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Qatari utility mulls jump to 800 MW tender as consortia submit bids
A consortium led by Jinko Power and Korea Electric Power Corp., as well as another group led by Japanese conglomerate Marubeni and French energy group Total, have submitted bids for Qatar’s 700 MW solar tender. The final results will be announced in September.
Aug 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, Jinko Power, Korea Electric Power Corp., Qatar, Marubeni, Total, Kahramaa, Siraj Solar Energy, IRENA
Texas-Based Mission Solar Energy to Expand Solar Cell Production to 1 GW in 2024
The main statement by Mission Solar held that the business will certainly add to its 300 MW production capacity instantly, with plans to get to 1 GW every year in 2024.
Previously, parent company OCI had held that the development envisages a financial investment of $40 million.
Nov 3, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Solar Energy, solar cell, solar module, Inflation Reduction Act, investment of $40 million, Jae Yang, Mission Solar Energy, OCI Company Ltd
Solar Inventions snags global patents for reduced-silver production process
After obtaining its first U.S. patent last year for its solar manufacturing process, Solar Inventions has actually been provided new patents in China and Israel and also is working with added international accessibility.
Dec 14, 2022 // Manufacturing News, USA, China, Asia, North America, Ben Damiani
Greenco Seals 25MW Solar Project in Zambia
Africa Greenco Group secures 25-MW solar PPA in Zambia: US$37m investment to bring clean energy to Sesheke district in 2025.
Dec 8, 2023 // Plants, Africa, zambia, PV Power Plant, Greenco
2D ingredients make perovskite solar cells much more long lasting in the Sun
The Sun is a terrific resource of power, yet obviously those rays can be harmful too. Designers in Korea have actually currently created a brand-new means to make perovskite solar cells to shield them from the components without lowering their performance.
Mar 30, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, Asia, Korea, perovskite, efficiency, kaist, Byungha Shin
Solar-powered unmanned aircraft with lithium-sulfur battery
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute has actually carried out a battery-powered test flight of solar-powered unmanned airborne vehicle EAV-3. The airplane is powered by solar cells on its wings and body and also an LG Chem lithium-sulfur battery.
Sep 18, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Transport, LG CHEM, South Korea, Asia, lithium-sulfur battery
GGGI to Develop 250 MW Solar Plant Along Mumbai-Nagpur Superhighway
With its rapid economic growth and increasing need for power services, India is well-placed to invest a lot more in clean, cheap reliable sources of power, especially in the solar sector. Nonetheless, this potential stays mainly untapped. The Indian federal government has set an objective of 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy capacity by 2022, yet it had actually just installed 34 GW by mid-2020.
Jun 9, 2021 // Plants, solar PV plant, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporatio, MSRDC, superhighway, The Global Green Growth Institute, GGGI
Sungrow inverters obtain global cybersecurity certification
Sungrow introduced just recently the Company's implementation of the IEC 62443-4-1 sector security criterion, which was accredited by the international certification company DEKRA. Sungrow claims it's now the first company with CB certification of this criterion in the renewable resource sector.
May 24, 2021 // Inverters, Sungrow, James Wu, DEKRA
IFC as well as EBA to fund solar photovoltaic watering
A collaboration has just been established in between the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank subsidiary in charge of economic sector financing, and also the Agricultural Bank of Egypt (ABE). The partnership intends to fund solar-powered watering systems in Egypt.
Nov 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Asia, ifc, Africa, Egypt, ABE
Mammal bones influence layout of brand-new sodium-ion battery
To construct an extra structurally steady sodium-ion battery, a group of researchers from South Korea and also the United States have resorted to mammal bones and also their multilayer geometry for motivation.
Dec 10, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, South Korea, Asia, North America, sodium-ion battery, Ho Seok Park
Freshly created Q ENERGY Group goes into European market with a 12GW project pipeline
Hanwha Qcells' nuclear power plant division Q ENERGY Europe has actually partnered with freshly rebranded Q ENERGY France to establish umbrella business Q ENERGY Solutions SE as it seeks to deepen its connections to the European market where it has a 12GW advancement portfolio.
Jul 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Hanwha Q Cells, Hanwha, european solar, hanwha solutions corporation, Q ENERGY France, Q ENERGY Solutions
Wearable 'honeycomb' lithium-ion battery
Researchers in South Korea have actually dealt with graphene and also carbon nanotubes to establish a functioning lithium-ion battery that can be extended by approximately 50% without damages to any one of the elements. According to the researchers, the battery stands for a substantial action in the advancement of body-implantable or wearable digital gadgets.
May 4, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Asia, Korea, lithium-ion battery, KIST, Jeong Gon Son
Principal director claims 1.2 GW Omani solar project continues to be on track
Strategies to provide an ask for propositions associated with the contracts to create twin 500-600 MW solar plants in the sultanate by the end of this month appear to have slid yet the head of awarding utility the Oman Power and also Water Procurement Company has actually apparently specified the process remains in train.
Jun 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, pv power plants, Asia, Oman
Ayala's AC Energy to Build 100 MW Solar Plant in India
Ayala Corporation's subsidiary AC Energy is making its very first significant financial investment in India by creating the 100 MW ac Sitara solar plant in Rajasthan, India.
Jul 20, 2020 // Plants, India, SECI, Asia, Rajasthan, AC Energy, solar PV plant, Projects
United States Solar Fund reviews more funding elevates after IPO-funded PV purchase spree
London-listed United States Solar Fund (USF) has actually exposed that it has actually currently completely devoted the US$ 200 million raising from in 2015's going public (IPO), with profits moneying 4 United States solar acquisitions completing 383MW.
Mar 19, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, us solar fund, Gill Nott