Borough Council is introducing a green financial investment plan, which will certainly permit regional residents to help fund a brand-new solar farm.
Aug 21, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Warrington Borough Council, Cllr Russ Bowden