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Calcium batteries cool down with new electrolyte
Scientists at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a new class of electrolytes they say could bring calcium batteries – currently only a lab technology – a step closer to being a practical reality for energy storage.
Oct 10, 2019 // Technology, Storage, storage, Germany, Europe, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Zhenyou Li, Maximilian Fichtner, CELEST, Calcium batteries
European Energy Begins 148-MW Solar Project in Latvia
European Energy A/S breaks ground on its first Baltic solar park, a 148-MW project in Latvia, promising green electricity for 50,000 homes and boosting renewable energy independence.
Oct 4, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, european energy, Solar Project, Latvia
New DLR institutes will certainly explore solar-chemical fuels and the future of air transportation
In the future, mobility needs to come to be more eco-friendly - whether artificial fuels from sustainable sources, electrical power or hydrogen, cutting-edge and also low-emission engines, unmanned as well as electric aircraft, or concepts for their assimilation into the air transport system. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum hair Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is establishing four new institutes as well as facilities to magnify its research on a large range of topics in these important areas. Funding is currently guaranteed adhering to the passing of the Structural Reinforcement Act (StStG) by the German Federal Parliament and the Federal Council on 3 July 2020.
Jul 7, 2020 // Technology, Transport, Germany, Europe, Pascale Ehrenfreund
Firm Power Plans New Battery Storage in NSW
Firm Power powers up Kangaroo Valley! A groundbreaking battery energy storage system set for public input on October 16, shaping a sustainable future in New South Wales.
Oct 14, 2024 // Storage, nsw, Firm Power
Ford Motors Signs 650 MW PPA With United States Energy Company DTE Energy
DTE will certainly raise the amount of solar energy set up in Michigan by about 70% by including 650 megawatts under its MIGreenPower initiative for Ford.
Every Ford vehicle constructed in Michigan will certainly be put together utilizing the power that is 100% carbon-free by 2025, which is ten years earlier than Ford's worldwide target.
By utilizing carbon-free electrical power, Ford will protect against approximately 600,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
The acquisition will aid Ford move closer to carbon nonpartisanship and also bring in jobs and tax money for Michigan.
Aug 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, clean energy, Solar Energy Industries Association, SEIA, Renewable Energy, International, green energy, dte energy, electric vehicle (EV) market, Ford Motors
New solar financial investment drops 12% as COVID-19 dents H1 2020 figures: BNEF
Investment in new solar ability fell in the initial fifty percent of 2020 by 12% year-on-year to US$ 54.7 billion as the COVID-19 pandemic hit both project funding and also set up public auctions.
Jul 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, BNEF, auctions, investment, finance, tenders, renewables, covid-19
Ferrovial Wins 116-MWp Contract for Three New Murcia Solar Farms
Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial will design and build three solar plants totalling 116 MWp in Murcia for TotalEnergies, enough clean power for about 30,500 homes.
Jul 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Ferrovial
MN8 Energy Secures $575M for Solar, Battery Projects
MN8 Energy secures $575M to power its expansive solar and battery projects, fueling a sustainable future across nine states.
Jul 14, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, MN8 Energy
New regulations eye 'large' release of renewables in Spain
Spain's PV industry has actually welcomed government approval of a plan of legal actions focused on quickening the nation's change to 100% renewables.
Jun 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, auctions, Europe, policy, law, grid permits, regulation, Arancha Martínez
Agilitas Energy Acquires Texas Energy Storage Systems Portfolio for $75 Million
The projects are acquired in the Greater Houston from Gulf States Renewable Energy.
Last year Agilitas Energy raised $350 million from CarVal Investors for the purpose of national development.
Mar 29, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, ERCOT, Agilitas Energy, Barrett Bilotta, ESS, energy storage system, GSR Energy, Gulf States Renewable Energy, standalone battery, storage projects acquisition, Texas storage and solar PV
Heraeus claims module output increases by 2.1% with new ribbon
The performance of the company’s Selectively Coated Ribbons was measured for more than a year in a field test. Heraeus says the yield gains are achieved by the device’s optical properties – said to enable improved reflection – even at low angles of incidence and in low-light conditions.
Aug 23, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Heraeus, Selectively Coated Ribbons, Peter Berghofer
REA calls for brand-new UK storage space market mechanism
Energy requirements will be 'left unmet without substantial adjustment', according to study
Mar 10, 2021 // Technology, Storage, UK, Europe, REA, Renewable Energy and Clean Technology, Frank Gordon, Will Gardiner
Avaada opens Gujarat solar farm, starts new Vadodara project today
Avaada inaugurated a 280-MW solar plant in Surendranagar, Gujarat, and broke ground on a 100-MW project in Vadodara, advancing its Indian growth strategy.
Sep 23, 2025 // Plants, India, Asia, utility-scale, gujarat, Avaada, commissioning
New manufacturing technique for antimony sulfide-selenide PV cells
Chinese researchers have discovered a brand-new hydrothermal method for the straight deposition of antimony sulfide-selenide films. They utilized ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid to regulate the response system, giving the film a flat, portable surface morphology. It has a performance of 10.5%, an open-circuit voltage of 664 mV, a short-circuit current of 23.8 mA centimeters − 2, and a fill element of 66.3%.
Sep 7, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, Asia, PV cells
Vikram Solar opens brand-new 1.3 GW solar module facility in Tamil Nadu
Vikram Solar has actually finished a new 1.3 GW solar module production center in Tamil Nadu, India, taking its total manufacturing output to 2.5 GW.
Jul 21, 2021 // Manufacturing News, India, Tamil Nadu, Asia, Vikram Solar










