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Westlands Solar Park, California
The 2.7 GW Westlands Solar Park, among the globe's biggest solar energy plants, is being created in the San Joaquin Valley in California, United States.
May 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, pv power plants, North America, Westlands Solar Park
California celebrates 1 million solar rooftops
Former Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown and other local elected officials joined local high school students, industry leaders and employees, renewable energy advocates, and community leaders marked reaching one million solar roofs around California during a party in Buchanan High School in Clovis.
Dec 16, 2019 // Rooftop PV, California, USA, North America, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown, CALSSA, Kevin Murray
New discoveries made concerning a promising solar cell material, thanks to new microscope
A team of scientists from the Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory has established a new characterization device that allowed them to gain unique insight right into a feasible different material for solar cells.
Nov 17, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory, Jigang Wang, Richard Kim
TVA chooses solar programmers for Knoxville energies board project
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) introduced is choice of First Solar as well as Origis Energy to establish 212 MW of solar energy to get to the Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)'s March 2020 renewable resource dedication. KUB is making use of the TVA Green Invest program to reach this objective.
Apr 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, USA, First Solar, North America, tva, Eran Mahrer, Doug Perry
Georgia Power acquires green light for 65MW battery
The facility will be the first standalone device on the US state's integrated transmission system
Oct 8, 2021 // Storage, USA, Georgia Power, North America, Wartsila, Wilson Mallard
Best Solar Curtain Lights
Are you seeking outdoor solar curtain lights but unsure which brand is suitable for you? This review will provide you with essential info on solar lights and point out the best curtain lights on the market.
Apr 12, 2024 // BIPV, Manufacturing News, Solar, Solar Curtain Lights, OxyLED, Echosari, DealBeta, PSBOXS
New layout pattern can boost solar panel efficency
Designing photovoltaic panels with checkerboard lines enhances their capability to take in light by 125%, according to a brand-new research study led by scientists at the University of York.
Oct 9, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar panel, Christian Schuster, efficency, University of York
First Solar sells three utility-scale projects to EDP, ConnectGen
First Solar announced that a partnership composed of EDP Renewables and ConnectGen has completed the acquisition of three projects with a total nameplate design of 278 MWAC in the United States. First Solar previously disclosed that the sale of these projects were subject to certain conditions precedent for closing that have since been satisfied.
Dec 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, EDP Renewables, North America, ConnectGen, Miguel Prado, Caton Fenz
United States ROUND-UP: 250MW project finished in California, Black & Veatch safeguards Texas EPC contract
A round-up of the latest information from the US solar market, including the completion of a 250MW plant in California, an EPC offer for Black & Veatch in Texas and also a new PPA from DESRI.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, California, USA, EPC, PPA, Texas, Mississippi, North America, rfp, DESRI, CIM Group, Westlands Solar Park, Louisiana, SWEPCO, Buckeye Partners, Black & Veatch
Super-Highway: Organic Dyes Drive Solar Energy Transport
Organic dyes provide virtual highways for energy, leading to light & thin organic solar cells with improved efficiency. TUM research group discovers quinoid merocyanines to increase performance of organic solar cells with fast and targeted exciton transport.
Sep 27, 2023 // Technology, organic solar cells, TUM, Technical University of Munich
California water district intends country's 1st solar canopy project covering canals
Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in Turlock, California, is intending the country's initial pilot project to construct solar panel canopies over a part of the water energy's existing canals. Project Nexus is intended as a multi-use solar project, analyzing water evaporation reduction from mid-day shade and also wind reduction; improvements to water quality and reduced canal maintenance through minimized vegetative development; as well as generating renewable energy.
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, Project Nexus, Michael Frantz, Roger Bales, Karla Nemeth, Jordan Harris
North Devon gives green light for 50MW PV plant
Aura Power anticipates to start building of the Litchardon Cross project in Springtime 2022
Apr 30, 2021 // Plants, UK, Europe, PV Power Plant, Aura Power, Chris Featonby
Research discovers plants would certainly expand well in solar cell greenhouses
A recent research reveals that lettuce can be grown in greenhouses that strain wavelengths of light used to generate solar power, demonstrating the usefulness of using transparent photovoltaic panels in greenhouses to produce electrical power.
Mar 22, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cell, North America, Brendan O'Connor, North Carolina State University, Harald Ade, Heike Sederoff
DSD raises US$ 85m to enhance C&I solar pipe
Distributed solar specialist DSD has increased US$ 85 million in tax obligation equity funding to fund the development of its commercial as well as industrial (C&I) project pipe.
May 21, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, BlackRock, Erik Schiemann, bank of america, DSD
Researchers establish unique perovskite solar cells for harvesting energy from artificial indoor LED lights
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) as well as College of North Texas have actually reported perovskite-based solar technology that can generate power when irradiated with light generated in family lights like LED or CFL.
Dec 2, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, NISE, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, National Institute of Solar Energy, University of North Texas











