North America

Solid Q1 for First Solar, Enphase, Sunrun
UNITED STATE household solar installer Sunrun reported solid solar implementations and also profits to begin 2020, despite having orders decreasing by as long as 40% for durations in March. Micro-inverter maker Enphase's first-quarter earnings went beyond assumptions as the business established an all-time gross margin document as well as revealed prepare for a brand-new production place.
May 8, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, Sunrun, First Solar, North America, Enphase
kWh Analytics shuts Solar Revenue Put for refinancing of 173-MW California solar project
kWh Analytics revealed it has actually structured a Solar Revenue Put as part of the refinancing of the 173-MWDC Cal Flats 130 solar center situated in Monterey County, California. The Solar Revenue Put is structured as an insurance plan on solar manufacturing and also earnings, which acts as a credit scores improvement for monetary capitalists. Utilizing its exclusive actuarial version as well as threat administration software application (HelioStats), kWh Analytics established the Solar Revenue Put to drive down financial investment danger as well as urge growth of tidy, inexpensive solar power for the Cal Flats center.
May 7, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, California, USA, North America, Benoit Allehaut, kWh Analytics, Alain Halimi, Greg Hutton
Finnish solar maker obtains Lithuanian manufacturing facility acquisition over the line
Hunger might have been doing not have amongst personal capitalists-- at once when international supplies are tanking amidst Covid-19 and also international economic crisis worries-- however the environment-friendly brand-new Finnish federal government, and also surrounding managements, have actually actioned in to load the violation.
May 7, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, Sweden, Europe, North America, Denmark, Lithuania, Norway, Finland, covid-19, ICELAND, Valoe, Iika Savisalo
Perovskites flourish under pressure
Researchers in the U.S. and also Nigeria have actually researched the impacts of stress on perovskite solar battery manufacturing and also located the proper application might boost cell performance by as high as 40% (loved one). Press them as well difficult though, and also they fracture.
May 7, 2020 // Technology, USA, Africa, North America, Nigeria, efficiency, perovskites, AUST
First Solar Inks Supply Contract for 415 MW PV Modules With Geronimo Power
First Solar has actually participated in a supply contract with Geronimo Energy to provide 415 MW of its Series 6 photovoltaic (PV) modules in 2022.
May 7, 2020 // Manufacturing News, USA, Geronimo Energy, First Solar, solar modules, North America, International
EDPR Secures 15-Year PPA for 100 MW New California Solar Park
EDPR with as well as Redwood Coast Energy Authority have actually carried out a 15-year PPA for 100 MW for the Sandrini Sol 1 Solar Park in Kern County, California.
May 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, PPA, North America, Miguel Prado, International, EDPR, RCEA, Matthew Marshall
Solar driving efficient electrochemical water treatment
Scientists from the United States have actually examined just how solar might aid electrochemical techniques for water therapy come to be much more affordable. The researchers assessed just how electrochemical innovations such as electrocoagulation, capacitive deionization, electrodialysis, as well as electrodeionization might be integrated with solar energy generation.
May 6, 2020 // Technology, USA, North America
Mortenson starts developing 86-MW solar park in Georgia state
Design, purchase and also building (EPC) company Mortenson has actually started deal with an 86-MW solar energy plant in the United States state of Georgia under an agreement granted by Silicon Ranch Corporation.
May 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Georgia, Europe, North America, Mortenson
US utility issues tender for 1 GW of PV
Virginia-based utility Dominion intends to obtain 16 GW of solar, 2.7 GW of storage space and also 5.1 GW of overseas wind in the following 15 years. Starting these brand-new strategies comes an ask for propositions of 1 GW of solar or wind as well as 250 MW of power storage space.
May 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Dominion Energy, North America
SunPower Secures $1 Billion in Solar Plus Storage Financing
SunPower has actually revealed that a brand-new USD 1 billion collaboration with Tech CU will certainly boost funding choices for certified United States domestic solar consumers.
May 6, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, SunPower, North America, SunPower Solar Financing, Tech CU, Norm Taffe, Deborah Crouch
U.S. Light Energy mounts New york city's second biggest neighborhood solar project
U.S. Light Energy, a New York solar power firm focusing on area solar project growth, and also its project companions finished the 7.2-MW Denmark Community Solar Project in Lewis County, New York.
May 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, U.S. Light Energy, Mark Richardson, Scott Wiater, Solar Project, James Der, Brittany Davis
Encore Renewable Energy accepted to set up 5-MW solar array in Maine
Encore Renewable Energy obtained allowing authorizations to start building on a 5-MW selection on underutilized land in Oakland, Maine.
May 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Encore Renewable Energy, Chad Farrell
Designers show next-generation solar cells can take the heat, keep effectiveness
Perovskites with their crystal frameworks as well as encouraging electro-optical homes could be the energetic component that makes the future generation of low-cost, effective, flexible as well as light-weight solar cells.
May 5, 2020 // Technology, USA, solar cells, North America, perovskites, Iowa, Vikram Dalal, Harshavardhan Gaonkar
United States nonrenewable fuel source developer goes solar with 350 MW project
The business economics of a solar project in Texas are so engaging coal as well as gas developer J-Power desires a piece of the action.
May 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, North America, Solar Project, J-Power, Mark Condon
A perovskite electrode to boost hydrogen manufacturing
The product was utilized by researchers in the U.S. in electrochemical cells which utilize electrical power to different heavy steam right into hydrogen and also oxygen. The scientists claim the oxide of perovskite made use of in the electrode enhances cell efficiency as well as minimizes running temperature levels.
May 5, 2020 // Technology, USA, hydrogen, perovskite, North America, Dong Ding