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Proposed style can double the performance of light-weight solar cells for space-based applications
When it involves providing energy for space exploration and settlements, commonly offered solar cells made of silicon or gallium arsenide are still too hefty to be probably delivered by rocket.
Jun 7, 2023 // Technology, solar cells
Due to the fact that of Covid-19, Germany and also France customize solar tenders
The federal governments of both nations are addressing solar market demands by readjusting tender plans and also taking into consideration steps to stay clear of punitive damages and also the loss of rewards because of missed out on due dates.
Mar 25, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, France, Germany, tender, Europe, covid-19
Brexit paralysis and lack of incentives leave community energy facing uphill struggle in the UK
The future benefits of technology such as smart meters and the associated aggregation of small scale generation are not being adequately rewarded, support for solar and wind is being cut off and parliament is fixated solely on one issue
Sep 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Policy, UK, Ofgem, Emma Bridge, Brexit, Ovo Energy, Patrick Allcorn
New DLR institutes will certainly explore solar-chemical fuels and the future of air transportation
In the future, mobility needs to come to be more eco-friendly - whether artificial fuels from sustainable sources, electrical power or hydrogen, cutting-edge and also low-emission engines, unmanned as well as electric aircraft, or concepts for their assimilation into the air transport system. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum hair Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is establishing four new institutes as well as facilities to magnify its research on a large range of topics in these important areas. Funding is currently guaranteed adhering to the passing of the Structural Reinforcement Act (StStG) by the German Federal Parliament and the Federal Council on 3 July 2020.
Jul 7, 2020 // Technology, Transport, Germany, Europe, Pascale Ehrenfreund
Solargiga Energy warns of 2020 loss as supply chain issues attack across the solar market
China-based integrated monocrystalline PV maker Solargiga Energy has actually alerted that in spite of a 37% increase in overall income for 2020, supply chain problems led to expected losses of around RMB215 million (US$ 33 million) for the year.
Mar 24, 2021 // Manufacturing News, China, pv modules, Asia, p-type mono wafers, polysilicon supply, solargiga energy holdings
Iberdrola keeps foot on the environment-friendly accelerator in spite of US$ 180m pandemic expense
Iberdrola has actually hit the accelerator on its renewables financial investments in H1 even with the pandemic, as the international utility looks to move on with a project pipeline that currently goes beyond 58GW.
Jul 22, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Iberdrola, South america, Europe, Brazil, renewables, us, covid-19, utility, Ignacio Galan
Scientists establish method for boosting the capacity of next-generation metal-ion battery cathode materials
Researchers at Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology have established an enriched and scalable strategy for boosting the capacity of a broad series of metal-ion battery cathode materials. These searchings for, published in Journal of Products Chemistry A, can be beneficial for creating a new generation of sophisticated rechargeable energy storage devices.
May 18, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, Roman Kapaev, Keith Stevenson, metal-ion battery
A strategy to improve the efficiency and also long-term stability of perovskite solar cells
Over the past couple of years, scientists have actually been attempting to develop brand-new layouts for perovskite solar cells that could boost their performance, effectiveness and stability over time. One feasible means of accomplishing this is to integrate 2-D as well as 3-D halide perovskites in order to leverage the beneficial properties of these 2 different sorts of perovskites.
Feb 12, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency, Seoul National University, Korea University, Jun Hong Noh
Swedish-Israeli research group will certainly examine the self-healing abilities of perovskite solar cells
A research collective project involving scientists from Sweden's Karlstad University and also Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev as well as Weizmann Institute of Science will take a look at exactly how perovskite solar cells could recover and self-repair at night.
Jan 9, 2023 // Technology, Sweden, solar cells, Europe, Asia, Israel, perovskite, Karlstad University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Weizmann Institute of Science, Ellen Moons
FTC Solar changes Chief Executive Officer in the middle of 'difficult operational setting'
US tracker manufacturer FTC Solar will replace its Chief Executive Officer Tony Etnyre after two-and-a-half years in the function with ex-SunEdison and semiconductor company senior officer Sean Hunkler.
Sep 16, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, ftc solar, Tony Etnyre
BayWa r.e. obtains land in Sweden to develop at the very least 100MWp of PV
BayWa r.e. will construct a PV facility in Sweden with a capacity of at the very least 100MWp, as the renewables designer eyes a considerable solar expansion in the country.
Sep 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Sweden, Europe, baywa r.e., scandinavia, Håkan Wallin
Tesla to provisionally shutter Buffalo PV manufacturing facility in the middle of COVID-19 problems
Silicon Valley huge Tesla has actually determined to briefly fold manufacturing facilities in 2 US states after coming under attack over the direct exposure of its personnel to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, North America, Coronavirus, covid-19, buffalo, Delaware
France to target at the very least 100GW of deployed solar by 2050, Macron says
France will certainly intend to have greater than 100GW of mounted solar PV capacity by 2050, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday as part of a brand-new power approach that will see the country double down on developing new nuclear plants.
Feb 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, EDF, Europe, nuclear, deployment target, emmanuel macron, Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables
Shell, Nickel Asia JV eyes as much as 3 GW of renewables in the Philippines
British oil titan Shell Plc (LON: SHEL) as well as the green energy unit of nickel ore miner Nickel Asia Corp (NIKL: PHS) have actually created a joint venture targeting to release up to 3 GW of renewable resource capacity in the Philippines.
Jul 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Philippines, shell, Nickel Asia
Fukushima Is Becoming a Renewable Energy Hub Making Use of the Area Tainted by Radiation
Japan is deploying a 300b ($2.75b) yen venture to turn disaster-stricken Fukushima to a green-energy farm, with the project’s first solar plant scheduled to be launched in January 2020.
Nov 11, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Japan, Asia, Fukushima