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Tesla will rent you a solar array for $50/month
Elon Musk is trying just about everything to reimagine the solar business. But will this one work?
Aug 21, 2019 // Solar, USA, TESLA, Sunrun, Elon Musk, SolarCity, vivint, Sungevity, North America
Meyer Burger moves to calm shareholders
Meyer Burger’s new chairman has acknowledged that the outlook remains tense for Europe’s largest solar equipment supplier, but he is urging shareholders to support the company’s plan to reposition itself to focus on high-yield technologies and markets beyond China.
Aug 22, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, Europe, Asia, meyer burger, Chairman Remo Lütolf, REC Solar
Amazon pledges zero emissions by 2040
Amazon unveiled a number of new climate initiatives this week, including 80% renewables by 2024, zero emissions by 2040, a fleet of 100,000 electric vans and a $100 million investment in reforestation measures.
Sep 20, 2019 // Solar, USA, Amazon, North America, Jeff Bezos, Sally Jewell, The Nature Conservancy
Heterojunction MWT solar module based upon 23%- effective cells
Scientists in the Netherlands have actually asserted that a heterojunction steel wrap-through solar module they are designing could offer a 4% performance enhancement over traditional heterojunction panels.
Jun 24, 2020 // Technology, Europe, solar cell, heterojunction, Netherlands, Gianluca Coletti
Heating up the heterojunction-LID conversation
Scientists led by the University of New South Wales have checked into the long-lasting deterioration of silicon-heterojunction. Their searchings for recommend that lighting at heats can really boost cell efficiency, however also runs the risk of triggering multiple light-induced degradation devices if not meticulously controlled.
Sep 11, 2020 // Technology, Australia, Oceania, HJT cells
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions finishes its biggest solar project ever before
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS), a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy, is now running its largest solar energy plant ever-- the 250-MW Pisgah Ridge Solar project in Navarro County, Texas.
Mar 8, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Duke Energy, PV Power Plant
Mitrex is planning a 2.5-GW solar factory for panels and also BIPV products
Canadian solar firm Mitrex means to open a 2.5-GW photovoltaic panel manufacturing facility in the United States, with a final area selection announced quickly. The company, which presently runs a 500-MW plant in Toronto, Ontario, that makes colored photovoltaic panels, BIPV cladding and traditional photovoltaic panels, expects the U.S. location to start production in Q1 2024.
Apr 5, 2023 // Manufacturing News, bipv, USA, North America, Building-integrated photovoltaics, Mitrex
EIL Tenders for 2 MW Solar Plant for Hindustan Petroleum
EIL has actually tendered in support of Hindustan Petroleum for a 2 MW solar PV nuclear power plant to be established under stage II of the HPCL Green R&D Centre at Bengaluru.
Feb 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, tender, Asia, Bengaluru, EIL, Hindustan Petroleum
CEL Tenders for Supply of 3 MW Multicrystalline Solar PV Modules
CEL has actually tendered for the supply of 3 MWp multicrystalline solar PV components at various substations in different areas of Maharashtra as well as Uttar Pradesh
Mar 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, tender, Asia, solar modules, CEL
Solar ceramic tiles for historical as well as brand-new structures
Offered in 3 variations, the item expenses around $307-324 per square meter although rates will certainly differ relying on project intricacy. Swiss supplier Freesuns states its ceramic tiles can be utilized on historical structures and also can cover 100% of roofs.
Mar 30, 2020 // BIPV, Technology, Residential, Rooftop PV, Europe, Switzerland, Freesuns
Coupling pumped hydro with renewables and other storage technologies
The combination of pumped hydro with other storage technologies can increase renewables penetration, improve operational safety and reduce maintenance costs at large-scale hydropower plants, according to new research. The study also focuses on techniques to determine the optimal size of renewables-based pumped hydro storage systems. Costs for hybrid solar-pumped hydro projects currently range from $0.098/kWh to $1.36/kWh.
Dec 5, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Sweden, Poland, Europe, shanghai, Jiao Tong University, pumped hydro, Mälardalen University, AGH University of Science and Technology
Clearway Energy Group finishes 192-MW Rosamond Central solar project
Clearway Energy Group revealed that it completed building and reached business operation on the 192-MW Rosamond Central solar project in Kern County, California. Rosamond Central is acquired under PPAs with East Bay Community Energy and Clean Power Alliance, both Community Choice Aggregators offering a varied range of power choices to local consumers, and the City of Palo Alto Utilities, which has actually administered Palo Alto's electrical power system for 120 years.
Jan 7, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, Nick Chaset, North America, Solar Project, Clearway Energy Group, Valerie Wooley, Natasha Keefer, Dean Batchelor
ComEd record finds financial investments in domestic solar, energy efficiency benefit all consumers
ComEd today reported to the Illinois Commerce Compensation (ICC) that property customers are receiving cost savings and clean power benefits from the Future Power Jobs Act (FEJA) and that these benefits are higher than the prices to clients.
Feb 19, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, efficiency, ComEd, Joe Dominguez, FEJA
Masdar looks to extend renewables placement in 'crucial market' Southeast Asia
Abu Dhabi-based renewables company Masdar has a "significant aspiration" to increase its tidy energy portfolio in Southeast Asia, a firm exec has actually told PV Tech.
Mar 2, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, Masdar, floating PV, Asia, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Floating solar, Masdar Clean Energy, Ahmed Al Awadhi
West Bengal obtains 5.4 MW Floating Solar With Sagardighi Project
West Bengal obtained the very first of what its hopes will be several floating solar plants, with the appointing of the 5.4 MW Sagardighi plant by Ciel et Terre. PSU Engineering significant Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) was the EPC companion for the project.
Jun 11, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, India, floating PV, Asia, bhel, ciel et terre, WBPDCL















