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Cincinnati is developing the biggest American municipal solar project
Cincinnati is going to build the biggest municipal solar field in the country to supply renewable electricity to all the facilities throughout the city and serve the population via the Electric Aggregation Program. When put into operation, the solar plant with a capacity of 100 megawatts is expected to decrease the annual CO2 emission of the region by 158 thousand tons.
Nov 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, USA, North America, Cincinnati
10 Charts That Can Help Predict the Year Ahead
By Nathaniel Bullard
I’ve picked my 10 favorite charts of 2019. Each one represents a data set that will change in 2020, and in so doing tell us
Jan 8, 2020 // Market Research
Carbon nanotubes lead the way for silicon in storage
Researchers in the United States have actually established a carbon nanotube approach of producing a lithium-ion battery with a silicon anode. The gadget apparently showed far better than 87% capability retention after 1,500 cycles. The designers claim their exploration gets over a number of the challenges to using silicon as an anode as well as might open making use of various other products for electrodes in lithium-ion gadgets
Apr 2, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, silicon, North America, lithium-ion battery, PNNL, Rice University, carbon nanotube method
Energyra works on restarting PV factory in the Netherlands
The insolvent photovoltaic manufacturer is still talking to potential investment partners, but it claims that it could resume PV module production at its shuttered factory in the Dutch municipality of Zaanstad on short notice.
Nov 29, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Europe, Netherlands, Energyra, Daniel Kuijk
DuPont on the hunt for Aussie field survey partners
Over the last decade, DuPont has surveyed more than 2 GW of PV installations and has analyzed a range of failure types and their causes. Hong-Jie Hu, DuPont’s solar technical and development lead in China, says that the materials giant is looking for Australian partners for its Global Field Survey program, with a particular interest in hot and humid and desert environments.
Oct 16, 2019 // Solar, China, Asia, Hong-Jie Hu, DuPont
Encavis buys 74 MWp solar bundle in the Netherlands
German solar as well as wind ranch operator Encavis AG (ETR: ECV) has agreed to acquire 5 solar parks in the Netherlands with an overall ability of 74 MWp from Norwegian renewables firm Statkraft A/S to increase its generation ability in the country to 180 MWp.
Nov 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Netherlands, encavis
Solar pioneer Pierre Verlinden: The big problem is apathy
On the first day of this year’s EU PVSEC conference, veteran solar researcher Pierre J Verlinden won the Becquerel Prize for Outstanding Merits in Photovoltaics. The award recognized more than 40 years as a leading PV researcher in academia and at leading companies including Sunpower and Trina Solar. Its recipient spoke to pv magazine about what is needed from solar to stave off catastrophic climate change.
Sep 11, 2019 // Opinions, SunPower, China, Europe, Asia, wafers, Trina Solar, PERC, eu pvsec, Pierre Verlinden
Will the Aurora Project be Located in Port Augusta?
Aurora Solar Project has been sold to a new owner. However, there is no guarantee that the project will still be located in Port Augusta.
Dec 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Aurora Solar, Kevin Moriarty
Energy subsidies:Development in the international power change to 2050
Regardless of the frequency of aids throughout the power system, the industry does not have any kind of methodically used, standard meaning of what aids are.
May 19, 2020 // Market Research, IRENA, Energy subsidies
Shell to construct green hydrogen project in the Netherlands
Energy significant Shell will certainly start constructing a renewable hydrogen plant in the Netherlands that it said will be the largest project of its kind in Europe when operational in 2025.
Jul 7, 2022 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, Europe, Netherlands, shell, green hydrogen, wind, oil and gas majors
Energetica starts production at the huge factory in Austria
The PV technology company has begun making photovoltaic modules at its facility located in Liebenfels.
Nov 12, 2019 // Manufacturing News, pv modules, Europe, Austria, Energetica
Electrifying Australian Trucks: The Key to Slashing Transport Emissions
New study reveals electric trucks as the top choice for slashing road transport emissions, with potential cuts of 75-85% over their lifespan. Hydrogen trucks lag behind, and their future remains uncertain.
Jan 19, 2024 // Transport, Australia, Oceania, truck
The smarter E: Féron presents highly reflective black backsheet
Aluminium Féron GmbH & Co. KG from Düren, Germany is presenting a new black backsheet for solar modules at Intersolar.
May 24, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, backsheet, Intersolar, solar module, Féron GmbH & Co. KG
Is Mexican energy CFE getting in the solar business?
Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is looking for authorization to establish 350 MW of solar in the state of Baja California. The ranges will be built on the exact same site as the 820 MW Cerro Prieto geothermal project. Nonetheless, it stays vague whether the PV setups mark the company's formal entrance into the solar company.
Aug 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Mexico, North America, cfe, Manuel Bartlett
BlackRock Reveals Climate Funds Targeting the Toughest ESG Clients
BlackRock Inc. is launching two funds made to live up to the European Union's highest standard for sustainability, in an initiative to draw in investors seeking the greenest products on the market.
Jan 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, BlackRock Inc