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NextEnergy Secures $50M Loan from Hamburg Commercial Bank
Hamburg Commercial Bank fuels solar growth with a $50M credit boost to NextEnergy III, empowering sustainable energy investments.
Sep 16, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, NextEnergy, Hamburg Commercial Bank
GB Energy targets fifteen gigawatts of clean power by 2030
The UK’s new state-owned GB Energy wants to help deliver 15 GW of clean capacity by 2030, mobilising billions in private capital.
Dec 5, 2025 // Storage, Grids, United Kingdom, Europe, investment, grid upgrades, GB Energy
Solar panel recycling: Turning ticking time bombs into possibilities
Australia has certainly shown its cravings for solar energy. Now, with the average lifespan of a solar panel being around 20 years, lots of installations from the early 2000's are readied to get to end-of-life. Will they wind up in landfill or be reused? The price of recycling is greater than landfill, as well as the worth of recovered materials is smaller sized than the original, so there's minimal interest in recycling. However offered the existence of heavy metals, such as lead as well as tin, if waste is managed improperly, we're on track for one more recycling situation. A prospective time bomb could emerge as a possibility, nonetheless, if the international EV market revealed a passion in the recuperated solar products.
May 27, 2020 // Opinions, Australia, Oceania, WORLD, GREENMAT, Mahdokht Shaibani
Chemists develop unique electrolyser for hydrogen manufacturing
In a current Nature Communications paper, a team of scientists led by Dr. Ning Yan of the Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Amsterdam showcases a functional membrane-free approach to water electrolysis making use of earth-abundant catalysts.
Jul 20, 2021 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, hydrogen, Ning Yan, University of Amsterdam
Power price volatility driving demand for shorter, more advanced PPAs
Shorter power acquisition contracts (PPA) might become extra commonplace in Europe's solar market as developers strive to bring on more companies and energies as offtakers, according to a panel of sector leaders.
Feb 5, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, PPA, corporate ppa, pexapark, sfi con london, europe ppa, ssf, utility ppa, Lee Moscovitch, Olivier Bardet
Making green hydrogen via the exposure of nanomaterials to sunlight
A research team from the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) has actually joined forces with French researchers from the Institute of Chemistry and also Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES), a CNRS-University of Strasbourg joint research laboratory, to pave the way towards the production of green hydrogen.
Jan 22, 2021 // Technology, France, Europe, solar cell, green hydrogen, efficiency, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, INRS, Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health, ICPEES, El Khakani, CNRS-University of Strasbourg
Attaining stable perovskite solar cells through phase transition engineering for effective defect passivation
Last summer season, cities of Korea including Seoul were hit by an unmatched heavy rainfall, which swamped various locations. In a similar way, torrential downpours engulfed concerning one-third of Pakistan, resulting in prevalent flooding. New York City State was not spared as it experienced heavy snow storms in December of last year, with snowfall of more than one meter.
Apr 21, 2023 // Technology, Asia, Korea, Taiho Park, perovskite solar cells, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Turkey Initiates 2 GW Renewable Energy Tenders
Turkey is charging forward in renewable energy, launching an 800 MW solar tender as part of its ambitious YEKA programme to secure a sustainable future.
Nov 6, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Turkey
Eolus Divests 100-MW Battery Project in California
Eolus Vind AB sells its 100-MW battery storage project, Pome, in California—its fourth U.S. divestment—highlighting the booming renewable energy market.
Jan 6, 2025 // Storage, California, USA, North America, Eolus Vind AB
Tunisia Calls for 200-MW Solar Under Licenses
Tunisia calls for 200MW of solar PV licenses, using mid-sized standardized projects to speed permitting, ease grid integration, cut gas imports, and boost financing confidence with room for future storage.
Apr 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, tender, Tunisia, Africa, mena, licensing regime
ReNew to Build 6.5-GW Solar Ingot-Wafer Plant
ReNew Energy Global plans a 6.5GW solar ingot-wafer plant in Andhra Pradesh, investing INR 42B. It will boost local supply chains, cut imports, and create 2,100+ jobs.
Apr 24, 2026 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, ReNew
French power titans EDF and also Overall bank on expert system
The nonrenewable fuel source business plus electric systems organisation Thales have actually introduced a joint lab in Paris-Saclay to create AI innovations to fulfill the requirements of crucial systems such as power manufacturing centers.
Feb 18, 2020 // Technology, France, EDF, Europe, Total
Japanese financial institutions back 'globe's cheapest solar project'
Qatar General Electricity as well as Water Corporation has revealed financial close on the 800 MW Siraj-1 solar project with Mizuho Bank as well as the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation. The project, secured in a tender by France's Total and also Japan's Marubeni, will offer power for $0.01449/ kWh.
Jul 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Qatar, Kahramaa, JBIC
USTDA backs 150MW solar-plus-wind-plus-storage project in Zambia
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has agreed to finance a feasibility study for a 150MW hybrid solar, wind and battery plant in northern Zambia.
Aug 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, First Solar, hybrid, solar-plus-wind-plus-storage, grid, Africa, upepo energy partners, zambia, east africa, ustda, wsp usa
Standard Solar installs nearly 1 MW of solar for Flushing Community School District
Standard Solar has completed a seven-site solar project for Flushing Community School District in Flushing, Michigan. In a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership, Standard Solar designed, built, financed and will operate and maintain solar arrays at all seven schools within the Flushing Community School District. The renewable energy generated by the 956.8 kilowatts of combined arrays is estimated to save the school district $45,000 annually and $900,000 over the course of the contract.
Aug 26, 2019 // Rooftop PV, USA, Michigan, North America, Standard Solar, Tim Stein, Roof-mounted, Daryl Pilon