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Octopus Renewables takes 'interesting action' as it gets 9.1 MW of roof solar
Octopus Renewables has actually gotten a 9.1 MW profile of functional property UK roof solar assets.
Jul 20, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, UK, Europe, Peter Dias, Octopus Renewables
Prepare for Norwegian graphite battery manufacturing facility
Norwegian polysilicon manufacturer as well as silicon organisation Elkem is preparing to build a manufacturing facility in Herøya.
Aug 19, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, Europe, polysilicon, Asia, silicon, Norway, Elkem
Much more effective large-area organic solar cells with spin layer
Scientists in South Korea have used the process to raise performance and also the replicability of large-area organic cells. The technique was utilized during film formation to speed up solvent evaporation.
Sep 11, 2020 // Technology, South Korea, solar cells, Asia, KIST
Hanergy Thin Film set to lose crucial hydropower project stakes – which could be auctioned off to Hanergy Mobile Energy
Troubled thin film manufacturer Thin Film will see a 51% controlling stake in a hugely profitable hydropower project auctioned off after a move by creditors. Hanergy Thin Film owner Li Hejun’s Hanergy Mobile Energy business in China says it will be among the bidders.
Aug 20, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Hanergy Thin Film, Hanergy Mobile Energy, Li Hejun, thin film
Foresight continues Australian charge with small-scale renewables fund launch
Global solar investor Foresight Group has continued its charge into the Australian PV market, launching a sustainability framework to finance small-scale renewable infrastructure projects in the country.
Sep 13, 2019 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Australia, solar pv, Oceania, investment, foresight group
NESF sells on 115MW of subsidy-free solar to NextPower
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) is marketing 2 of its subsidy-free possessions to NextPower Development, part of the NEC Group, in a ₤ 11.5 million purchase.
May 14, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, subsidy-free, NextEnergy Solar Fund, NextPower
Development guarantees less expensive solar cell glass production
Indian researchers have actually developed a hybrid manufacturing method incorporating steel mesh and a metal-oxide layer over a glass substratum which they say lowers production cost by 80% contrasted to the tin-doped, indium oxide-based innovation presently in use.
May 27, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, India, Asia, CeNS, solar cell glass, Ashutosh K Singh
Switzerland plans large scale solar auctions
The Swiss Federal Council intends to increase competition in the solar sector and set fixed tariffs for large PV projects using tenders. The electricity market will be fully opened up in a move industry association Swissolar says will discriminate against PV and threaten the rapid expansion of renewables.
Sep 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Tariffs, tender, Europe, auction, Switzerland, Swissolar
MGen pitches floating solar facility on Laguna de Bay
Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) power generation arm is looking into a possible 110-megawatt floating solar facility on Laguna de Bay as part of its renewable energy thrust.
Oct 17, 2019 // Floating PV, floating PV, Asia, Philippines, Meralco, mgreen, MGen, Rogelio Singson, Laguna de Bay
Solarpack continues 2019 financial boost as PV development reaches 1.7 gigawatt
EPC points out operational launch of PV assets located in Chile and in India as Q1-Q3 2019 revenues almost double compared to last year, however net profit decreased by more than a half.
Nov 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, Spain, India, Chile, South america, Europe, Asia, Solarpack Corp
Next-generation light-weight, flexible and long-lasting batts
A group of Korean researchers, headed by Prof Soojin Park, has created foldable batts with thin 3D organic electrodes.
Dec 13, 2019 // Technology, Storage, Asia, Korea, flexible, Soojin Park
Every PPA assists: Tesco partners Low Carbon for 130GWh of solar
Tesco has a new collaboration with renewable resource investor Low Carbon to create 3 new solar ranches as it seeks to 'play its component' in decarbonisation.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, PPA, Europe, Tesco, Jason Tarry, Low Carbon, Roy Bedlow
BayWa r.e. completes building and construction of largest U.S. solar project to date in North Carolina
BayWa r.e. Solar Projects revealed the completion of building and construction on the 133.6-MWDC Fern Solar project in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Fern is the biggest project established and developed to date by BayWa r.e. in the U.S. as well as the initial huge solar asset the business will possess and also operate.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, baywa r.e., Solar Project, Jam Attari
Robot solar cleaning specialist Ecoppia lands US$ 82.5 m in IPO
Solar O&M remedies service provider Ecoppia has released an initial public offering (IPO) after securing greater than US$ 82.5 million through a public tender phase.
Dec 1, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, O&M, IPO, Asia, Israel, Ecoppia, Jean Scemama, panel cleaning, robotics
New silicon/perovskite solar cell globe record nears 30% effectiveness
Silicon has long been the gold standard for solar cells, however it's starting to reach its limitation. Perovskite is emerging as a promising companion, and now designers have attained a new efficiency record closing in on 30 percent for this sort of tandem solar cell.
Dec 11, 2020 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, silicon, efficiency, HZB, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin













