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Mersen launches new fuses as well as switchgears for 800 V AC-equipped PV systems
The French maker has broadened its item profile with new products particularly created for photovoltaic or pv systems with 1500 V DC/ 800 V AC inverters. The new deal consists of NH merges as well as horizontal and upright fuse switch-disconnectors.
Aug 18, 2020 // Manufacturing News, France, Europe, Mersen
In Rural Colorado, the Kids of Coal Miners Learn to Install Solar Panels
The mines once provided steady employment, now solar energy offers jobs for the next generation.
Dec 26, 2019 // Solar, USA, Colorado, solar pv, North America, Ben Graves, Allora McClellan
Canadian researchers have done the math on optimizing PV output
Mathematicians at Canada’s University of Waterloo who turned their attention to solar power have developed an algorithm they say offers better control over PV plant output. The researchers estimate the algorithm could improve the output of a 100 MW power plant by almost a million kilowatt-hours per year.
Sep 3, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Canada, North America, University of Waterloo’s Department of Applied Mathematics, Milad Farsi
Daqo drives polysilicon manufacturing prices to market document US$ 5.86/ kg.
China-based high-purity polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy has actually reported that in the very first quarter of 2020, the typical complete manufacturing expense of polysilicon was minimized to US$ 5.86/ kg, below US$ 6.38/ kg in the previous quarter, a brand-new market document.
May 22, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, polysilicon, JinkoSolar, Asia, Daqo New Energy, Longi Green Energy Technology, covid-19, pv tech covid-19 tracker
Nordgold plans 13MW of solar with storage for Burkina Faso mines
Nordgold intends to build a 13MW PV plant with battery storage that will provide power to its Burkina Faso gold mines, thanks to an agreement signed with Total Eren and equity investor Africa Energy Management Platform (AEMP) on Tuesday.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Total Eren, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, Africa, mining, nordgold, mines, Burkina Faso, downer, alinta, Nikolai Zelenski
Solarcentury lands financing deal to pursue 500MW Spanish portfolio
UK solar developer Solarcentury has landed a €54.8 million finance facility to construct 500MW of solar farms in Spain.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, UK, pv power plants, solar pv, pv modules, Europe, subsidy-free, solarcentury, Neil Perry
Soltec plans EUR150m IPO to capitalise on solar's growth trajectory
Spanish solar tracker supplier Soltec has actually unveiled strategies to elevate approximately EUR150 million through a going public to take aim at solar's continued development trajectory worldwide.
Oct 7, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, IPO, trackers, Soltec, Powertis, pv trackers, Raul Morales
HBS to set up 11.6 MWp of solar as Anglian Water proceeds PV press
HBS Group Southern is to mount 11.6 MWp of solar PV for Anglian Water as it proceeds its long-held collaboration.
Mar 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, HBS New Energies, Anglian Water, Ground Mount, David Riley
Metito wins 45-55 MW Bangladesh project with $0.07/kWh bid
A consortium led by Metito Utilities, JinkoSolar and Al Jomaih Energy and Water has won a tender to build a 45-55 MW grid-tied solar plant with a bid of $0.0749/kWh — the lowest ever seen in Bangladesh.
Aug 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, tender, JinkoSolar, Metito Utilities, Al Jomaih Energy and Water, Bangladesh, grid-tied PV, Asia, BPDB, WAC Logistics and Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology, SREDA
Lightsource BP readying construction of 70MW trio for US university
Lightsource BP is days away from launching construction works for a utility-scale solar pipeline it will deploy for a US university, set to go live next year.
Aug 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, PPA, PV Tech, pv power plants, solar pv, ssfusa, Lightsource BP, US university, Pennsylvania, North America
MET, Keppel JV Starts 10-MWp Agri-PV in Italy
Keppel and MET Group power up a 10-MWp agrivoltaic plant in Ferrera Erbognone, fusing solar with farming to boost Italy’s clean energy and land efficiency.
Oct 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, Keppel, MET Group
Renewable Properties starts work with biggest area solar project in Marin Area, The Golden State
Renewable Properties, a developer and capitalist of small utility and area solar power projects throughout the U.S., began construction on the Silveira Ranch Solar Project, the biggest community solar array in Marin County to date, after months of development, preparation and also prep work.
Aug 14, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Solar Project, Renewable Properties, Aaron Halimi, Dawn Weisz, Kate Sears
Equinor pushes building and construction button on 531MW Brazil project
Mendubim solar site in Rio Grande do Norte is being developed with Scatec as well as Hydro Rein
Dec 8, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, South america, Brazil, Equinor, Hydro Rein
Kaneka establishes perovskite/heterojunction crystalline silicon tandem solar cells with 29.2% effectiveness
Japan-based chemicals business, Kaneka, has actually reported the design of a two-terminal (2T) perovskite-crystalline tandem solar cell making use of a 145 μm thick commercial Czochralski (CZ) silicon wafer.
May 15, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Japan, solar cells, Asia, perovskite, Kaneka, efficiency
Scottish Water reveals 'most ambitious' solar plan yet with 4GWh project
Scottish Water has actually announed its "most ambitious solar power scheme to date", with a setup prepared for its Balmore Water Treatment Works in Torrance, East Dunbartonshire that is anticipated to generate 4GWh each year.
Mar 29, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, utility scale, Ground-Mount Solar, Scottish Water Horizons, SCOTLAND, EV chargers, Scottish Water, Fes Support Services, East Dunbartonshire, Mark Williams, Donald MacBrayne












