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Regulation, power prices to dictate success of corporate solar PPA push
The momentum around corporate renewable PPAs should not blind industry players from the fact the avenue remains too costly and complex for some businesses, three lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright have argued as part of a piece for PV Tech Power 20.
Oct 15, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, PPA, norton rose fulbright, power prices, Andrew Hedges, Caileen Kateri Gamache, Lee Donovan
Siemens and TEIS to open battery research center in China
The facility is set to open this year and will offer battery suppliers digitalization research and manufacturing consulting. Smaller manufacturers will be able to use shared laboratories for research.
Sep 24, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Storage, LG CHEM, Siemens, TEIS, Hong Li, CATL, Pei Huang
US adds over 17,000 solar jobs in 2021, with 40% of all energy jobs now concentrated on net zero transition
The United States solar market added 17,212 jobs in 2021, up 5.4% on 2020 numbers, with 40% of all United States energy jobs now focused on the transition to a net zero economic situation, according to the Department of Energy's (DOE) US Energy as well as Employment Report (USEER).
Jun 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, doe, solar jobs, department of energy, clean transport, demographic, useer
How to Build Your Own IoT Product?
What is an IoT product? IoT product is any physical device connected to the internet, gathering and sharing data about its user, how it is used, or/and in
Sep 18, 2022 // Technology
Runergy Opens 2-GW Solar Plant in Alabama
Jiangsu Runergy launches a groundbreaking 2-GW solar module factory in Alabama, boosting local production and powering the U.S. renewable energy revolution!
Oct 7, 2024 // Manufacturing News, USA, Alabama, North America, PV Power Plant, runergy
Saudi Arabia Reveals Bidders for 4.5 GW Renewable Projects
The Saudi Power Procurement Company reveals top bidders for 4.5 GW of solar and wind projects, fueling the Kingdom's ambitious goal of 100-130 GW renewable energy by 2030.
Nov 26, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, Asia, The Saudi Power Procurement Company
PV against cancer
Research from the United States has demonstrated how PV technology can be used to kill cancer cells. Although still at an embryonic stage, the findings of the study and initial test results suggest solar power could be an effective tool in relation to light-activated fluorescent dyes for disease diagnosis, image-guided surgery and site-specific tumor treatment.
Oct 28, 2019 // Technology, PV technology, cancer, Michigan State University, solar glass
Haiti addresses power shortages with 130 MW of PV capability
The head of state of the Caribbean island has introduced several ground-mounted PV plants will be tendered, along with 60 MW of thermal power generation capacity. The projects belong to a strategy to give the nation with universal access to electrical energy during Jovenel Moïse's five-year term in workplace.
Jul 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Policy, pv power plants, North America, Haiti
This New Dispensing Technology Promises Higher Electricity Yield from Silicon Solar Cells
HighLine Technology GmbH, a spin-off of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy System ISE, declared that it has actually created a brand-new giving modern technology, which boosts the power yield of silicon solar cells. The firm has strategies to advertise this innovation.
Oct 12, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, solar cell, silicon, efficiency, HighLine Technology GmbH, Maximilian Pospischil, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy System ISE
Specialists required for West Africa Clean Energy Corridor
The ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and also Energy Efficiency is seeking experts for the West African Clean Energy Corridor program. It anticipates the area to deploy 7.6 GW of renewable energy capability by 2030.
Aug 10, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Africa, ECOWAS
New 100GW US energy storage space objective 'completely practical and possible', states ESA
The United States Energy Storage Association (ESA) has actually taken on a target of 100GW of energy storage capability in the country by 2030, an ability it said would assist facilitate better penetration of renewables.
Aug 26, 2020 // Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, Battery Storage, North America, Kelly Speakes-Backman, policy, decarbonisation, renewables, ESA, regulation
Much more effective large-area organic solar cells with spin layer
Scientists in South Korea have used the process to raise performance and also the replicability of large-area organic cells. The technique was utilized during film formation to speed up solvent evaporation.
Sep 11, 2020 // Technology, South Korea, solar cells, Asia, KIST
ARENA needs AU$460m federal funding lifeline, says Australia Institute
Think tank the Australia Institute has urged Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s federal government to carve out fresh funding for the Australia Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in its 2022-23 and 2023-24 budgets.
Jan 29, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, solar pv, Oceania, Scott Morrison, ARENA
Understanding solid state degradation
Scientists at the U.K.’s Faraday Institution have been able to observe degradation mechanisms at the lithium metal anode in a solid state battery, and made several discoveries which could improve the performance and design of future solid-state lithium-ion batteries.
Aug 5, 2019 // Technology, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, storage, UK, Oxford University, Tony Harper, Europe
Trina Solar thinks its large, third-cut-cell components lead the way for 600-W photovoltaic panels
Trina Solar has actually released an innovation white paper on its formerly revealed 500-W bifacial Vertex photovoltaic panels.
May 22, 2020 // Manufacturing News, PV module, Trina Solar, Franck Zhang