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Dominion Energy suggests 500MW of new solar projects for Virginia
Dominion Energy has sent propositions for nine brand-new solar projects in Virginia with a combined capability of nearly 500MW as the utility remains to develop out its renewables profile to satisfy its tidy energy responsibilities in the state.
Nov 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Virginia, Dominion Energy, North America, irp, Katharine Bond, Ed Baine
Construction starts on 22-MW New york city community solar portfolio
CS Energy, a renewable energy EPC, as well as CVE North America, as well as independent power manufacturer, have actually broken ground on a 22-MW portfolio of 4 community solar projects in western New york city State.
Apr 5, 2023 // Plants, PV Power Plant, CS Energy, new york state
Canon's Breakthrough: New Materials Enhance Perovskite Solar Cell Durability
Revolutionize the solar industry with Canon's new material for perovskite solar cells, enhancing durability and stability for mass production by 2025.
Jun 18, 2024 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, Canon
New Chinese policy proposition stories terminate of national solar aids
A draft proposal put forward by China's National Development and also Reform Commission might see aids for brand-new solar projects terminated, beginning this year.
Apr 9, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, China, Asia, residential solar, subsidies, policy, regulation
KCEC Comes Close to 100% Solar Goal With 2 new Arrays Operational
Two new solar arrays built by KCEC have come online, helping the group come closer to meeting its goal of 100 percent solar energy during the day by 2022
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, New Mexico, KCEC, KCEC Solar Arrays, solar arrays, Luis Reyes Jr.
Less costly solar cells could be en route thanks to new products
New solar cell devices that are more affordable and easier to make might quickly make their means to market thanks to products made at Imperial College London.
Apr 22, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, City University of Hong Kong, CityU, Nicholas Long
Bluefield Lands GBP 120m for UK Solar Builds
Bluefield Solar Income Fund lands up to GBP 120m from Santander UK and NatWest for a 249‑MW northeast England solar push—four shovel-ready projects targeting 2027–2028 grid connections.
May 8, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, financing, BluefieldSolar
FTC Solar & Taihua New Energy Form JV to Produce Steel Components for Solar Projects
FTC Solar, a US-based solar tracker supplier, has developed a domestic joint venture with Thailand-headquartered steel fabricator Taihua New Energy to produce steel components for solar projects. The joint venture called Alpha Steel, will certainly concentrate on manufacturing steel components, including torque tubes, for utility-scale solar projects in Sealy, Texas. Alpha Steel is expected to begin industrial manufacturing in mid-2023.
Feb 14, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, ftc solar, solar projects, Sean Hunkler
A brand-new principle for heat-recovery solar cells
Scientists in Japan have actually shown a brand-new idea for a 'heat-recovery' solar cell, which they assert has the prospective to surpass the academic restriction for cell effectiveness. They state, nevertheless, that an appropriate product for the power filtering system layers is yet to be recognized. The cell is outfitted with a 100-micron thick silicon absorber, 2 electrodes as well as carrier-energy filtering system layers positioned in between the absorber and also electrodes.
May 19, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Japan, solar cells, Asia, HERC, Kenji Kamide
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
JinkoSolar establishes new efficiency records for its solar modules
The global solar industry leader has demonstrated new achievements for its HOT bifacial N-type and mono-PERC P-type module. Both types of solar devices have been tested by German TÜV Rheinland.
Jan 21, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, monocrystalline, JinkoSolar, cell module
New washable solar-powered fabric developed in United Kingdom
The scientific group from NTU (England) has proven that a wearable PV device can be integrated into clothes. The innovative fabric has been based on µc-Si cells embedded into fibrous textile by means of super-thin copper wire. The newly created material is claimed to keep its efficiency after 6,000 abrasions, 25 handwashing and 15 machine washing cycles.
Jan 27, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, UK, Europe
Hydrogen research fuels new solar ideas for green energy
New research led by Curtin University explores the use of methanol as a storage for hydrogen fuel, providing a potential green option for the extraction and creation of this zero pollution energy source.
Dec 5, 2019 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, Curtin University, Guohua Jia, Zongyou Yin
New aluminum batteries for renewables storage
The devices, developed by a European research team, are said to have twice the energy density of conventional aluminum devices. The scientists used a cathode made of anthraquinone, instead of one based on graphene, increasing energy density.
Sep 30, 2019 // Technology, Storage, storage, Sweden, Europe, Aluminum, Slovenia, Chlorine, Patrik Johansson
New Jersey is home to the country’s largest floating solar array
Ciel & Terre USA, floating solar power systems providers, in conjunction with Solar Renewable Energy and RETTEW are pleased to announce the completion of its Hydrelio floating solar solution for a 4.4.-MW floating array on the town of Sayreville, New Jersey’s pre-treatment water storage pond. This represents the largest floating solar array installed in North America to date.
Oct 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, USA, New Jersey, floating PV, North America, Ciel & Terre USA, Solar Renewable Energy, RETTEW, Dan Frankel, Jason Wert, Chris Bartle