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Solar Recycling Is Becoming A Race Against Time
Solar waste is not yet a visible concern, however will certainly turn into one soon, if recycling as well as disposal is not prioritised quickly.
Pending a recycling policy, the government can a minimum of make sure excellent quality requirements so that the equipment does not reach end of life before its guaranteed date/s.
Aug 26, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Solar Panels, Envie 2E Aquitaine, Korea Institute of Energy Research, KIER, ROSI Solar, solar module recyling, Solar Waste Action Plan, SWAP, Soren, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, WEEE
German coal mines could host 3 GW of floating PV
Research study institute the Fraunhofer ISE has actually approximated the technical capacity of drifting PV at mining sites in Germany at around 56 GW. With floating jobs 10-15% more pricey than land-based options, scientists have actually required further incentives, such as the staging of 'development tenders'.
Feb 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Germany, floating PV, Europe, ISE
Atlas Renewable Energy Issues Largest Solar PV Bond in Latin America
Atlas Renewable Energy with DNB Markets has actually introduced the issuance of the biggest solar PV environment-friendly USPP bond in Latin America to day.
Mar 4, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Latin america, Atlas Renewable Energy, Carlos Barrera, International, Atlas Solar Bond, Solar Bond
Iberdrola produces JV with insurance policy company to invest in 1GW of Spanish renewables
Iberdrola has created a critical partnership with insurance company Mapfre that will initially purchase 230MW of clean energy projects in Spain, consisting of 130MW of solar PV.
Apr 8, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Portugal, Battery Storage, Iberdrola, Europe, joint venture, utility, data centres, Merlin Properties, Jakob Carnemark
Solar sector nears 'crisis' in the middle of product scarcities
Solar manufacturing product lacks are nearing a crisis point with the rate of polysilicon continuing to rise, JinkoSolar's Dany Qian has actually claimed.
Apr 19, 2021 // Manufacturing News, polysilicon, JinkoSolar, Dany Qian, raw materials, module pricing, Xiande Li, material shortage, polysilicon pricing, supply and demand
UN fund gets behind plan to unlock finance for South African renewables
UN money will help South African PV players underpin project revenues without the need to resort to the government, after a year when Eskom’s woes have cast doubts on the state-offtaker route.
Oct 9, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, eskom, green climate fund, embedded pv, un, dbsa, Yannick Glemarec
Lightsource BP constructing 70-MW Penn State University solar project
Penn State University, in partnership with Lightsource BP, has broken ground on the largest solar project in the state of Pennsylvania. The project is expected to provide 25% of the university’s electricity over the next 25 years. Lightsource BP will build, own and operate the facility and sell the electricity to Penn State under a long-term power sales contract.
Oct 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Lightsource BP, penn state university, Kevin Smith, Stantec, Robert Molner, David Bernier
Orderly disorder: Cambridge scientists make surprising perovskite discovery
Researchers have made a finding they say could vastly simplify and reduce the production cost of perovskite solar cells. Working with mixed halide perovskites, the group found a disordered chemical composition can improve device efficiency.
Nov 12, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, UK, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, Cambridge University, crystalline silicon PV, Sascha Feldmann, Stuart MacPherson, Sam Stranks
Denmark Invites Bids for 3rd Technology-neutral Tender
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited bids for a technology-neutral tender, where solar cell systems, wind turbines, wave energy plants as well as hydropower plants can contend for support.
This is the third such tender launched by Denmark and will certainly back about 428 MW of renewable resource projects using DKK 1.2 billion ($189.5 million) in state funds.
The due date to send propositions using the tender site is October 22, 2021.
Aug 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Denmark, Danish Energy Agency, DEA, hydropower plants, solar cell systems, technology-neutral tender, wave energy plants, Wind Turbines
United States solar module prices expected to normalise complying with AD/CVD petition decision
Prices for solar modules in the US are anticipated to normalise following recently's rejection of a petition bordering declared circumvention of anti-dumping and also countervailing tasks (AD/CVD).
Nov 17, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, USA, SEIA, North America, modules, A-SMACC, AD/CVD, SOLV Energy
Fluence, TransnetBW To Build 250 MW Energy Storage System
The 250 MW Netzbooster battery-based energy storage system will be found at Kupferzell, Germany.
The Netzbooster project is prepared for completion in 2025 as well as will certainly minimize operating prices of Germany's transmission system.
Oct 7, 2022 // Storage, Fluence, Paul McCusker, REPowerEU, Werner Götz, Fluence Energy GmbH, Kupferzell, Markus Meyer, Netzbooster battery-based energy storage, storage-as-transmission project, TransnetBW, TSO
Minister: Mexico’s postponed auction will come when time is right
Mexico’s state-run utility and fossil fuel infrastructure need more time before the country can re-arrange the renewable auction it cancelled this year, a top official has said.
Sep 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, solar pv, Latin america, auctions, Mexico, North America, AMLO, esslatam, tenders, cfe, Marco Nieto-Vázquez
Spanish solar: Acciona inks PPA as Q-Energy bags US$ 350m refinancing
2 solar players have actually safeguarded corporate as well as financial backing for their jobs in Spain, amid steps consisting of the first lasting purchase bargain for the biggest telecoms company in the nation.
Jun 12, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, pv power plants, Europe, Q-Energy, Acciona, corporate ppas, solar ppas, telefonica
BP dedicates $70m to UK-India Green Growth Fund
The fossil fuel company will certainly end up being a companion in the fund, which buys clean energy projects.
Jul 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, India, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, bp, Dev Sanyal, Dhanpal Jhaveri, Sashi Mukundan, GGEF
Octopus Energy plans 1.1 GW Italian renewables rollout
JV with neighborhood designer Nexta will certainly create onshore wind, solar and also storage in the south of the country
Oct 19, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Italy, Europe, Octopus Energy











