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Facebook indications 100MW PPA with Singapore's Sunseap for rooftop solar project
Facebook has actually signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Singaporean power company Sunseap Group to build and make use of solar panels on the rooftops of 1,200 public housing blocks and 49 government buildings.
Oct 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, PPA, Facebook, Urvi Parekh, Sunseap
TRIG lands ₤ 500m debt facility to go after brand-new investments
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has actually safeguarded a ₤ 500 million ESG-linked SONIA credit score facility to sustain its new financial investments.
Dec 18, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, TRIG, Helen Mahy CBE
Zinc-air battery with enhanced efficiency thanks to solar power
Zinc-air batteries, which generate electricity with a chemical reaction in between oxygen in the atmosphere as well as zinc, are considered to be next-generation prospects to meet the explosive demand for electric vehicles as opposed to lithium-ion batteries.
Apr 12, 2022 // Technology, Storage, KIST, Zinc-air battery, The Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Joong Kee Lee
Alternus raises EUR500m to fund solar spree
Deutsche Bank-arranged facility will certainly fund acquisition of operating and in-construction projects
Dec 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Alternus
Construction begins on mining giant BHP's initial off-grid solar-storage project
Construction has started on BHP's "first off-grid large-scale renewable resource project", completing 38 MW of solar energy and a 10.1 MW/5.4 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), at 2 nickel mines in Western Australia which supply Tesla for usage in electrical lorry (EV) batteries.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, power purchase agreement, solar-storage project, bhp, Jessica Farrell, diesel, emissions reduction, gold mine
Western Balkans Soars with 55MW Solar Plant in Novaci
Mey Energy recently completed a 55 MW photovoltaic facility in Novaci, North Macedonia - the biggest solar power plant in the Western Balkans. Spanning 57 hectares and using 101,000 panels, it will produce 85 GWh of electricity annually, serving up to 30,000 households and enabling a transition away from coal. Larger solar power plants are in progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, and Albania.
Sep 26, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Western Balkans, Novaci
Aussie Firm Stirs Market with Silver-free Cell at Record 25.54% Effectiveness
Sydney-based solar technology start-up SunDrive has apparently made a breakthrough, producing a silver-free commercial-size silicon solar PV cell with a record damaging performance of 25.54%.
Sep 15, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Australia, Sydney, Institute for Solar Energy Research, Oceania, isfh, efficiency, David Hu, Solar PV cell, SunDrive, Vince Allen
Meyer Burger to Develop US Facility for 400 MW High Performance Modules
Meyer Burger Technology is intending a production website for high-performance solar modules in the USA. The first manufacturing ability will certainly be 400 megawatts a year-- with possibility for more expansion to numerous gigawatts of capability.
Sep 29, 2021 // Manufacturing News, solar modules, North America, United States, Gunter Erfurt, Meyer Burger Technology, Ardes Johnson
Changzhou Better Film to invest US$ 125m in 20GW EVA manufacturing facility
Encapsulant provider Changzhou Better Film is to invest RMB800 million (US$ 125 million) right into establishing 20GW of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) production in the Chinese city of Chuzhou.
Jan 14, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, EVA, changzhou better film
First Solar Expands Ohio Manufacturing and Distribution Footprint
First Solar expands its manufacturing footprint in Ohio with a new distribution center, aiming to achieve 14 GW of US solar manufacturing capacity by 2026.
Jan 26, 2024 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, First Solar
Gentle method allows for eco-friendly recycling of solar cells
By utilizing a new method, rare-earth elements can be successfully recouped from thin-film solar cells. This is revealed by new research study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. The method is additionally extra environmentally friendly than previous methods of recycling and also leads the way for more versatile and extremely effective solar cells.
Apr 14, 2023 // Technology, Sweden, solar cells, Europe, Chalmers University of Technology
Brand-new pathways for tin-monosulfide PV
Scientists in Japan have established a new procedure for the manufacture of crystalline tin monosulfide (SnS). By facilitating the development of crystals measuring up to 24mm in size, the procedure can aid conquer several of the challenges to pressing higher efficiencies out of this cheap, plentiful product.
Aug 26, 2020 // Technology, Japan, Asia, crystalline tin monosulfide
SolaREIT Expands Credit to Boost Solar, Storage Projects
SolaREIT boosts its credit facility to $60M, empowering solar growth and sustainable energy financing.
Mar 14, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, SolaREIT
Tata Power Launches Massive Solar Cell Production in Tamil Nadu
Tata Power's new 2-GW solar facility in Tamil Nadu, India's largest, sparks a green revolution, aiming for sustainability with advanced technology and increased local solar production.
Sep 16, 2024 // Manufacturing News, Tamil Nadu, solar cell, tata power
Fraunhofer Institute produces efficient solar cell 'recycling' process
The organization claims that in the first trial, the solar cell conversion performance was 19.7%. Currently it is feasible to recycle all crystalline silicon PV modules, regardless of just how they were manufactured and what's their beginning
Feb 10, 2022 // Technology, Germany, India, PV, Fraunhofer, Europe, Asia, solar cell, recycling, PV cells, Dold