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Harmony Energy protects ₤ 60m from NatWest for battery storage acquisition
Harmony Energy Income Trust plc has actually protected a ₤ 60 million debt facility from NatWest to sustain the procurement of the company's very first pipeline project.
Jun 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Harmony Energy Income Trust plc, Norman Crighton
PVEL launches crowdsourced inverter testing programme
PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) has released a crowdsourced testing programme that will certainly collaborate with solar financiers, developers and property proprietors to evaluate inverters and also does not need supplier involvement.
Oct 1, 2021 // Inverters, Inverters, pvel, testing, kiwa group
Centrotec becomes biggest shareholder of Sonnenstromfabrik
Centrotec, a German energy efficiency specialist, has actually obtained Switzerland's Pari Group, which holds an 80% stake in German PV module supplier Sonnenstromfabrik.
Aug 27, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Sonnenstromfabrik, Centrotec
Swiss scientists identify causes of defects in silicon carbides for power electronics
Carbon clusters of a few nanometers in size could be responsible for the defects affecting the thermal stability of SiCs. The defective carbon accumulations arise during the oxidation of silicon carbide to silicon dioxide under high temperatures
Sep 13, 2019 // Technology, Inverters, Europe, Switzerland, carbon, Dipanwita Dutta
How the cracks are developing
Scientists in the United Kingdom have examined the development of cracks in PV cells, validating that the heats cells are exposed to during soldering for interconnection are a leading root cause of breaking. Their searchings for will certainly help future study right into module integrity and also forecasts of just how fractures are most likely to form.
Jul 17, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, UK, Europe, University of Wolverhampton
Major companies urge Japan to strengthen 2030 renewables objective
Major companies including Sony, Panasonic and also Nissan on Monday urged the Japanese federal government to make its 2030 renewable energy target two times as enthusiastic.
Jan 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, Panasonic, Asia, Sony, Nissan, yoshihide suga
Polish Perovskite Sale Sparks Ownership Dispute
Columbus Energy urges Polish government talks on selling Saule's perovskite tech, sparking co-owner opposition and highlighting tensions over national control and renewable innovation.
Sep 26, 2025 // Technology, Poland, Europe, perovskite, Columbus Energy
Is solar all set for the high-power age?
There can be no doubt the pace of technological development in solar PV, but current innovations have actually caught even the most optimistic of industry stakeholders by surprise. Recently, solar modules with outputs of up to 450W hit the racks and left project designers drooling at the possibility of pressing more power right into each hectare of a prospective utility-scale project. As well as yet, the industry has actually barely had time to blink and modules with peak outcomes over of 550W are right here, with outcomes climbing greater also still.
Sep 29, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, JinkoSolar, Trina Solar, LONGi, wafer, large-area wafer, high power panels, high efficiency
India's Reliance intends to enable at the very least 100GW of solar through new renewables push
Indian corporation Reliance Industries will create an incorporated PV module factory as well as look to enable greater than 100GW of solar by 2030 as part of a US$ 10.1 billion clean power strategy.
Jun 26, 2021 // Manufacturing News, ENERGY STORAGE, India, Asia, green hydrogen, energy transition, module manufacturing, reliance group, Reliance Industries
Scientists simplify the procedure of producing perovskite solar cells by coating several layers at the same time
Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), City University of Hong Kong, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), University of Kentucky, University of Colorado, University of Toledo as well as Brown University have actually created a concept that simplifies the process of manufacturing perovskite solar cells, which can increase their path towards commercialization.
Mar 24, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, solar cell, perovskite, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, City University of Hong Kong, University of Kentucky, University of Colorado, University of Toledo and Brown University
Australia's very first digitized PPA
The 9.4 MW Robinvale Solar Farm is Suntech's first 100%- possessed task in the Australian pipe ahead to fulfillment and the initial solar job in the country to release WePower's blockchain-based PPA style, which opens chances for smaller sized corporate customers to go green with their procurement techniques.
Jun 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, Oceania, Robinvale Solar Farm, Zeight Gao, Lorita Chen
United State Court Reopens Solar-Tariff Loophole That Trump Killed
Decision indicates bifacial photovoltaic panels once more exempt from tariffs Ruling aids programmers yet is blow to united state makers
Nov 17, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, USA, Donald Trump, North America, longi green energy, Philip Shen
India version: Operation & Maintenance Best Practice Guidelines
SolarPower Europe has actually launched the India edition: Operation & Maintenance Best Practice Guidelines.
Dec 19, 2020 // Market Research, India, Europe, Asia, NSEFI, SolarPower
Researchers achieve record 19.31% effectiveness with organic solar cells
Researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have achieved a breakthrough power-conversion performance (PCE) of 19.31% with organic solar cells (OSCs), additionally referred to as polymer solar cells. This exceptional binary OSC effectiveness will certainly help enhance applications of these sophisticated solar energy devices.
May 29, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PolyU
Genex Secures 775-MW Solar PPA in Queensland
Genex Power and Stanwell Corporation strike a game-changing 15-year PPA for the Bulli Creek solar project, advancing Queensland's renewable energy future and sustainable growth.
Sep 17, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, queensland, Genex Power, PV Power Plant, Stanwell Corporation