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Why the World's Most Advanced Solar Plants Are Failing
These facilities of the future are riddled with troubles-- but it's not far too late to locate fixes.
Jun 24, 2020 // Thermal, USA, NREL, North America
Report finds tribal utility-scale solar is booming in the Southwest
Deals for utility-scale solar installations are accelerating on tribal lands in the Southwest U.S., according to a report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, IEEFA, LADWP
Japan sets feed-in tariffs for the 2020 Japanese Financial Year
Feed-in tariffs (FiTs) in Japan for solar PV systems have actually now been provisionally set by the national Ministry of Energy Trade and Industry (METI) for the next financial year, which starts in April.
Feb 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Japan, Asia, rooftop PV, feed-in tariffs, third-party ownership
Walmart calls off the claim against Tesla regarding solar installation fires
Walmart has stopped a court accusation it started against Tesla in August, when it associated a string of store fires to the Musk’s alleged carelessness with solar installs.
Nov 8, 2019 // Solar, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, Walmart, North America
Northeastern States Primed to Be the Next Major Energy Storage Market
Where the challenge was once a lack of profitable storage opportunities in the Northeast, now the trick is keeping up. Here’s GTM’s handy guide.
Jul 24, 2019 // Storage, USA, New York, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, Sunrun, Northeastern states, PJM, York ISO, ISO New England, GTM, Massachusetts, Andrew Cuomo, SMART, Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target, Engie Storage CEO, Chris Tilley, Clean Peak Standard, New Hampshire, Tesla Powerwalls, Westmoreland, BYOD, New Jersey, VDER, NYISO, Vermont, North America
Harnessing Sun's Power: The Record-Breaking Tandem Solar Cell
Experience the world's top tandem solar cells with record efficiency values of up to 33.7%. Expert teams from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and other research institutes are now making these technologies available in principle and potentially low cost.
Jul 11, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, HZB, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
Greece to overhaul licensing regime which puts the brakes on solar
The energy ministry has published a plan to radically simplify the renewable energy permitting process. The new system is expected to come into force as early as next month and will be applied retroactively to address a 22-month backlog in generation license applications.
Jan 17, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Greece, Europe, license, rae, Stelios Psomas
Canadian Solar signs up with the 500 W-plus panel club
The Chinese-Canadian firm has actually unveiled a series of high-power modules which are readied to go into automation by very early following year. The collection consists of a commercial and commercial rooftop-dedicated item using a reported 405 W.
Jul 2, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Canada, Canadian Solar, China, Asia, North America
The Dutch start-up assisting increase Lebanon's energy shift
FlexiDAO is using its software to track the production of solar power from four PV plants in the nation, combined with the UN Development Program.
Jun 30, 2020 // Software, Asia, lebanon, FlexiDAO, Joan Collell
7 Companies That Are Leading the Way for Solar-Powered Cars
The naysayers aren't stopping big automakers and startups from developing the technology. There are some ideas where the payoff for success would be so huge that you just have to try.
Nov 27, 2019 // Transport, Japan, Toyota, NEDO, TESLA, Germany, Sono Motors, Hyundai, Elon Musk, Europe, Asia, Korea, Squad Mobility, Robert Hoevers, Light Year, Stella Ersa, Sion, New Energy, Koji Makino
ReNew Power completes business mix and begins trading on the NASDAQ
Indian independent power manufacturer (IPP) ReNew Power has completed its planned company mix with RMG Acquisition Corporation (RMG II) and has today started trading on the NASDAQ.
Aug 24, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, India, IPO, Asia, ReNew Power, Sumant Sinha, nasdaq, SPAC, Robert Mancini
Self-sustaining solar home on wheels wants to absorb the Sun
Students from the Netherlands will take their new solar ride 3,000 km to Spain.
Sep 17, 2021 // Transport, Spain, Europe, Netherlands, Stella Lux
Greece relies on 100% renewables for the very first time ever
Greece's sustainable power plants have produced sufficient electrical energy to provide the nation's entire power demand over a straight five-hour duration on Friday, October 7, new information shows.
Oct 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Greece, Europe
Alfen and SemperPower Launch 30MW Battery Storage System in the Netherlands
Alfen and Dutch energy storage provider SemperPower have launched a 30MW battery storage system in Vlissingen, Netherlands. This system, named Project Pollux, will help balance the grid and manage the unpredictability of renewable energy sources.
Feb 22, 2023 // Storage, Europe, Netherlands, Alfen, SemperPower
South Australia Is a Time Machine Into the Solar-Powered Future
The glut of home-generated electrical power there holds lessons for the future of distributed energy generation.
Feb 4, 2021 // Market Research, Australia, South Australia, Oceania