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African coal plant driver looks to solar for new power JV
Mozambique-based coal driver Ncondezi Energy has actually revealed a joint endeavor (JV) with South African-based NESA to target South Africa's C&I solar as well as storage space markets
Jun 14, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Africa, Mozambique, Ncondezi, australia energy storage council, NESA, offgrid solar
SunPower’s new Design Studio uses machine learning to design residential solar projects in seconds
SunPower has launched a web application that can design rooftop solar projects in seconds. SunPower’s Design Studio combines SunPowers’s Instant Design technology, Google Cloud and Google Sunroof to deliver customizable residential solar designs that take into account roof size, shading and energy potential. Homeowners can modify their design based on their energy needs, resulting in more accurate predictions of electricity bill and energy savings.
Sep 9, 2019 // Plants, Residential, SunPower, Design Studio, Jake Wachman
JA Solar unveils plans for new 5GW cell, 10GW module production facilities
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JA Solar has unveiled plans to bolster its output with a new cell manufacturing facility and module production plant.
Jan 2, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, manufacturing, China, JA Solar, pv modules, Asia, solar cell, cell
Pilot Energy Considers Exit from 376-MW WA Solar Venture
Pilot Energy could boost its growth potential with a non-binding AUD 11.5 million offer from EDP Renewables for its stake in a key solar project.
Oct 9, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Pilot Energy
China set up 48.2 GW of brand-new solar capability in 2020
China has installed 48.2 GW of solar capability in 2020, standing for an increase of 60 percent contrasted to 2019 (30.11 GW), according to the most up to date data from the National Energy Administration (NEA). The solar installments in 2020 were the second-largest ever before, only behind the 52.8 GW installed in 2017.
Jan 21, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, Frank Haugwitz
Vietnam ultimately reveals brand-new FITs for massive, roof, floating PV
Hanoi has actually established brand-new feed-in toll prices for utility-scale, roof and also floating PV projects, finishing an extended period of plan unpredictability The federal government has actually introduced the brand-new prices, which are extensively according to sector assumptions, approximately 10 months after the expiry of its old tolls.
Apr 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Rooftop PV, Floating PV, floating PV, Asia, Vietnam, Giles T. Cooper
IEA: Solar the 'brand-new king' of power, will certainly exceed for decades to find
Solar is the "brand-new king" of electrical power, the International Energy Agency has claimed, with the asset course set to release more brand-new capability after that any other innovation each year for the coming decades.
Oct 13, 2020 // Market Research, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, IEA, Fatih Birol, decarbonisation, covid-19, grids
SSEN links very first solar farm using new POC-MAST tech
The first solar site has actually been linked to the grid utilizing Scottish as well as Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution's Point of Connection Mast (POC-MAST).
Aug 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, UK, Europe, grid connection, Ssen Distribution, Poc-Mast, Freedom Professional Services, Bradenstoke Solar Farm, Ministry Of Defence, Raf Lyneham
Q CELLS puts significant financial investment in n-type solar, will have new module this year
Korean module maker Q CELLS will spend EUR35 million into its worldwide R&D headquarters in Germany to sustain its efforts in n-type solar cell as well as module development. The business has recognized this technology as one of the most efficient next-generation chauffeur of lowered cost within solar over the following couple of years.
May 17, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Q CELLS, Asia, Korea, solar cell, PV module, Daniel Jeong
Solar Tariffs Drop to a brand-new low of Rs 1.99/ kWh in Latest Gujarat Auction
The most up to date round of public auctions for 500 MW worth of solar projects in Gujarat has seen tariffs drop to a brand-new low of Rs 1.99/ kWh in India.
Dec 21, 2020 // Tariffs, India, tender, Asia, gujarat, GUVNL
NextEra Energy includes 1.84 GW to renewables, energy storage backlog as earnings slides
US utility titan NextEra Energy included 1.84 GW of renewables and energy storage projects to its backlog in Q2 2021, however its Energy Resources division reported a financial loss of US$ 315 million.
Jul 26, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, NextEra Energy, Jim Robo
Enpal Elevates EUR345 M for New Solar Projects in Germany
To speed up the advancement of solar energy in Germany, solar remedies service provider Enpal has secured debt dedications of EUR275 million from globally leading financiers BlackRock, Pricoa Private Capital (the exclusive capital business of PGIM), and also UniCredit in its current round of fundraising. Additionally, additional institutional dedications of EUR70 million were signed in the kind of a subordinated mezzanine financing.
Sep 27, 2021 // Plants, BlackRock, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Enpal, Greenberg Traurig, Gregor Burkart, Pricoa Private Capital
Trina Solar Unveils New n-type i-TOPCon Advanced Technology with 26% Efficiency
Following year onwards, the Vertex n-type series will be upgraded, with the most powerful module in the series generating more than 700 W, the firm introduced. Trina Solar, a farm that explores solar power development, has unveiled its new n-type i-TOPCon advanced technology.
Jun 8, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Jinko Solar, Trina Solar, LONGi, Vertex N modules, n-type residential modules
Entergy Louisiana seeks 225 MW of new solar projects
To meet consumers' growing needs for renewable resource and support economic advancement in the state, Entergy Louisiana filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission to authorize the purchase, building and construction and operation of virtually 225 MW of new solar energy sources.
Mar 7, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, solar projects, Entergy Louisiana
Hanergy sets new efficiency record for heterojunction module
Chinese thin film producer Hanergy has set a new record of 24.85% module efficiency for silicon heterojunction technology. The record was achieved at the company’s research & development center in Chengdu, China, and has been confirmed by the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin, Germany.
Aug 8, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, Hanergy, heterojunction module, silicon, Institute for Solar Energy Research, Kaneka, Zhang Bin, Miasolé, CIGS thin film, North America