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Solar and wind displace coal in 2020 however shift 'taking place far too slowly'-- Ember
Regardless of added solar and wind adding to a record reduction in global coal generation last year, brand-new renewable resource projects are still not being constructed swiftly enough to equal rising electricity need.
Mar 29, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, Market research, energy transition, coal replacement, net zero, Ember, paris agreement, Dave Jones
O&G significant Galp to start work with first solar project in Portugal
Oil as well as gas company Galp has actually acquired a consortium to start building work on its initial massive PV plant in Portugal next month.
Mar 29, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Galp, Europe, largescaleeu, oil and gas majors, Jayme da Costa, Susana Quintana Plaza
A basic approach to high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
Perovskites, a class of materials initially reported in the early 19th century, were "re-discovered" in 2009 as a possible prospect for power generation via their use in solar cells. Ever since, they have taken the photovoltaic or pv (PV) research study area by storm, reaching brand-new document efficiencies at an unmatched pace.
Mar 29, 2021 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, efficiency, Alexander Taylor, Fabian Paulus
Floating solar farms can help reduce impacts of climate change on lakes and storage tanks
Floating solar farms can aid to safeguard lakes and storage tanks from several of the damages of environment modification, a brand-new research recommends.
Mar 29, 2021 // Floating PV, UK, floating PV, Europe, solar farm, Giles Exley
BayWa r.e. make money from renewables 'megatrend' to upload record monetary outcomes
German farming team BayWa is anticipating a considerable income rise at its renewables unit this year, thanks to a strong project pipe and growth in PV part trading.
Mar 26, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, financial results, Netherlands, baywa r.e., BayWa, Klaus Josef Lutz, sfi con london, company results
Octopus Renewables to be gotten by vendor Octopus Energy
Octopus Renewables is to be obtained by Octopus Energy, making the vendor among the biggest renewable generation operators in Europe.
Mar 26, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Octopus Energy, Greg Jackson, Octopus Renewables
FRV reaches fin close on 55-MW Armenian solar project
Spain-based Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, has actually reached economic close on the 55-MW Masrik-1 Solar Farm project it intends to understand in Armenia.
Mar 26, 2021 // Plants, Europe, Armenia, frv, Solar Project
Hive unloads 252MW Sabinar in Spain
Legal rights to solar farm have actually been acquired by Israel's Noy Fund as well as environment-friendly tech team Nofar Energy
Mar 26, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, hive energy, solar farm, Luis Martinez Hermida
New floating solar research demonstrates water quality improvements
A brand-new research study in the UK has found that floating solar setups may assist to minimize the impact of climate modification on rivers as well as lakes and assist protect water high quality, yet much more study is required.
Mar 26, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, UK, floating PV, Europe, EDP Renewables, fpv, EDF Renewables, white pine
Blue Elephant, Green Future create 119-MWp solar partnership in Italy
German renewables firm Blue Elephant Power AG has actually tied up with Italian solar project designer Green Future Srl to jointly service the growth of a 119-MWp photovoltaic or pv (PV) portfolio in Italy.
Mar 25, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, blue elephant, Tim Kallas, Green Future
ReneSola offers 15.4 MW solar parks in Romania to Alternus for 24 mln euro
US-based solar energy project developer ReneSola Power claimed on Thursday that it has finished the sale of 2 ground-mounted solar parks in Romania with a total capacity of 15.4 MW to European independent power producer (IPP) Alternus Energy Group for 24 million euro ($28.35 million).
Mar 25, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Yumin Liu, Romania, solar parks, ReneSola Power
NextEnergy hits 150MW UK PV target
35.5 MW Whitecross project in Lincolnshire as well as 50MW Hatherden site in Hampshire schedule online in 2022
Mar 25, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, NextEnergy Solar Fund
LPKF struck by thin film solar consumers postponing orders
Thin-film laser systems equipment provider LPKF Laser & Electronics struggled with hold-ups in obtaining brand-new expected orders from 2 long-stand consumers last year.
Mar 25, 2021 // Manufacturing News, USA, Malaysia, China, Europe, Asia, CIGS thin film, North America, CdTe, lpkf laser
Opdenergy repossesses control of 150 MW PV portfolio in Spain
Renewables designer Opdenergy has finalised the buy-back of 3 solar photovoltaic (PV) farms amounting to 150 MW in Spain.
Mar 25, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, OPDEnergy
Aberystwyth University to make ₤ 2.5 m financial investment right into ground-mount solar PV
Aberystwyth University has actually introduced its prepare for the setup of a ground-mount solar array at a site beside its Fferm Penglais trainee accommodation.
Mar 25, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Aberystwyth University, Neil Glasser