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Meyer Burger to replace CFO again as newly selected incumbent steps down
Meyer Burger's CFO is quitting after less than 2 months in the role, with the heterojunction cell and also module producer set to seek yet an additional replacement for the position.
Feb 16, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, meyer burger, heterojunction solar cell, cfo, executive appointments
Vietnam's prepared solar capacity deemed 'too expensive' by government
Vietnam's prepared solar capacity is "too expensive" as well as needs to be reduced, according to local media reports that referral a federal government communication.
Mar 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Vietnam, renewable energy targets, curtailment, grid connection
Allete finishes 330MW US solar acquisition
The US$ 165.5 m deal marks the energy supplier's entryway into the PV industry.
Apr 18, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Allete
Solarpack to acquire Spanish PV developer
Solaer Holding has a 2.8 GW pipe of projects in Spain and Italy
Sep 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Italy, Europe, solar projects, Solarpack Corporacion Tecnologica
Econergy inks EPC bargains for 170MW of Romanian solar
Developer has actually signed agreements with contractors Shanghai Electric Group as well as CHINTEC for both projects
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, EPC, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Econergy, Eyal Podhorzer
Foresight’s ARIF Secures AU$700 Million To Refinance Clean Portfolio Growth
Foresight’s Australian Renewables Income Fund raised AU$700 million—AU$620m term loan plus AU$80m facility—backed by five banks, to refinance and expand a mixed portfolio.
Aug 22, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, foresight group, refinancing, project finance, renewables fund
The weekend read: Unsteady progress of a potential MENA solar superpower
With a combination of scale, a growing population, outstanding irradiation, and available capital, solar PV should be a ‘no brainer’ for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. But early explorations of the technology have soured expectations, and progress has come in fits and starts.
Aug 17, 2019 // Solar, Saudi Arabia, solar pv, Asia, K.A.CARE, REPDO
Wartsila Will Supply Energy Storage To Among The World's Largest Solar Plus Storage Project
Wartsila, a Finland-based technology firm, has signed an agreement with Clearway Energy Group. Wartsila will certainly provide energy storage devices amounting to a 500-megawatt (MWac)/ 2-gigawatt hour (GWh) portfolio.
Jul 14, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, clean energy, Solar, Solar Energy, Wärtsilä, Renewable Energy, International, green energy, Clearway Energy Group, battery energy storage solutions, largest solar-plus-storage project
A 'Tandem' Solar Cell Simply Establish a New Performance Record
Making solar cells more efficient is an obvious win for green power. It indicates more electrical power from the very same number of panels as well as the exact same amount of sunlight-- and also scientists are working hard to tackle the challenge.
Apr 24, 2023 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, Asia, solar cell, efficiency, KAUST
THEE, CEE in joint 500MW subsidy-free PV push in Germany
Hamburg-based companies Thüga Erneuerbare Energien GmbH (THEE) and the CEE Group have signed off on a memorandum of understanding that will see both entities jointly operate large-scale photovoltaic plants in Germany without subsidies.
Aug 29, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, THEE, cee, Dr. Björn Keßel
Evaluating the staining mitigation residential or commercial properties of anti-reflective coverings
Scientists in China have actually looked for to understand exactly how staining aggravated by anti-reflective coatings could hinder solar panel outcome. In regards to effectiveness against staining, the scientists discovered hollow-silica-nanoparticle finishings did better than strong silica alternatives.
Jun 3, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, Solar Panels, Asia
NextEnergy Acquires First Asset in India, Solar Plant From IBC SOLAR
NextPower III, NextEnergy Capital's third institutional solar fund, has actually finished its initial acquisition in India-- a 27.4 MWp plant in Odisha from IBC SOLAR
Jul 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, finance, nextenergy capital, IBC Solar, solar plant, Projects, Filinto Martins, NextEnergy India Solar Plant, NextPower Fund III, Aldo Beolchini
Destruction and also regrowth in polysilicon passivation layers
Scientists in Australia took a close consider the long-term efficiency of passivation layers in silicon solar cells, as well as found a surprising procedure of degradation and regrowth at the office within the product. The outcomes could have ramifications on the procedures used in industrial scale solar cell manufacturing.
Aug 25, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Australia, solar cells, JinkoSolar, silicon, Oceania, Australia National University, ANU
Incorporating tension as well as temperature level sensing units in crystalline silicon cells
Fraunhofer ISE scientists have actually incorporated stress and anxiety as well as temperature level sensing units within a PV module. They assert that the gadgets cover an extremely marginal part of the cells, which their communication with the cell as well as the module itself is rather minimal. The sensing units can be produced as part of a normal cell production procedure.
Feb 28, 2020 // Technology, Germany, Europe, Fraunhofer ISE, silicon cells
Canadian pension giant to buy Pattern Energy for US$6.1 billion
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has bought US developer Pattern Energy Group in an all-cash deal valued at around US$6.1 billion.
Nov 5, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Canada, pattern energy, North America, canada pension plan investment board