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KPI Green Energy Secures 74.30 MW Solar Project Order
KPI Green Energy secures new 74.30 MW solar power project order, expanding their impressive renewable energy portfolio for a sustainable future.
Apr 30, 2024 // Plants, KPI Green Energy
This solar panel- like device can generate electricity in the dark
Electrical engineer Aaswath Raman, at the University of California in LA, has come up with a device that can harness energy from a dark night sky to power an LED — hinting at a new frontier in renewable energy.
Sep 12, 2019 // Technology, California, USA, North America, Aaswath Raman, LED — hinting, Jeffrey Grossman
China Boosts Solar Growth with Grid Rule Changes
China's new plan boosts renewable energy growth, but may impact profits for power plants. Clean energy stocks rise as government pushes for more solar and battery installations.
May 30, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia
Fortescue Proposes 644-MW Solar Park in Australia
Fortescue Future Industries plans a 644-MW solar park in Western Australia, boosting green energy and cutting carbon emissions for a sustainable future.
Mar 28, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Fortescue Future Industries
Total Eren, Chariot land 40MW PV offer for South African mine as the sector continues shift to solar
South African mining firm Tharisa has authorized an agreement with renewables programmer Total Eren and also African energy business Chariot to build a 40MW solar PV project to power its mining procedures as even more of the nation's heavy industries turn to solar.
Feb 8, 2022 // Plants, PPA, Total Eren, Africa, South Africa, mining, Chariot, Tharisa
Great opportunities for solar cells as building materials
Building integrated photovoltaics, BIPV, is an expanding renewable energy source. This innovation makes use of photovoltaic or pv products to change standard building materials on roofing systems and facades.
Nov 19, 2021 // BIPV, Technology, bipv, Europe, Building-integrated photovoltaics, University of Stavanger, Hassan Gholami
Solar and also wind generate more power than nuclear for first time in US
Solar as well as wind installments in the United States produced more electrical power than the nation's nuclear reactor for the first time in April.
Jul 8, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, nuclear, nuclear power, wind, EIA, sun day campaign
615-kW solar array completed at Vermont ski resort
After first announcing the project in peak ski season, Encore Renewable Energy has now completed a 615-kW solar project for the Bromley Mountain Ski Resort in Peru, Vermont. The project was collectively established by Encore and Tangent Energy Solutions.
Dec 21, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Encore Renewable Energy, Chad Farrell, PV Power Plant, Bill Cairns
Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Cells: Nickel-Doped Graphite Solution
Explore the potential of cost-effective perovskite solar cells. Researchers from multiple institutions have developed an alternative to using costly metals with a nickel-doped graphite layer and a bismuth-indium alloy layer, enabling a simple painting process for low-cost fabrication. With the potential to reduce manufacturing costs by up to 1000x, solar energy may become more accessible.
Jun 27, 2023 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, graphite
New electrolyte enables high efficiency of secure, sustainable zinc batteries
Scientists led by an Oregon State University scientist have developed a new electrolyte that elevates the efficiency of the zinc metal anode in zinc batteries to almost 100%, an innovation on the way to an alternative to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage.
Mar 28, 2023 // Technology, Storage, Oregon State University, lithium-ion battery, efficiency, Zinc Battery, Xiulei "David" Ji
Metlen Secures Refinancing for 530 MW Aussie Solar Projects
Metlen Energy & Metals boosts solar power in Australia with 530 MW refinancing, driving sustainable energy growth and financial agility.
Jun 18, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Metlen Energy & Metals
Microsoft is on a solar shopping spree
The tech giant has signed a power contract for the output of First Solar’s 150 MWac Sun Streams 2 solar plant, bringing its procurement of solar to almost 500 MW – but none of its PV projects have been completed yet.
Aug 1, 2019 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Solar, USA, Microsoft, Sun Streams2, Virginia, Apple, North America
Hydrogen-powered bicycles offer new electromobility concept
With the 200 hydrogen bikes offered to journalists and world leaders at the G7 summit in Biarritz proving popular, manufacturer Pragma Industries has received an order for 1,000 of them from Chilean president Sebastian Pinera. The company’s founder, Pierre Forté, wants the bike to have a societal impact in developing countries.
Sep 4, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Storage, Transport, Solar to Fuel, Lithium-ion batteries, Toyota, France, Europe, hydrogen, Daimler, hydrogen-fueled cars, Pierre Forté, Pragma Industries, Sebastian Pinera, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Sorry, but solar cars will always remain a romantic sci-fi fantasy
Toyota is testing a new version of its solar panel topped Prius. But solar energy is unlikely to ever account for more than a fraction of the electricity required by vehicles
Jul 14, 2019 // Technology, Giangiacomo Minak, Toyota, NEDO, Sharp, solar car, Erik Mayer
CATL breaks ground on Spain battery mega-plant, boosting EU flexibility
CATL began building Spain’s largest battery complex with Stellantis, expanding Europe’s supply for EVs and multi-hour grid storage.
Nov 26, 2025 // Storage, Grids, Spain, Europe, CATL, Battery Manufacturing, Stellantis