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Novel Solar Cells Arrive at International Space Station for Testing
Five different types of solar cells fabricated by research teams at the Georgia Institute of Technology have arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) to be tested for their power conversion rate and ability to operate in the harsh space environment as part of the MISSE-12 mission. One type of cell, made of low-cost organic materials, has not been extensively tested in space before.
Nov 7, 2019 // Technology, USA, solar cells, perovskite, North America, Georgia Institute of Technology, ISS, silicon-based cells, Jud Ready, Bernard Kippelen, Ajeet Rohatgi
Birch Creek Development increases credit facility to US$ 250m to pursue 5GW US PV pipeline
United States PV developer Birch Creek Development has actually increased its existing credit facility with financial obligation funding service provider Fundamental Renewables to US$ 250 million to pursue its 5GW solar pipe in the US and also support its module procurement technique.
Jul 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, pv power plants, pv modules, North America, birch creek
H-TEC breaks ground on 5-GW electrolyser stacks manufacturing facility in Hamburg
Hydrogen professional H-TEC SYSTEMS today began on a new automated manufacturing facility with approximately 5 GW of prospective capacity, integrating PEM electrolysis stacks development, manufacturing, testing, and also service at one single location in Hamburg, Germany.
Apr 27, 2023 // Rooftop PV, Hamburg, H-TEC
Dominion Energy’s largest solar power facility will be installed in Prince George County, VA
Dominion Energy, Inc., is creating the biggest PV plant for now. The facility will be located in Fort Powhatan, the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Nov 5, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Virginia, PV plant, Dominion Energy, North America
Sun Pacific Holding gets land for 1.2-GW solar manufacturing facility in Alabama
US solar panels as well as clever city remedies company Sun Pacific Holding Corp (OTC: SNPW) has actually carried out a contract to obtain surface in Elba, Alabama, as part of a plan to build a 1.2-GW solar panel production and clean power generation plant.
Apr 6, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, Alabama, North America, Sun Pacific Holding
Scientists attain 28.7 percent effectiveness based upon perovskite solar cell
Scientists from TNO, Imec and Eindhoven University of Technology, companions in the Netherlands-based Solliance research consortium, have actually established a transparent perovskite solar cell with near-infrared efficiency of 18.6 percent.
Apr 26, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, Europe, Netherlands, Eindhoven University of Technology, efficiency, TNO, Imec, Mehrdad Najafi
Canada's govt supports solar-plus-storage project in Yukon
The federal government of Canada today announced a CAD-15.5-million (USD 12m/EUR 11.8 m) investment in a solar-plus-storage project in the Yukon, the most northwestern area of the country.
Aug 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Canada, North America, solar-plus-storage project, Yukon
EDP Renewables establishing 200-MW Arizona solar project powering Facebook data facility
EDP Renewables and also utility firm Salt River Project (SRP) have actually performed a 25-year power purchase contract for 200 MW at the Randolph Solar Park in Pinal County, located in south-central Arizona
Aug 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EDP Renewables, Facebook, Salt River Project, Miguel Prado, Urvi Parekh, Solar Project, Kelly Barr
UBS Asset Management gets 700MW ERCOT BESS portfolio from Black Mountain Energy Storage
Programmer Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES) has marketed 700MW of development-stage projects to UBS Asset Management, its third substantial sale in the Texas ERCOT market in 2 months.
Aug 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Texas, investment, lithium-ion, North America, ERCOT, asset management, grid stabilising, renewables integration, standalone battery storage
Lightsource bp's 300-MW solar project powers virtually entire Colorado steel mill
Lightsource bp and also Xcel Energy finished the 300-MW Bighorn Solar project in Pueblo, Colorado. The solar project will certainly sustain greater than 1,000 jobs at EVRAZ's Pueblo steel mill as well as power nearly the entire operation.
Oct 13, 2021 // Plants, USA, Lightsource BP, North America, Kevin Smith, Solar Project
4 Boralex Projects Worth 180 MW Selected Under RfP in New York
Boralex has actually introduced that 4 of its solar power projects were picked by NYSERDA, as part of its 2019 Renewable Energy Standard Solicitation
Mar 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, New York, NYSERDA, North America, International, Boralex
8minute bags US$ 225m funding facility to seek 18GW solar, storage space pipeline
8minute Solar power has actually closed a US$ 225 million letter of credit center with 5 major banks as it wants to power in advance with an 18GW pipeline of solar as well as storage projects in the United States.
Jun 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, pv power plants, North America, 8minute
Midsummer obtains state give for 50-MW solar cell manufacturing facility in Italy
Swedish thin-film solar modern technology business Midsummer AB (STO: MIDS) has actually received the initial tranche of a EUR-22-million (USD 24.0 m) direct support package protected from the Italian state to construct a manufacturing facility developed to generate 50 MW of thin-film solar cells per year.
Apr 11, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, solar cell, midsummer
New RE Already Cheaper Than Operating Coal Plants: Report
A brand-new report has revealed that brand-new renewable energy (RE) is currently more affordable than remaining to run coal plants in much of the world.
Jul 10, 2020 // Market Research, Sierra Club, Market research, rocky mountain institute, Renewable Energy, Carbon Tracker Initiative, Cheaper Than Coal, RE, RE Cheaper Than Coal
Swedish Solar Cell Manufacturer Midsummer Signs LOIs to Deliver 224 MW Solar Panels
Swedish manufacturer of thin film CIGS solar cells, Midsummer has actually announced the signing of letters of intent (LOI) with 6 Swedish and foreign company partners for an overall of 107 MW of photovoltaic panels. With the release of 224 MW of solar cells today and also previously revealed agreements with roofing system product and also structure organizations in Italy, there are now 13 offtake agreements in position, amounting to greater than 400 MW of photovoltaic panels.
Dec 2, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Sweden, Italy, solar cells, Europe, midsummer, thin film CIGS, thin film solar roofs