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700-MW Solar Project in NSW Acquired by Pacific Partnerships
Pacific Partnerships secures rights to massive solar park in NSW, set to power 280,000 homes with cutting-edge battery storage technology.
Jun 18, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Pacific Partnerships
AGL Acquires Aussie Renewables Firms, Expands 8.1-GW Pipeline
AGL Energy Ltd boosts renewable energy portfolio with AUD 250 million acquisition of Firm Power Pty Ltd and Terrain Solar, expanding development pipeline to over 14 GW.
Aug 14, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, Terrain Solar, AGL Energy Ltd, Firm Power Pty Ltd
Chinese investment in renewables triples under Belt & Road initiative
A report by Greenpeace has found in the five years since China announced the continent spanning ‘One Belt, One Road’ infrastructure plan, investment in Belt & Road countries has supported 12.6 GW of wind and solar power generation capacity. That is almost three times the 450 MW that came online in the territories before 2014. The initiative has also supported 68 GW of new coal capacity.
Jul 30, 2019 // Plants, China, Tata Mustasya, NGO, Liu Junyan, Wang Yan, Asia
H2 Inc Secures $16M for New Korean Battery Plant
H2 Inc secures $16 million to power up production of innovative vanadium flow batteries, boosting renewable energy solutions and capacity with a new 870 MWh facility!
Jan 23, 2025 // Storage, Asia, Korea, H2 Inc
Invenergy secures building and construction funds for 1.3 GW website, 130MW Strata portfolio funded
Invenergy has actually completed building funding for the initial phase of its Samson Solar Energy Center in northeast Texas.
Jan 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Invenergy, North America, Mike Lorusso, community pv, Strata Solar, large scale solar, summit ridge energy, avalon park, Steve Raeder
Research discovers plants would certainly expand well in solar cell greenhouses
A recent research reveals that lettuce can be grown in greenhouses that strain wavelengths of light used to generate solar power, demonstrating the usefulness of using transparent photovoltaic panels in greenhouses to produce electrical power.
Mar 22, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cell, North America, Brendan O'Connor, North Carolina State University, Harald Ade, Heike Sederoff
New technique increases effectiveness, sustainability of large-scale perovskite solar cells
A global group of researchers has actually shown a technique for generating perovskite photovoltaic products on an industrial scale, which will lower the expense and enhance the performance of mass-produced perovskite solar cells.
Jan 26, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, Aldo di Carlo, Michael Gratzel, efficiently, Aram Amassian
Corralling ions boosts viability of next generation solar cells
Researchers have actually discovered that transporting ions into specified pathways in perovskite products enhances the stability and operational efficiency of perovskite solar cells. The searching for leads the way for a new generation of lighter, more flexible, and much more effective solar cell technologies suitable for practical use.
Feb 27, 2023 // Technology, solar cells, North Carolina State University, Aram Amassian
New layout strategies to improve the stability and efficiency of bifacial perovskite solar cells
Solar cells based upon perovskites, calcium titanium oxide minerals or compounds with similar structures, are amongst one of the most appealing emerging energy options. Over the past couple of years, engineers and material researchers have been exploring the capacity of solar mini-modules (i.e., little cells that can be utilized to develop larger-scale solar panels) made from perovskite bifacial structures.
May 16, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, University of North Carolina
Boviet Solar Set to Launch 2-GW Factory by 2025
Boviet Solar is set to revolutionize renewable energy in the U.S. with a massive 2-GW PV module factory in North Carolina, launching production in early 2025!
Oct 10, 2024 // Manufacturing News, USA, PV module, North America, Boviet Solar
Ib Vogt kickstarts EPC work for Aussie solar-plus-storage project
German EPC Ib vogt has started construction on a utility-scale project in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW).
Aug 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, EPC, Australia, solar pv, plants, solar-plus-storage, ib vogt, new south wales
China to fund 450 MW of solar capacity in Bangladesh
The two nations are due to sign an MoU today to set up the capacity in the north of Bangladesh along with 50 MW of wind power facilities in the south, near the port of Payra. China will supply an estimated $500m with the host nation freeing up land for the projects.
Aug 27, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, China, Bangladesh, Asia, North-West Power, AM Khurshedul Alam, National Machinery Import and Export Corporation
174 Power Global bags funding for utility-scale solar in Texas
174 Power Global has wrapped up construction financing for the US$210 million, 150MW first phase of its solar farm in Ector County, northwest Texas, clinching funding from a group of global banks.
Sep 12, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, PV plants, North America, 174 power global, credit agricole corporate and investment bank, korea development bank, Q CELL modules
UK financier acquires Oz solar triad
VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities will start building and construction of the projects in Q3 2022
Sep 12, 2022 // Plants, UK, Australia, Europe, Oceania, VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities
UK Solar Park Powers Up: Voltalia, City of London Corp
Voltalia has officially inaugurated its largest solar park to date in the UK. South Farm Solar Park has a capacity of 49.9MW, enough to cover half of the City of London Corporation's electricity needs. The project is funded by Santander UK and contributes to the City of London Corporation's energy transition away from fossil fuels.
Jun 16, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Voltalia, Europe, PV Power Plant, City of London Corporation