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Queensland Solar Park Approved for 250 MW Connection
Pacific Partnerships secures grid connection for 300-MW Hopeland solar park in Queensland, set to power 100,000 homes in the Southern Queensland Renewable Energy Zone.
May 3, 2024 // Plants, queensland, PV Power Plant
R.Power Expands Solar Portfolio in Portugal
R.Power Renewables shines bright in Portugal with new solar acquisitions and projects in the pipeline across Europe.
Jun 13, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Europe, R.Power Renewables
Clearway secures $700m debt for California solar, storage projects
Clearway Energy Group secures $700M financing for 200MW solar park and battery storage in California, benefiting San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison.
Jul 23, 2024 // Storage, Clearway Energy Group
154MW German Solar Farm Inaugurated in Gumtow, Brandenburg
Experience the milestone of Germany's energy transition: Döllen solar park, commissioned by CEE Group and partner Goldbeck Solar, is a 154.77 MWp photovoltaic plant operational for one year. Financed by DAL Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing and supplied with solar modules by Astronergy. E.DIS Netz grid supplied with electricity from the transformer station in Schönhagen. Exceptional professionalism and commitment thanked by CEE Group.
Jul 5, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, CEE Group, Goldbeck Solar
Modus Bags 55MW Latvian Solar Bloom
Modus Asset Management and Evecon SIA partner to acquire 55MW solar portfolio in Latvia. Bi-facial module, single-axis tracker, and fixed tilt technology to be utilized. Target fund size of €200m to invest in solar, onshore wind, and battery storage project stages.
Jul 21, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Modus Asset Management, Evecon SIA
Eku Launches UK Battery Duo: 130MWh to Decarbonise
Eku Energy is set to construct two 130 MWh battery storage systems in Basildon, Essex and Loudwater, Buckinghamshire. Completion is expected by the end of 2024 with 1.2GWh of battery storage currently in delivery across six sites. NHOA Group is partnering with Eku for this project.
Jul 21, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, Eku Energy
Perovskite solar cells constructed from pepper mint oil and also walnut scent artificial additive, stopping lead leak
POSTECH study group included Prof. Taiho Park as well as Junwoo Lee, a pupil in joint MS-PhD program created Alkoxy-PTEG, opening transportation polymers that could be liquified in pepper mint oil, by using ethylene glycol side chains when they generated high effectiveness perovskite solar cells. Additionally, they verified that this polymer caught dripping lead in the aged perovskite solar cells.
Feb 27, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, Asia, Korea, perovskite, POSTECH, Taiho Park, Junwoo Lee
Jinko becomes first solar manufacturer to make 100% renewable energy pledge
The Chinese module giant has committed to sourcing 70% of its energy from renewables by 2023 and all of it by 2025. If serious, that could represent confidence in the amount of new renewable energy generation capacity to come online in China given the company’s huge production capacity expansion plans.
Sep 24, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, First Solar, Asia, Jinko, Kanping Chen
The surprise offender eliminating lithium-metal batteries from the inside
For years, scientists have tried to make reputable lithium-metal batteries These high-performance storage cells hold 50% more energy than their respected, lithium-ion relatives, however greater failure prices and security problems like fires and also explosions have paralyzed commercialization initiatives. Researchers have assumed why the gadgets fall short, yet direct evidence has been sparse.
Jul 15, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Sandia National Laboratories, lithium-metal batteries, Katie Harrison, Katie Jungjohann
The people, the PV and also the pipes that can make hydrogen work
At Australia's University of Newcastle hydrogen production starts with water extracted from the atmosphere and electrolysis powered by totally free energy from the sun; sucking CO2 from the air is the next action to filling Angus Taylor's cherished gas facilities with green methane that can bring spuds to the boil and power the economy while assisting to flatten the nation's discharges curve.
Sep 7, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Solar to Fuel, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, Darren Miller, Janet Nelson, Behdad Moghtaderi, Rob Wheals
Proposed style can double the performance of light-weight solar cells for space-based applications
When it involves providing energy for space exploration and settlements, commonly offered solar cells made of silicon or gallium arsenide are still too hefty to be probably delivered by rocket.
Jun 7, 2023 // Technology, solar cells
Cutting optical losses in tandem perovskite cells
Spanish scientists have actually revealed a monolithic nano-structured perovskite silicon tandem gadget they assert can lower optical losses by greater than a 3rd contrasted to planar perovskite cells of the very same kind.
Feb 12, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Spain, solar cells, Europe, perovskite
All-organic, sustainable proton battery from Sweden
A team of scientists at Sweden's Uppsala College have actually created a proton battery based upon abundant natural products. They claim the battery can be charged "immediately" while running at reduced temperatures, and can be cycled more than 500 times without considerable capacity loss.
Apr 8, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Sweden, Europe, Uppsala University, Christian Strietzel
A basic approach to high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
Perovskites, a class of materials initially reported in the early 19th century, were "re-discovered" in 2009 as a possible prospect for power generation via their use in solar cells. Ever since, they have taken the photovoltaic or pv (PV) research study area by storm, reaching brand-new document efficiencies at an unmatched pace.
Mar 29, 2021 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, efficiency, Alexander Taylor, Fabian Paulus
Environment-friendly hydrogen: Utilizing solar energy for water splitting
Max Planck scientists evaluate the destruction of photo-electrodes for water splitting as well as publish their current lead to ACS Applied Energy Materials
Nov 6, 2020 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Germany, Europe, hydrogen, Max Planck, Siyuan Zhang, Christina Scheu