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Electrical energy costs reach record highs across Europe
Supply interruptions in the coal and also gas markets have actually added to record power costs throughout Europe, resulting in calls for even more support for renewables generation to mitigate future price increases.
Sep 8, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Europe, oil and gas, power prices, rystad energy, national grid eso, omie
The US Army simply launched the largest floating solar farm in the Southeast-- why this is a big deal
The United States Army has launched the biggest floating solar farm in the Southeast. It's also the initial project of its kind for the US Department of Defense.
Jun 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, USA, floating PV, North America, solar farm
SEIA lays out its vision for US interconnection reform, suggests sweeping adjustments at numerous levels
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has actually released a whitepaper detailing the reforms it thinks are needed to the US interconnection system, in which it outlines a collection of proposals for both regional transmission organisations (RTO) as well as the US-wide Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Jun 16, 2022 // Plants, Storage, Grids, USA, SEIA, FERC, pv power plants, interconnection, North America, doe, grid connection, connection queues, RTOs, interconnection reform, whitepaper
Texas’ self-styled largest solar project nears completion
Canadian developer Innergex has confirmed that its 315MWAC / 250MDC Texas PV project, set to be the largest in the state, is on track to go live by September.
Aug 14, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, New York, Texas, Nick Holman, Innergex, Phoebe Solar, Michel Letellier, Solar Energies Industry Association, Greenbacker Renewable Energy, BNRG Renewables
AES Gener to add 253 MW RE and 112 MW Storage to the Grid in Chile
AES Gener is including 253 MW of renewable energy and also 112 MW of battery storage space right into the nationwide electrical power system of Chile.
Oct 19, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Chile, South america, AES Gener, Juan Carlos Jobet, Ricardo Falú
Waaree Books 140 MW Solar Module Deal
Waaree wins 140‑MW solar order as India’s renewables surge, showcasing domestic module momentum under PLI/ALMM, expanding capacity, next‑gen cells, and bolstered supply resilience and investor confidence.
Dec 1, 2025 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, solar modules, waaree, PV demand
DoE give will certainly money research study into solar power and power grids
A team of researchers from Binghamton University has actually been selected to get $2.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to develop methods to dependably support higher amounts of solar energy on the grid.
Jan 12, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, doe, Ziang "John" Zhang
Physicists create perfect testing conditions of solar cells for space applications
This new method for screening perovskite solar cells leads the way for their usage in powering objects that require the cells' radiation firmness and durability.
May 4, 2022 // Technology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, solar cells, perovskite, University of Oklahoma
A South American Success Story In Renewables-- Chile
Chile is an overachiever in meeting its electrical power requires from renewables Its target was to achieve 20 per cent by 2025 South American country Chile has actually emerged as a surprise success story when it comes to adding renewable capacity. The nation has virtually 22 percent of its electrical energy demand met by solar as well as wind farms.
Nov 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, IEA, International Energy Agency, El Romero Solar Farm, Sierra Gorda Enel Solar PV Park, Sol de Lila Solar Power Park, The Concentrated Solar Power de Cerro Dominador Plant
GE is utilizing DOE funds to create sophisticated PV inverter controls for an extra reputable grid
GE Research, the main innovation advancement arm for the General Electric Company, has actually been granted $4.2 million in financing from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to aid create and also release innovative grid-forming PV inverter control innovations that can dependably sustain greater quantities of solar energy on the grid.
Feb 7, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, North America, SETO, Maozhong Gong, GE Research
ComEd record finds financial investments in domestic solar, energy efficiency benefit all consumers
ComEd today reported to the Illinois Commerce Compensation (ICC) that property customers are receiving cost savings and clean power benefits from the Future Power Jobs Act (FEJA) and that these benefits are higher than the prices to clients.
Feb 19, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, efficiency, ComEd, Joe Dominguez, FEJA
South Africa launches request for propositions for 1GW of solar PV
The South African federal government has actually released its most current renewables procurement round under its Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), which is to obtain 1GW of solar PV.
Mar 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, tender, solar-plus-storage, Africa, eskom, South Africa, ACWA Power, Gwede Mantashe, solar wind hybrid, G7 Renewable Energies, power cuts, procurement, Killian Hagemann
EIB Provides Brenmiller Energy with EUR7.5 Mn for Innovative Thermal Storage Manufacturing Facility
EIB and also Brenmiller Energy have signed a EUR7.5 million funding arrangement to back the business's building and construction of the very first large-scale factory for its bGen storage unit.
Apr 5, 2021 // Storage, Thermal, storage, eib, thermal storage, Brenmiller Energy, EIB Brenmiller Energy Storage, Thomas Östros, Avi Brenmiller
SEIA concerns new protocol to promote ethical solar supply chains
The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has introduced a new tool to make it simpler for solar designers to map where their modules and modern technologies are made and make sure an ethical supply chain.
Apr 29, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, SEIA, SunPower, North America, labour, solar supply chain, Suzanne Leta, xingjiang
Scientist Create 68.9%- efficient PV Cell for Laser power Transmission
Along with the classic applications for solar cells on roofings and also open spaces, photovoltaic or pv tools can also be used with laser light for reliable power transmission. Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer ISE case to have achieved a 68.9% conversion effectiveness rate for a III-V solar cell that can be used in laser power transmissions systems.
Jul 1, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, Andreas Bett, efficiency, Henning Helmers, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, laser energy transmissions systems, photovoltaic cell