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Energy Impact Partners gets 102-MW New york city neighborhood solar profile
Sustainable energy investment company Energy Impact Partners (EIP) and also NextPower III, a global fund managed by NextEnergy Capital Team (NEC), closed on an arrangement for the acquisition of a 102-MW portfolio of neighborhood solar projects in upstate New york city. This profile will be developed under the monitoring of EIP's Infrastructure Group as well as in partnership with U.S. Light Energy, a New york city area solar development business.
May 29, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Mark Richardson, NextEnergy Capital Group, Energy Impact Partners, Hans Kobler
Why perovskites could take solar cells to new heights
Perovskites hold guarantee for developing solar panels that could be conveniently transferred onto many surface areas, consisting of flexible and distinctive ones. These materials would certainly also be light-weight, cheap to generate, and also as effective as today's leading solar products, which are primarily silicon.
Jul 19, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, perovskites, Tonio Buonassisi
New perovskite LED gives off a spin-polarized radiance
The addition of an unique brand-new perovskite layer has actually allowed researchers to create a "spin-polarized LED" without requiring a magnetic field or extremely reduced temperatures, potentially clearing the path to a boating of novel innovations.
Mar 17, 2021 // Technology, USA, NREL, Washington, perovskite, North America, Joseph Luther, Matthew Beard
Ørsted Expands Solar Footprint with New Irish Project
Ørsted powers up Ireland with new 55-MW solar park, energizing 16,000 homes by 2026 and boosting its solar pipeline to over 700 MW.
May 6, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Ireland, Europe, Ørsted, PV Power Plant
Langa Powers Chile with Three New Solar Plants
Langa International powers 11,000 Chilean homes with new solar farms, cutting CO₂ by 18,000 tonnes and creating 120 jobs, with more projects on the horizon.
May 26, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Chile, South america, PV Power Plant, Langa
New Eco-Friendly Shade Thin-Film Solar Cells
Research on solar cells to protect renewable resource sources are ongoing around the world. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) in South Korea succeeded in establishing environment-friendly shade Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin-film solar cells.
Oct 5, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, thin-film, CIGS thin-film solar cells, Yong-Duck Chung
Azure Power appoints new CEO following April resignations
Indian independent power manufacturer (IPP) Azure Power has appointed Harsh Shah as CEO, reliable from 1 July, following the resignation of its previous CEO, Ranjit Gupta, last month.
May 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Azure Power, ceo, executive appointments, harsh shah
Renesola to move global headquarters from China to the U.S. and announced new CEO
Chinese solar project developer Renesola Ltd’s Board of Directors announced the moving of the global headquarters from China to the U.S.
Nov 25, 2019 // Solar, USA, Canadian Solar, China, Asia, North America, renesola, recurrent energy, Connecticut, Yumin Liu, Ke Chen
TZS the current to cut wafer costs, launches brand-new 218.2 mm wafer size
Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor (TZS) has become the most recent solar wafer maker to cut prices, while likewise launching a new 218.2mm-size wafer.
Dec 3, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, longi solar, wafers, tianjin zhonghuan semiconductor tzs, tzs, wafer manufacturers
DOE-backed CSP demo breaks ground in New Mexico
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday revealed the beginning of building deal with a high-temperature concentrating solar power (CSP) pilot facility referred to as the culmination of a USD-100-million (EUR 93.2 m) research study effort released in 2017.
Feb 20, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, New Mexico, doe
Cypress Creek appoints new CIO to accelerate its growth
Independent power producer (IPP) Cypress Creek Renewables has hired Jeffrey Meigel as its new chief investment officer (CIO).
May 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, IPP, Cypress Creek Renewables, North America, executive appointments, appointments
New 400 MW solar module manufacturing facility for Germany
Manufacturing is readied to begin in the very first quarter of following year at the prepared fab in Greiz, Thuringia. The center will certainly produce 370 W panels including fifty percent cells, huge wafers and also 9 busbars.
May 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Solarwelt GmbH, Heckert Solar, Xaver Trinkerl
New dopants might enhance PV glass efficiency
According to a British-Swedish research team, the down‐shifting process for solar glass manufacturing can be enhanced via making use of 2 dopant cations that produce no absorption bands. The doping with these substances is claimed to minimize the UV transmission while likewise maintaining the glass free from absorption in the visible as well as near-infrared ranges.
Aug 31, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Sweden, Europe, PV glass
Brand-new tools for solar cell metallization
The system can metallize the front and also back sides of silicon solar cells with unprecedented accuracy and also rate, Fraunhofer ISE stated. The technology is likewise appropriate for elements such as printed motherboard or chip cards.
Jul 17, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Fraunhofer ISE, Florian Clement, Andreas Lorenz
JA Solar unveils plans for new 5GW cell, 10GW module production facilities
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JA Solar has unveiled plans to bolster its output with a new cell manufacturing facility and module production plant.
Jan 2, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, manufacturing, China, JA Solar, pv modules, Asia, solar cell, cell