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Solar project commissioned by Nestle, Yellow Door in Dubai
Nestle has set up greater than 2,500 solar panels on the carport structure of its Dubai manufacturing facility. The project will reduce the carbon emission by one million kilogrammes each year and also assist in recognizing the target of Nestle to come to be net-zero emitter by 2050.
Apr 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Jeremy Crane, Yellow Door Energy, Clean Energy Strategy, Matthias Riehle, Nestle Pure Life
Wood Mackenzie expects more consolidation in inverter business
The research firm says the value of the global inverter market will continue to decline until 2024, even though shipments will likely increase. China’s recent policy changes have increased pressure on prices, which will contribute to greater consolidation in the sector.
Aug 8, 2019 // Inverters, ABB, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, Sungrow, China, Inverters, Huawei, SMA, Schneider Electric
Agrivoltaics good for agriculture and panel efficiency
A U.S. research team has found the most efficient locations for agrivoltaics include western America, southern Africa and the Middle East. The researchers found crop land, grasslands and wetlands were the best environments for PV projects linked to agriculture. Conditions suitable for crops are ideal for improving solar module efficiency.
Aug 12, 2019 // Technology, USA, Japan, PV panels, plants, Netherlands, Oregon State University, agrivoltaics
China holds key to corporate solar take-up but lags way behind Texas at present
The Lone Star State accounted for almost half of the activity witnessed in the world’s biggest corporate clean energy marketplace but analysts are excited about the prospect of Beijing mandating companies to purchase minimum levels of green electricity.
Aug 13, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, PPAs, Texas, China, Europe, Africa, Lone Star State, green electricity, RPS, Nordic nations
China added 11.4 GW of solar capacity in first half of this year
According to official statistics produced by the nation’s National Energy Administration, China’s cumulative installed PV generation capacity had reached 185.5 GW at the end of June.
Aug 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, National Energy Administration, Asia, Asia Europe Clean Energy (Solar) Advisory Co Ltd
PV waste: 28 tons collected in Panama and Senegal
The PV Cycle Association collects and recycles PV waste. Having treated more than 30,000 tons since its creation, it estimates 150,000 tons of PV modules will reach the end of their lifecycle by 2030.
Sep 5, 2019 // Solar, Latin america, Europe, Africa, PV Cycle Association, PV waste, Bertrand Lempkowicz, Senegal
Big storage comes to Ireland
A 200 MW storage project is being developed by Hanwha Energy Corporation and Lumcloon Energy. The €300 million facility is intended to stabilize the grid to host more renewable energy capacity.
Sep 10, 2019 // Storage, Grids, Germany, tender, Europe, Hanwha Q Cells, Richard Bruton, Hanwha Energy Corporation, Lumcloon Energy Limited, LSIS, Nigel Reams
Meyer Burger weighes gigawatt-scale German solar fab
President Gunter Erfurt informed a German radio terminal a solar manufacturing facility in North Rhine-Westphalia might provide high-efficiency panels for a 10 GW floating solar project on the huge Hambach open-cast coal mine.
May 5, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Floating PV, Germany, floating PV, Europe, meyer burger, REC Group, Gunter Erfurt
Unsubsidized 350 MW PV project in the UK
Hive Energy has actually been preparing the Cleve Hill Solar Park because 2017. It currently anticipates to safeguard last authorization from the U.K. Department for Business, Energy as well as Industrial Strategy by the end of this month.
May 15, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, hive energy, wirsol
German PV manufacturing tools suppliers see worst sales slump since market hit rock bottom
Industry body the VDMA stated company fell 55% from the final three months of in 2015 to the very first quarter of this year for the most awful resort since 2012. The nature of the order book and sales numbers can both be clarified by the international progression of Covid-19, according to the organization.
Jun 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Malaysia, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, Jutta Trube, North America, covid-19, United States
BP targets Indian renewables with US$ 70m growth fund financial investment
BP has actually invested US$ 70 million in an environment-friendly growth fund launched by EverSource Capital, an India-focused fund manager co-founded by BP-backed solar company Lightsource BP.
Jul 8, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, Lightsource BP, Asia, investment, finance, bp, Dev Sanyal, eversource capital, Dhanpal Jhaveri, Sashi Mukundan
Planned law could unlock 4 GW of UK storage space projects
The federal government's Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has actually prepared second legislation focused on relieving the building of huge scale power storage projects for renewables. Around 100 such batteries could be deployed thanks to the proposed guidelines, according to the department.
Jul 22, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, BEIS
GE Joins 500 MW Pumped Hydro Storage Project in Australia
GE Renewable Energy and also Walcha Energy will jointly create the 500 MW Dungowan pumped hydro storage space project in the New England REZ in NSW, Australia.
Aug 5, 2020 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, GE Renewable Energy, Simon Currie, Pascal Radue
New method to determine solar irradiation on back side of bifacial panels
Researchers have actually announced a brand-new strategy that is a changed variation of the isotropic diffuse version.
Aug 10, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Asia, Turkey, Bifacial panels, METU, Gumushane University
Masdar makes United States solar debut with 'landmark' manage EDF
Abu Dhabi-based Masdar will acquire a 50% risk in 689MW of solar properties from EDF in the United States, marking its initial solar financial investment in the country.
Aug 14, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, California, USA, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Masdar, EDF, hybrid, solar-plus-storage, North America, us, Tristan Grimbert