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Equinor gets United States battery storage space gamer
Virginia-based East Point Energy has a 4.1 GW pipeline of very early to mid-stage BESS projects on the East Coast
Jul 12, 2022 // Storage, USA, North America, Equinor, Olav Kolbeinstveit, Siri Espedal Kindem, Andrew Foukal
Binghamton University-Led Battery Effort Gets $113 Million Grant
University's New Energy New York receives $63.7 million from Build Back Better Regional Challenge and also $50 million from the New York state.
The grant will certainly aid to bolster domestic battery manufacturing and supply chain, reinvigorate region.
Sep 5, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, Joe Biden, Binghamton University, Finger Lakes, Harvey Stenger, New Energy New York project, Opportunity Zone in Endicott, Per Stromhaug, Senator Schumer, Southern Tier
Starlight eyes 1.75 GW PV potential in Canada and also Romania
NextEnergy organization has safeguarded land civil liberties as well as preliminary link terms for 435MW of solar
Sep 29, 2022 // Plants, Canada, Europe, North America, Romania, NextEnergy, Starlight
UAH research aims to improve solar panel performance thru geothermal cooling
By utilizing geothermal cooling, a research group from the University of Alcala in Spain has actually established a prototype solar panel with approximately 14% greater performance.
Oct 28, 2022 // Technology, Spain, Europe, solar panel, efficiency, UAH, University of Alcala
Canadian Solar Bags 256 MW Contracts For South Africa Largest Solar PPAs
Canadian Solar Inc. has introduced that its majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (" CSI Solar") signed a 256 MW solar module contract with SOLA Group, a Cape Town-based independent power producer. The 256 MWs will supply the first two biggest utility-scale solar energy projects in South Africa, which are based on private power purchase agreements (PPAs).
Dec 6, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, PPA, Africa, sola group, South Africa, Shawn Qu, BiHiKu7 modules, CSI Solar co, Dom Wills
Brazil's WNI Smart Energy to Turn On 15 Solar Plants
The plants will be established in the southerly states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, the firm revealed.
According to a statement by WNI Smart Energy, it already caters to over 100 customers in all the regions of Brazils, with the exception of the northern area.
Jan 10, 2023 // Plants, Absolar, GM Fibras, O&M solar plants, photovoltaic power generation systems, WNI Group, WNI Smart Energy
Linton to manufacture silicon equipment for photovoltaic panel makers within the United States
Linton Crystal Technologies (LCT) revealed it will produce solar silicon production equipment in the United States and intends to break ground on a united state manufacturing facility in Q2 2023. The Rochester, New York-based firm makes silicon-growing and crystal-processing equipment as well as has formerly dealt with Dalian Linton NC Machine Co. Ltd. in China to make its equipment.
Feb 8, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, solar panel, silicon, North America, Linton
Sungrow to Supply Solution for UK's Longest Duration BESS Project of 825 MWh
Sungrow and also CES are working on a specific pipe of projects completing 825 MWh of capacity spread across five ready-to-build sites.
The CES platform is funding the construction of a pipe of BESS projects established by Pelagic Energy Developments.
Mar 14, 2023 // Storage, Sungrow, Battery Energy Storage, James Wu, AIMCo, Railpen, Alberta Investment Management Corporation, Constantine Energy Storage, Constantine Group, liquid-cooled BESS solution, Louis Burford, Ocker Hill, Pelagic Energy Developments, Power Titan
Scientists develop method to decrease the formation of anions vacancy defects in halide perovskite solar cells
Researchers at China's Shaanxi Regular University and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have actually designed a novel approach to reduce the formation of anions vacancy defects in halide perovskite solar cells. The team reported that the new strategy leads to greater performance and impressive stability.
Mar 14, 2023 // Technology, China, Asia, Chinese Academy of Sciences, perovskite solar cells, Shaanxi Normal University
Wärtsilä ESS fire safety screening showed battery smoke is no worse than other smoke
Technology group Wärtsilä has actually completed UL 9540A fire safety screening of its GridSolv Quantum energy storage system (ESS).
May 25, 2023 // Storage, Wärtsilä
Aspen Power Partners Secures $241M to Fuel Solar Farm Expansion
Aspen Power Partners secures $241 million in financing for solar energy projects, with support from JPMorgan Chase, Lombard Odier, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Backed by Carlyle, Aspen has a strong track record in renewable energy development.
Jan 18, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Aspen Power
Softbank injects another $10m into Swedish dye-sensitized solar specialist Exeger
The Japanese multinational lender is making its second investment in the Swedish start-up. The funds will help the company ship its first products next year.
Sep 9, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, Saudi Arabia, India, Asia, Softbank Group, Exeger, Giovanni Fili, Shigeki Miwa, Japan.
X-Elio secures Portuguese oil and gas offtaker for 200MW of Spanish PV
X-Elio has enlisted a Portuguese oil and gas group as offtaker to a large-scale solar pipeline in Spain, adding to the country’s bustling PV power purchase agreement (PPA) scene.
Oct 8, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Galp, utility-scale PV, Europe, x-elio, oil and gas, offtaker
Best Practices Guide for Photovoltaic System Operations and Maintenance
A best-practices report on photovoltaic (PV) operations and maintenance (O&M) released by NREL and the PV O&M Working Group provides valuable insights on improving the performance of PV systems, extending their lifespan, and saving costs.
Oct 23, 2019 // Market Research, NREL
Eswatini 40 MW solar tender attracts 13 approved bidders
The regulator received 26 proposals overall for a project intended to make the kingdom less dependent on power imports from troubled South African utility Eskom.
Oct 29, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Africa, eskom, Eswatini









