UK

A 17.5%-efficient dark grey solar tile
U.K. company Roof covering Tiles Technology Ltd has created a solar tile with a claimed effectiveness of 17.5% and power outcome of 175 W per square meter. The company's owner, Antonio Lanzoni, claimed a PV system including the item would certainly cost 25-30% greater than a typical solar rooftop.
May 29, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Rooftop PV, UK, Europe, Roof Tiles Technology Ltd, Antonio Lanzoni
UK's largest solar park Cleve Hill approved advancement authorization
Cleve Hill Solar Park, set to be the biggest in the UK, has actually been granted growth authorization by the power assistant.
May 28, 2020 // Large-Scale, Storage, UK, Europe, hive energy, Giles Redpath, BEIS, wirsol, Cleve Hill, Helen Whately
Software application developer asserts its platform can unlock a distributed generation globe
U.K.-based Power Transition today introduced a crowdfunding workout to raise the ₤ 300,000 it claims it requires to scale up its blockchain-based, peer-to-peer power trading platform beyond a 47-home demonstration job.
May 27, 2020 // Technology, Software, UK, Europe, Power Transition, Hedera Hashgraph
NextEnergy admires 'first-of-its-kind' solar financial obligation funding in Santander collaboration
Solar financier NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has actually safeguarded a "first-of-its-kind" financial debt funding from Santander as it proceeds its UK subsidy-free build-out.
May 26, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, PPA, solar pv, Europe, investment, finance, nextenergy capital, Michael Bonte-Friedheim, Santander, debt financing
London fund reveals financial investment lorry for brand-new subsidy-free UK solar
NextEnergy Capital Group has actually safeguarded a ₤ 100 million line of credit from Spanish lending institution Santander as it intends to link the U.K.'s biggest solar plant to the grid this year.
May 26, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, subsidy-free, Santander, NextEnergy Capital Group
TRIG elevates ₤ 120 million to pay RCF
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has actually increased ₤ 120 million, which is readied to go in the direction of its revolving credit center (RCF).
May 22, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, utility scale, TRIG, Helen Mahy, RCF
Record-breaking solar perovskites
Perovskite solar cells modern technologies have the prospective to enhance performance and also reduced the price of solar power, yet substantial expense and also integrity problems continue to be. Yoana Cholteeva considers what makes solar perovskites so encouraging.
May 21, 2020 // Technology, USA, UK, China, solar cells, Europe, Asia, perovskite, North America, efficiency
Greencoat buys 156MW BlackRock solar profile
BlackRock Real Assets is selling on a 156MW profile that it co-owns with Lightsource BP to Greencoat Capital.
May 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, BlackRock, UK, Lightsource BP, Europe, Greencoat, Karin Kaiser
CfDs must be broadened and also clearness offered to assist financial self-confidence, NIC states
The Contracts for Difference (CfD) system need to be broadened, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has actually suggested, with "quality on ranges as well as days" called for.
May 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, subsidies, utility scale, cfd, Contracts For Difference, National Infrastructure Commission
'Landmark' prepare for UK's very first lithium-ion Gigaplant introduced
The UK can see its very first complete cycle battery cell GigaPlant constructed after AMTE Power and also Britishvolt today dedicated to discovering its advancement.
May 20, 2020 // Plants, Storage, UK, Europe, lithium-ion, GigaPlant, AMTE Power, Kevin Brundish, Lars Carlstrom
A pressure-assisted strategy to boost perovskite solar cell performance
Scientists in the United Kingdom insurance claim to have dramatically boosted the performance of a perovskite solar cell by using a variety of stress to the gadget. According to them, pressure-assisted procedures such as lamination, chilly welding and also rolling/roll-to-roll handling can be utilized to enhance interfacial surface area get in touches with in perovskite cells.
May 20, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, UK, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Gresham House indicators optimization take care of Flexitricity for 75MWh of storage space
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has actually authorized one more optimization bargain, this moment with Flexitricity for its 50MW/75MWh Thurcroft website.
May 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, storage, UK, Battery Storage, Europe, utility scale, Gresham House, Flexitricity, Optimisation, Asset Optimisation
Battery electrical car sales in UK were exceeding crossbreeds-- prior to Covid-19 struck
Pure EVs had actually started to assert a climbing market share prior to coronavirus control actions annihilated sales last month. Also despite an 88% regular monthly fall in EV sales from March to April, nevertheless, tidy power versions got on much better than gasoline and also diesel sales.
May 18, 2020 // Storage, BMW, VOLKSWAGEN, UK, Hyundai, Europe, Nissan Leaf, EV, Renault, covid-19, Tesla Model 3, Jaguar, Kia
Unsubsidized 350 MW PV project in the UK
Hive Energy has actually been preparing the Cleve Hill Solar Park because 2017. It currently anticipates to safeguard last authorization from the U.K. Department for Business, Energy as well as Industrial Strategy by the end of this month.
May 15, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, hive energy, wirsol
Surrey introduces fast-charging super-capacitor modern technology
Specialists from the University of Surrey think their desire for tidy power storage space is an action more detailed after they introduced their ground-breaking super-capacitor modern technology that has the ability to supply and also keep electrical power at high power prices, specifically for mobile applications.
May 15, 2020 // Technology, Storage, UK, Europe, University of Surrey, Ash Stott, Ravi Silva, Polyaniline