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California utility strikes 590MW storage space bargains
Long-lasting contracts signed for four projects coming online in August 2022 and 2023
Dec 8, 2020 // Storage, USA, Southern California Edison, North America, NextEra Energy, recurrent energy, William Walsh
SCE adds an extra 590 MW of brand-new power storage space capability
United States utility Southern California Edison (SCE) has actually signed long-term contracts for four projects totaling 590 MW of battery power storage space sources.
Dec 9, 2020 // Storage, USA, Southern California Edison, North America, SCE, William Walsh
REC Silicon's planned Moses Lake reopening underpinned by Inflation Reduction Act, chief executive officer claims
REC Silicon is progressing with efforts to restart procedures at its Moses Lake polysilicon production center in the United States, a step the firm claimed is underpinned by the passage of the country's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Aug 18, 2022 // Manufacturing News, USA, polysilicon, North America, REC Silicon, polysilicon production, moses lake, Inflation Reduction Act
Why perovskites could take solar cells to new heights
Perovskites hold guarantee for developing solar panels that could be conveniently transferred onto many surface areas, consisting of flexible and distinctive ones. These materials would certainly also be light-weight, cheap to generate, and also as effective as today's leading solar products, which are primarily silicon.
Jul 19, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, perovskites, Tonio Buonassisi
New 3D/2D Perovskite Solar Cells Hit 26.05% Efficiency
Breakthrough solar technology! A collaborative team achieves a record 26.05% efficiency in perovskite solar cells, combining unique materials and techniques for lasting power and commercial potential.
Jan 30, 2025 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST, Korea University
Squeezing a rock-star product might make it stable sufficient for solar cells
Among the materials called perovskites, among the most amazing is a material that can convert sunshine to power as successfully as today's business silicon solar cells as well as has the possibility for being more affordable and also less complicated to make.
Jan 22, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cells, North America, Stanford University, efficiency, perovskites, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Yu Lin, Wendy Mao
Researchers optimize efficiency as well as stability of multi-layer organic solar cells
Acceptor layers made from oligomers can enhance the efficiency of organic solar cells as well as ensure a lengthy operating life at the same time. This is the result of a series of intricate laboratory experiments conducted by products researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU).
Nov 22, 2022 // Technology, organic solar cells, FAU, Friedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–Nurnberg
New findings lead the way for stable organic solar cells that may enable cheap as well as renewable electrical energy generation
Because of the current improvements in the efficiency with which solar cells made from organic (carbon-based) semiconductors can transform sunlight right into electricity, improving the long-term security of these photovoltaic or pv devices is ending up being a progressively vital subject. Real-world applications of the innovation demand that the efficiency of the photovoltaic or pv device be preserved for several years.
Apr 20, 2023 // Technology, organic solar cell, efficiency, University of Cambridge
174 Power Global acquires OnForce Solar
174 Power Global has acquired OnForce Solar, a New York-based commercial solar development firm and community solar business. With this acquisition, 174 Power will boost its profile in both the retail energy sector and C&I project development market.
Sep 23, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, New York, New Jersey, North America, 174 power global, onforce solar, Henry Yun, Charles Feit
Ireland allocates 110 MW in large scale storage auction
Originally intended to commission 140 MW of storage, the tender drew three winning projects: a 50 MW system and two 30 MW facilities. Eirgrid has estimated the total value of the contracts at around €6 million per year.
Oct 4, 2019 // Storage, Grids, Ireland, Europe, auction, Eirgrid Group
Engie wins 50MWp/300MWh solar-plus-storage duo on Guam
Engie has been hired by Guam’s state electricity utility to build two solar-plus-storage plants with a combined capacity of 50MWp/300MWh on the Micronesian island.
Oct 8, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, USA, storage, Engie, auctions, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, North America, tenders, Micronesia, guam, guam power authority, Carlalberto Guglielminotti
France to target at the very least 100GW of deployed solar by 2050, Macron says
France will certainly intend to have greater than 100GW of mounted solar PV capacity by 2050, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday as part of a brand-new power approach that will see the country double down on developing new nuclear plants.
Feb 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, EDF, Europe, nuclear, deployment target, emmanuel macron, Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables
First Solar secure local steel supply for Ohio module center
First Solar has actually locked in steel supplies for solar modules made at its under-development making center in Ohio, by signing a supply contract with local carrier Ice Industries.
Apr 1, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, PV module, North America, Ohio, Howard Ice
TotalEnergies gets Core Solar, adding 4GW of solar and also storage to United States pipe
French energy major TotalEnergies has gotten solar programmer Core Solar and its 4GW portfolio of growth solar and battery storage possessions.
Apr 27, 2022 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, acquisitions, Battery Energy Storage, TotalEnergies, core solar, portfolio acquisition
Perovskite Nanocrystal Breakthrough Could Lead to a Better, Cheaper Solar Cells
Scientific instrument made at McGill reveals liquid-like properties of a solid substance.
Nov 1, 2019 // Technology, Canada, solar cells, perovskite, North America, McGill University, Patanjali Kambhampati