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Axpo Begins High-Alpine Solar Build to Power Swiss Rail Network
Axpo starts NalpSolar, an 8 MW alpine PV project in Tujetsch, set to supply Swiss Federal Railways for 20 years under Bern’s Solar Express programme.
May 7, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Axpo, Europe, Switzerland, PV Power Plant, SBB, AlpineSolar
Silicon heterojunction solar cell hits 23.5% performance with brand-new hole-selective get in touch with
Scientists from Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have actually utilized molybdenum oxide as the hole-selective call in an heterojuction silicon cell. The researchers declare the substance can take on conventional get in touches with in spite of a reduced degree of optimization.
Feb 10, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Europe, solar cell, heterojunction, silicon, Switzerland, EPFL
Tougher Battery Standards Sought by EU in Shift to Electric Cars
Europe intends to impose more stringent ecological requirements for batteries as it begins a radical economic overhaul readied to enhance electrical lorries and also tidy power.
Nov 30, 2020 // Storage, Transport, electric cars, Europe, Virginijus Sinkevicius
Israel Grants 609 MW in Solar as well as Storage Capacity in Latest Tender
The Israel Electricity Authority has actually published the checklist of victors in the most up to date tender awarding 609 MW capacity in solar with storage space projects
Jan 5, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, tender, Asia, Israel, solar projects, Yuval Steinitz
TSE Reveals '2nd Largest Solar Plant in France' with 152 MW Capacity
TSE, an independent French gamer specializing in solar energy, has actually inaugurated its new 152 MW solar plant, situated in Marville, France, in the Meuse, as well as established in partnership with Enerparc AG.
Sep 20, 2021 // Plants, France, Europe, Enerparc AG, Marville, TSE
Orsted Acquires Ostwind; Eyes Key Markets in Europe
For a factor to consider of EUR 689 million, Orsted will certainly acquire a 100 % equity interest in key Ostwind firms. The purchase of Ostwind makes up the access of Orsted right into the sizeable and growing German and French onshore markets.
Jul 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Solar Power Projects, Orsted, Ostwind, OSTWIND Engineering S.A.S., OSTWIND Erneuerbare Energien GmbH, OSTWIND International S.A.S., OSTWINDpark Rotmainquelle GmbH
German financing firm acquires minority stake in EnBW solar sites
ALH Group has actually indirectly acquired a 49.9% share in a 597MW portfolio of sixteen projects
Aug 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, enbw, ALH GROUP, Thomas Kusterer
NextEnergy Acquires First Asset in India, Solar Plant From IBC SOLAR
NextPower III, NextEnergy Capital's third institutional solar fund, has actually finished its initial acquisition in India-- a 27.4 MWp plant in Odisha from IBC SOLAR
Jul 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, finance, nextenergy capital, IBC Solar, solar plant, Projects, Filinto Martins, NextEnergy India Solar Plant, NextPower Fund III, Aldo Beolchini
BayWa r.e. Unveils 51.4-MWp Solar Farm in Italy
BayWa r.e. AG's new 51.4-MWp Tarquinia solar farm in Italy powers 35,000 homes, showcasing sustainable energy’s bright future in Lazio.
Oct 8, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, solar farm, BayWa r.e. AG
Top Solar Thermal Technology Companies & Stocks
The concentrated solar power (CSP) technology is less popular than solar PV so far. Anyway, solar thermal tech is being introduced into many new applications,
Jan 26, 2025
Kaneka establishes perovskite/heterojunction crystalline silicon tandem solar cells with 29.2% effectiveness
Japan-based chemicals business, Kaneka, has actually reported the design of a two-terminal (2T) perovskite-crystalline tandem solar cell making use of a 145 μm thick commercial Czochralski (CZ) silicon wafer.
May 15, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Japan, solar cells, Asia, perovskite, Kaneka, efficiency
An industrial bifacial HJT solar cell with 24.1% performance
The cell is being made by Switzerland-headquartered Ecosolifer with a production line offered by heterojunction expert Meyer Burger at a 100 MW manufacturing facility situated in Hungary. The asserted effectiveness is yet to be validated by an independent celebration.
Mar 3, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Hungary, bifacial, Europe, solar cell, meyer burger, Ecosolifer, HJT
Researchers in Germany Create Cost-effective Solar Cell Deposition Method
Scientists led by the Technical University of Ilmenau in Germany assert that if silicon dioxide (SiO2) films are transferred at space temperature without intricate vacuum systems, they can be an excellent, cost-effective prospect for usage in commercial c-Si solar cell assembly line. SiO2 deposition is utilized as a passivation layer or a protective layer in different kinds of silicon PV cells.
Jun 9, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, solar cells, Europe, photovoltaics, silicon dioxide films, Technical University of Ilmenau
Research Firm Predicts Thin Film Solar Cell Market To Reach $25.3 Billion by 2030
While effectiveness of thin film solar cells is lower than conventional mono or bifacial cells, they do provide benefits in maintainance and also installment, besides even more flexibility.
Jun 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Market Research, First Solar, Waaree Energies, growth rate, Allied Market Research, Market Share, thin film solar
EnBW Launches Construction of 87.6-MW Solar Park
EnBW lights up Brandenburg with an 87.6-MW solar park, promising clean energy for 35,000 homes by 2024—reviving history while paving the way for a sustainable future.
Nov 8, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, enbw, Solar Park