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Solar for building and construction
Dubai-based PV developer Enerwhere has actually developed a brand-new service version for solar projects at building and construction websites. Its strategy, which is based upon short-duration PPAs, includes relocating mobile PV setups from one structure website to one more.
Mar 12, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Enerwhere, Yavuz Perk
Little particles can hold the trick to enhancing the performance of natural solar cells
Comprehending how fragments take a trip with a tool is important for boosting the effectiveness of solar cells. Scientists from KAUST, dealing with an international group of scientists, have actually currently developed a set of layout guidelines for enhancing the performance of molecular products.
Nov 25, 2020 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, Asia, efficiency, KAUST, organic solar cells, Yuliar Firdaus
Lithium-Ion modern technology for batteries to control the marketplace over the next decade
Lithium-ion modern technology is anticipated to remain to control the market for rechargeable batteries over the following years. This is the final thought gotten to by a group of battery scientists led by Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU), Germany, in a research study on lithium-ion battery (LIB) production and also alternate modern technologies.
Jan 29, 2021 // Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Germany, Europe, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, WWU, Richard Schmuch
Solar Nation Rankings. The top 5 in Past 5 Years, the Next 5 Years
The surge in solar capability in the past years, especially because 2015, has been out there for all to see. It was simply a few years back in 2012 that the world commemorated covering the 100 GW mark in solar. Contrast that with 2021, when the globe expects to include 150 GW in just the year itself!
Apr 6, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, India, China, Australia, Europe, Asia, IRENA, Oceania, North America, Vietnam, International
What is Measurement and characterization?
A field of research involving assessment of characteristics of PV devices and materials.
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Sep 13, 2023
PV system prices fell 8.9% in Brazil in the first six months of the year
The cumulative capacity of 5 MW-or-smaller solar systems has reached 958 MW in Brazil, according to consultancy Greener. Around a third of that capacity was installed in the first half of this year, with projects relying on half-cell and PERC modules making up the largest share.
Aug 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, South america, Brazil, Greener, PV system prices, PERC modules, Polycrystalline modules, ANEEL
Trungnam Group launches the largest solar farm in Vietnam in the middle of renewables drive
Trungnam Group officially ushered in the 500KV transformer station as well as 220/500KV Grid line, as well as the 450 MW Trung Nam Thuan Nam solar power plant on October 12th, 2020 in Phuoc Minh commune, Thuan Nam area of the south-central Ninh Thuan Province. It's a spectacular occasion as well as vital project in celebration of the 14th Ninh Thuan provincial Party's Congress, 2021-2025 terms.
Oct 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Asia, Vietnam, PV Power Plant, Trungnam Group
From the Middle East To the United States, Philadelphia Solar plans a 1 GW Foray
Philadelphia Solar is a Jordan-based firm establishing a factory in the United States. Not something we become aware of typically.
The firm has plans for a 1 GW plant in a suitable US site.
Jul 16, 2021 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, philadelphia solar, C&I market, solar in middle east
Mini series: The evolution of testing
Tara Doyle started her career in the solar energy industry more than 15 years ago, and today serves as the chief commercial officer at PVEL, which claims to be one of the first testing laboratories to focus on bankability for the downstream PV buyer community. The lab serves developers, financiers, O&M companies, asset owners, and insurers.
Sep 1, 2019 // Storage, Inverters, Opinions, California, USA, storage, Inverters, PV module, North America, pvel, DNV GL, Tara Doyle
New residential battery from the Netherlands
Dutch start-up Charged has actually established a lithium-ion battery with a storage capacity of 5 kWh. It can be stacked in a six-unit configuration to get to 30 kWh. It gauges 400 mm x 500 mm x 200 mm and also considers 45 kg.
Jul 11, 2022 // Residential, Storage, Europe, Netherlands, Roeland Nagel
The Renewable Energy Transition in Africa
A renewables-based power transition guarantees to deliver substantial socio-economic benefits to nations across Africa, enhancing power accessibility, producing jobs and also increasing power protection. To know these advantages, African nations have a chance to leapfrog nonrenewable fuel source innovations to a much more lasting, climate-friendly power strategy aligned with the Paris Arrangement and low-carbon growth.
Mar 23, 2021 // Market Research, Africa
The race has only just begun
The Australian utility-scale PV and wind industries have just gone through a record two years of construction and commissioning. More specifically, writes Rystad Energy’s David Dixon, utility-scale PV has transformed from a megawatt-scale market to one measured in gigawatts. The resultant boom in utility-scale PV in the country has attracted developers, EPCs and OEMs, from at home and across the globe.
Oct 25, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Opinions, Canadian Solar, Australia, utility-scale PV, Oceania, Soltec, Ideematec, arctech solar, David Dixon, Exosun
Capstone takes in the Alberta sunlight
The 132MW Claresholm solar farm is offering power to TC Energy and also the Canadian district's wholesale power pool
Apr 19, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canada, North America, obton, Capstone Infrastructure Corporation, solar farm, Mikkel Berthelsen, Corey Hessen
Questioning the quantum behavior of perovskites
Scientists at the University of Texas have made a discovery they say has “altered the understanding of the fundamental properties of perovskite crystals”. Their findings could improve understanding of defect formation in perovskites, leading to devices with enhanced performance and stability.
Oct 9, 2019 // Technology, University of Texas, Anton Malko
The solar cell you can publish
₤ 6 million to drive next-generation solar modern technology right into brand-new applications
Jul 28, 2020 // Technology, UK, Europe, solar cell, Swansea University, James Durrant, Dame Lynn Gladden, Amanda Solloway