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Rikers Island might come to be a renewable resource and storage space center
Rikers Island, the well known island house to New york city City's main jail complex, is to be made use of to discover the development of renewable resource generation as well as battery power storage.
Mar 9, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, New York, solar-plus-storage, North America, colocation, bill de blasio, feasibility study, rikers island
OPDEnergy Begins Operation of 50 MW Solar Plant in Spain
OPDEnergy has announced the completion of construction work on its new solar PV plant Zafra, located in Alcalá de Guadaira (Seville), Spain
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, pv power plants, Europe, OPDEnergy, Luis Cid
BayWa r.e. sells Spanish subsidy-free solar sequel to major European insurer
A solar project part of a landmark subsidy-free series in Spain has found a new owner, a major insurance group set to buy the plant as it nears commissioning.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe, subsidy-free pv, baywa r.e., Don Rodrigo, Benedikt Ortmann, talanx
Testing floating PV with tracking systems
French water management agency Société du Canal de Provence (SCP) is planning an innovative floating project to test its combination with a solar tracking system. The 250 kW project was awarded a fixed tariff in a special tender for innovative PV projects held by The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) in February 2018. The plant will be deployed on a water surface managed by SCP in Southern France.
Jan 29, 2020 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, France, tender, floating PV, Europe, SCP
Silicon heterojunction solar cell hits 23.5% performance with brand-new hole-selective get in touch with
Scientists from Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have actually utilized molybdenum oxide as the hole-selective call in an heterojuction silicon cell. The researchers declare the substance can take on conventional get in touches with in spite of a reduced degree of optimization.
Feb 10, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Europe, solar cell, heterojunction, silicon, Switzerland, EPFL
Storage space dominates in France's capability public auction
The Ministry for the Ecological and also Inclusive Transition's long-lasting public auction was arranged by grid driver RTE under the French ability purchase system. Storage space made up 253 MW of the ability designated in the public auction, which was open to all decarbonizing innovations.
Feb 28, 2020 // Storage, France, Europe, auction
One more 30 MW of floating solar all set in France
The neighborhood of Châteauneuf-du-Rhône, in the French division of Drôme, has actually signified its authorization of a floating PV project sent by the Compagnie Nationale du Rhône which still calls for a license from the preparation authorities.
Mar 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, France, floating PV, Europe, Nicolas Dalisson
Solar perovskite start-up Evolar bags brand-new financial investment to target rapid commercialisation
Solar perovskite start-up Evolar has actually sourced investment from Norwegian renewables investor Magnora as it targets rapid commercialisation of the technology.
Nov 17, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, perovskite, thin film, Solibro, r&d, Tandem cells, evolar, magnora, Norwegia, Erik Sneve, Haakon Alfstad
At the very least 1GW of PV ability to be included in Spain's renewables auction next month
The first of Spain's new clean power auctions is readied to take place following month, with the nation's federal government designating a total amount of 3GW of renewables capacity. While at the very least 1GW will be for solar PV and one more 1GW for onshore wind, the staying capability will certainly be auctioned without technological constraints.
Dec 15, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, auctions, Europe, auction, tenders, Utility-Scale Storage, renewable tender
CDPQ to Invest USD 1 Billion in Invenergy Renewables
CDPQ has dedicated USD 1 billion to Invenergy Renewables, one of the biggest designers, proprietors and also drivers of RE projects in North America
Dec 21, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, CDPQ, Emmanuel Jaclot, CDPQ Invenergy Renewables, Invenergy Renewables, Jim Murphy
New power conversion layer for biosolar cells
A study group from the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (RUB), along with coworkers from Lisbon, has produced a semi-artificial electrode that could transform light energy right into various other forms of energy in biosolar cells.
Dec 22, 2020 // Technology, Marc Nowaczyk, biosolar cell, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, RUB, Panpan Wang, Fangyuan Zhao, Julian Szczesny, Adrian Ruff, Felipe Conzuelo, Wolfgang Schuhmann, Anna Frank, Matthias Rogner, Lisbon
Reordering the layers in solar-cell modules can aid improve efficiency
A solar-cell module that mitigates cell-to-module losses has actually been established by KAUST researchers complying with a rethink of the module's optical design as well as how it must be stacked.
Aug 23, 2022 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cell, efficiency, KAUST, Stefaan De Wolf, Lujia Xu
Alliant Energy completes 50-MW union-built solar project in Wisconsin
Alliant Energy, a Wisconsin public utility, has actually completed its initial utility-scale solar project in the state. The 50-MW Bear Creek Solar Project in Richland County is currently operational and will certainly create enough electricity to power approximately 13,000 homes.
Aug 23, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Wisconsin, North America, alliant energy, Solar Project
NLC India Seals PPA for 810-MW Solar Park in Rajasthan
NLC India lands 20-year PPA with RVUNL for an 810 MW solar park in Rajasthan, set to generate 2 billion kWh yearly and cut 1.5 MtCO₂.
May 7, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, PV Power Plant, NLC India
CATL’s €2 Billion German Factory Tests China’s High-Stakes Go-Global Strategy
CATL’s new battery plant in Arnstadt shows China’s invest-abroad playbook: jobs for Europe, supply security for automakers—and fresh challenges from tariffs to culture clashes.
May 21, 2025 // Storage, Germany, Europe, CATL











