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Improving high-energy lithium-ion batteries with carbon filler
Lithium-ion batteries are the significant rechargeable power source for numerous mobile devices in addition to electrical automobiles, but their use is restricted, since they do not provide high power outcome while at the same time permitting reversible power storage. Study reported in Applied Physics Reviews, by AIP Publishing, aims to offer a solution by showing how the incorporation of conductive fillers improves battery performance.
Nov 12, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, Lithium-ion batteries, North America, Guihua Yu, Center for Mesoscale Transport Properties, Energy Frontier Research Center
BlackRock gets risk in US firm Distributed Solar Development
BlackRock Real Assets has actually gotten the remaining 20% risk in Distributed Solar Development (DSD) from GE Renewable Energy.
Nov 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, BlackRock, North America, distributed solar development, Erik Schiemann, Martin Torres
6 US energies to purchase 4 GW solar plants
Six US-Midwest energies anticipate to spend more than a combined $15.6 billion over the following several years to install or get roughly 4 GW of solar generation, greater than 3.6 GW of wind generation as well as just over 1 GW of electric battery storage, according to working as a consultant S&P Global Platts.
Nov 11, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Xcel, dte energy, WEC Group, CMS Energy, Ameren Energy
100-MW solar project for Nashville will press Vanderbilt University to 100% sustainable
Nashville Mayor John Cooper's management introduced a collaboration with Nashville Electric Service, the Tennessee Valley Authority and also Vanderbilt University to create 100 MW of utility-scale solar power under the TVA Green Invest program-- placing Metro General Government operations over one-third of the means towards being sourced with 100% renewable energy and also making it possible for Metro to meet a 2025 criteria for renewables developed by Council legislation.
Nov 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, utility-scale, North America, Solar Project, John Cooper, Nashville, Nashville Electric Service, Tennessee Valley Authority, Vanderbilt University, Daniel Diermeier
Lightsource BP inks 1.4 GW solar tracker offer
Variety Technologies' tools will certainly be released with projects in the US, Australia and also Spain
Nov 10, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, Spain, Australia, Lightsource BP, Europe, Oceania, North America, Nick Boyle
Renewables defies COVID to establish brand-new records in 2020, will certainly speed up even more in 2021
Renewables will certainly be in charge of almost 90% of brand-new power capacity this year as the field shrugs off COVID-19, with an even better 2021 imminent.
Nov 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, China, Europe, Asia, North America, IEA, Fatih Birol, covid-19, pandemic
Solar Rooftop Leader Esdec Continues On Acquisition Trail In US, Acquires PanelClaw
Esdec, the global rooftop solar placing services company, announced the other day that it has acquired PanelClaw, the biggest vendor of solar installing systems for business roofs in the U.S. With the procurement of PanelClaw, Esdec increases its customer base as well as profile of products available to the growing industrial and commercial (C&I) solar market.
Nov 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, esdec, costa nicolau, PanelClaw, solar acquisitions, stijn vos
NeoVolta Reveals 211% Quarter-On-Quarter Boost in First Quarter 2021 Incomes
Rise in Wholesale Dealers as well as Installers Drives Revenue Growth NeoVolta, manufacturer of Smart Energy Storage Systems, has revealed financial outcomes for the very first quarter 2021.
Nov 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, California, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, North America, NeoVolta, Brent Willson
Just how to speed up solar fostering for the underserved
As roof solar rates have fallen, several households at all revenue levels can now save cash by going solar. However, low- and moderate-income homes continue to be much less likely to adopt solar than high-income homes. So, scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) set out to examine if specific policy and also service designs could improve adoption equity in terms of family revenue.
Nov 10, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, rooftop PV, North America, Berkeley Lab, Eric O'Shaughnessy, Galen Barbose, Ryan Wiser, Sydney Forrester, Naim Darghouth
Array Technologies beats expectations in spite of Q3 profits slide in initial outcomes given that IPO
Solar tracker supplier Array Technologies stated it defeated expectations throughout Q3 regardless of a slide in year-on-year earnings associated with moving purchase patterns.
Nov 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, trackers, North America, Array Technologies, solar trackers, single axis trackers, Jim Fusaro
Wisconsin's First Large-Scale Solar Facility Producing Clean Energy
Wisconsin's first massive solar project is complete as well as powering Madison-area households as well as businesses. Madison Gas as well as Electric (MGE) is a co-owner of the 150-megawatt (MW) Two Creeks Solar facility with Wisconsin Public Service (WPS). MGE possesses 50 MW; WPS has 100 MW.
Nov 9, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, Jeff Keebler, North America, Solar Project, Electricity, Energy Efficiency,, Madison Gas and Electric
Capstone Infrastructure Corporation Announces Claresholm Solar Project Funding
Capstone Infrastructure Corporation has actually introduced a Claresholm Solar Project financing upgrade.
Nov 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Canada, North America, Capstone Infrastructure Corporation, Solar Project, ATB Financial, Claresholm Solar, Fiera Infrastructure, Andrew Kennedy, Mikkel Berthelsen, Andrew Shannon
California Community Choice power carrier proceeds respected run of dispatchable solar procurements
An additional agreement has actually been signed for energy from a large solar-plus-storage plant by among California's Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) teams.
Nov 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, California, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, Clean Power Alliance, Girish Balachandran
Sunrun reports 40% rise in solar installs in Q3 as storage space, grid solutions accelerate
United States residential solar leader Sunrun has posted a 40% rise in installs in Q3 2020, keeping in mind that the performance of its sales force has risen throughout the pandemic.
Nov 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, TESLA, Sunrun, SunPower, vivint solar, North America, VPP, Flexibility, grid services
New Purification System Uses Power from Solar Panels to Sanitize Water
At Texas A&M University, researchers have actually established an eco-friendly, affordable service that can aid meet the water as well as electrical power needs of underserved neighborhoods.
Nov 6, 2020 // Technology, USA, Solar Panels, North America, Decontaminate Water, Texas A&M University, Le Xie, Shankar Chellam