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Actis bags US$1.23bn for new clean energy investment fund
London-based renewables investor Actis has raised US$1.23 billion for a new investment fund destined for existing infrastructure assets in emerging markets, starting with its own 100MW PV plant in Chile.
Aug 20, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, SunPower, Chile, PV plant, Engie Energía, London, Actis, ALLIF
Wacker's polysilicon sales slump to new historical low
Major polysilicon manufacturer Wacker Chemie has actually reported polysilicon sales of EUR152.5 million in the 2nd quarter of 2020, a brand-new reduced, because of weak need as well as reduced exercise rates, leading to losses of EUR35 million for its polysilicon division.
Jul 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, polysilicon, c-si manufacturing, wacker chemie
Xinjiang Eyed as Home for a Massive New Solar Polysilicon Plant
Xinjiang Jingnuo New Energy makes an application for 100k ton/year plant Region is home to insurance claims of Uyghur human rights abuses
Jun 10, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, China, Asia, Xinjiang Jingnuo New Energy
SPI 2021 cancelled as organisers motivate contributions to assist New Orleans
Solar trade convention Solar energy International (SPI) has actually been cancelled because of the destruction caused by Hurricane Ida on New Orleans, where the event was scheduled to take place later on this month.
Sep 6, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, exhibition, events, Louisiana, spi, trade show
Amazon Announces New Renewable Projects of 3.5 GW Across the Globe
The new wind, solar as well as storage projects will certainly discover North America, EMEA, Asia, and Australia. Today renewable resource portfolio of Amazon currently stands at 15.7 GW from 310 renewable energy projects.
Apr 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, clean energy, Amazon, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Wind Energy, Andy Jassy, RE portfolio
New Zealand's Huge Scale Green Hydrogen Project Onboards Partners
The partnership will certainly consider the development of a large-scale hydrogen and ammonia center. The properties will certainly turn up at Southland in New Zealand.
Nov 30, 2022 // Solar to Fuel, green hydrogen, mitsui, woodside, ammonia, Southern Green Hydrogen Project
International Energy Agency forecasts 115 GW of new solar this year
The global expansion of PV, wind power and other clean energies will see double-digit growth this year as solar continues to lead the pack.
Sep 24, 2019 // Solar, Spain, China, Europe, Asia, IEA, Fatih Birol
Major advancement in producing new family members of semiconductor materials
MIT engineers report producing the very first high-grade thin films of a new household of semiconductor materials. The task, which lead scientist Rafael Jaramillo describes as his "white whale" because of his fixation in pursuing it over the years, has the potential to effect several areas of technology if background repeats itself. The capability to develop top notch films of other families of semiconductors brought about computers, solar cells, night-vision video cameras, and extra.
Oct 4, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cell, perovskite, MIT, North America, Thomas Lord
Argonne materials scientists go after a new generation of batteries
Progress in used research at Argonne National Laboratory increases hopes that solid-state batteries will certainly change standard lithium-ion batteries quicker rather than later.
Oct 28, 2021 // Technology, Storage, USA, Lithium-ion batteries, North America, Argonne National Laboratory, Jessica Durham
Clean Energy Investment In Developing Nations Slumps As Financing In China Slows
London, New York, São Paulo, November 25, 2019 – New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped
Dec 11, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Market Research, BNEF, China, Asia, BloombergNEF, Solar Report, solar investment
New configuration gives perovskite cells 18% efficiency
Cesium lead black perovskites could be interesting for solar cell development if their crystals are observed in their less efficient but more stable beta phase. The efficiency shortfall can be solved by healing emerging cracks in the surface of the cell using a choline iodide solution, according to an international team of scientists.
Oct 4, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, Europe, Asia, Switzerland, Luis K Ono, Jiao Tong University
Govt Drafts New Battery Waste Management Rules; Seeks Suggestions
The federal government has actually prepared brand-new regulations for battery waste administration that will certainly make it the obligation of makers, re-conditioners, importers and also assemblers to gather utilized batteries versus the brand-new ones marketed by them.
Feb 28, 2020 // Storage, India, Asia, battery manufacturers, Battery Waste Management Rules, Forests and Climate Change, recyclers
New conversion achievement for bifacial crystalline-silicon i-TOPCon solar cells
The latest peak conversion rate over 23 per cent for a large version of n-type photovoltaic cells achieved by China-based Trina Solar has been recognized by German ISFH calibration and test center.
Nov 25, 2019 // Technology, Germany, China, bifacial, Europe, Asia, Trina, PV cell, c-Si i-TOPCon, ISFH CalTeC
Pexapark bags new growth capital to target global, multi-gigawatt growth
Renewables software firm Pexapark has increased EUR6 million (US$ 6.7 million) in Series B funding as it seeks accelerate its development via the coming years.
Jun 22, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, baywa r.e., encavis, TECHNOLOGY, pexapark, software, Michael Waldner
New Zealand welcomes initial floating solar project in wastewater center
The project, which covers one hectare of water surface is anticipated to create adequate electricity to power 200 homes
Oct 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, New Zealand, Oceania, Phil Goff, Raveen Jaduram