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Mainstream Renewable Power secures funding for 630MW of Chilean solar and also wind projects
Mainstream Renewable Power has actually gotten to financial close for the 2nd stage of its 1.3 GW Andes Renovables wind and solar power generation system in Chile.
Sep 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Chile, South america, mainstream renewable power, wind, debt financing, solar financing, Manuel Tagle
Statkraft Swallows Heavy Loss, Charts Leaner Course Amid Market Volatility
Statkraft posts NOK 6.5 bn Q2 loss on impairments and FX; new CEO retreats from non-core bets, trims spending and targets NOK 2.9 bn cost savings.
Jul 22, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, utilities, Europe, Statkraft, Norway, earnings
Statkraft, Gresham House Seal 412-MW Battery Optimisation PPA Portfolio Deal
Statkraft UK inks revenue-floor PPAs to optimise Gresham House’s 412 MW battery fleet, guaranteeing income and boosting its third-party storage portfolio beyond 3 GW.
Jul 25, 2025 // Storage, UK, Europe, BESS, Gresham House, Statkraft UK
France's Rooftop Solar Tender Sees Slight Price Drop
France advances solar energy with 220.3 MWp rooftop PV projects, showcasing cost efficiency despite undersubscription, as part of its strategy to boost renewable infrastructure and cut carbon emissions.
Mar 10, 2025 // Rooftop PV, France, Europe
L&G NTR Acquire Three Solar Energy Projects Of 115 MWp In Spain
The three solar energy projects, 2 of which lie in Castilla la Mancha and also the third in Andalusia, collectively amount to 115 MWp output set up. The portfolio of 3 projects is the very first acquisition for the fund.
Jan 5, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Benedikt Ortmann, BayWa, NTR, Anthony Doherty, Bill Hughes, L&G NTR Clean Power Fund, Legal & General Investment Management
Scientists transform algae right into perovskite materials with unique structures
Researchers from Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden), AMOLF, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have transformed single-cell algae into functional perovskite materials.
Mar 21, 2023 // Technology, perovskite, AMOLF, Dresden University of Technology, TU Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
'Twisting' atomic materials might convert light into electricity
A pair of physicists at the University of California, Riverside, are aiming to convert light falling on atomically thin semiconductor materials into power, having actually obtained more than $582,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of the Army.
May 4, 2021 // Technology, USA, North America, University of California, Riverside, Tania Paskova, Gabor
Thin-film amorphous silicon greenhouses begin to grow
Scientists have actually matched the tinting of semi-transparent PV modules with the data transfer of light that plants absorb for photosynthesis. An encouraging test with basil and also spinach has opened economic chances for farmers.
Aug 7, 2020 // Technology, UK, Italy, Europe, Paolo Bombelli, Christopher Howe
France powers up Europe’s self-styled largest floating PV project
Top French state officials have helped cut the red ribbon of a floating solar plant that is being touted as Europe’s largest, a project delivered by Paris headquartered Akuo Energy.
Oct 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Policy, Floating PV, France, floating PV, Europe, Elisabeth Borne, akuo, Ciel & Terre, ciel et terre, Brune Poirson
Gauging non-fulleren acceptors for organic PV
U.S. scientists are trying to understand how non-fullerene small-molecule acceptors (NAFs) increase the efficiency of organic PV devices. They claim that methoxy groups embedded in the acceptors could facilitate an efficiency increase of approximately 6%.
Dec 20, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, organic PV, North America, Georgia Institute of Technology, UNIST, organic PV cells, organic PV devices, Jean-Luc Brédas
PRODUCT ROUND-UP: REC Group introduces brand-new n-type module, Philadelphia Solar prepares 1GW facility
A round-up of the most up to date product information, featuring Philadelphia Solar's prepare for a 1GW module plant in the US, REC Group's brand-new N-Peak 2 panel and also Meyer Burger's IEC certification success.
Jul 20, 2021 // Manufacturing News, meyer burger, REC Group, philadelphia solar, VDE Renewables
Raise Green Engages IBM to Develop a Remedy to Assistance Solar Developers
IBM and Raise Green, an influence investment marketplace for tidy energy projects, introduced their partnership to develop Raise Green's software application option released using Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud, meant to encourage any kind of business owner to start their very own area solar power businesses. Today marks the rollout of the most up to date Beta version of the Originator Engine, adhering to the preliminary launch revealed last year.
Mar 29, 2021 // Software, electric vehicle, Microgrids, Energy Efficiency, Franz Hochstrasser, IBM, IBM Cloud, Raise Green, Debbie Vavangas
Western Sydney Uni launches new solar racecar to contest 3,000km challenge
Students from Western Sydney University has unveiled its latest solar racing car that it intends to enter in the gruelling 3,000km World Solar Challenge from Darwin to Adelaide through Australia’s searing heat this October.
Aug 7, 2019 // Technology, Transport, Australia, Sydney, Western Sydney University, solar racing car, World Solar Challenge, Max Mammone, Barney Glover, Transport, Oceania
JinkoSolar unveils another impressive set of quarterly figures
The Shanghai-based solar manufacturer has maintained gross margin in a depressed domestic market by shipping ever more modules around the world and is pressing ahead with dramatic production plans on the eve of a looming solar boom.
Sep 1, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, China, pv modules, JinkoSolar, Asia, Solargiga, Comtec, Kangping Chen
Continuum Energy Raises $350 Million For C&I Renewable Market In India
With 1.3 gigawatts (GW) of operating and also near operational capacity as well as an added 1.2 GW projects for near-term building and construction, Continuum is well placed to tap into climbing need for RE.
Jul 14, 2022 // Market Research, C&I segment, Arvind Bansal, continuum energy, morgan stanley infrastructure partners, raja parthasarathy, RE financing, wind-solar hybrid offerings