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Denmark's Eurowind Energy throws biogas right into the mix
Danish renewables designer Eurowind Energy A/S has set up a new competence centre for biogas to complement the existing ones for solar photovoltaic (PV), wind energy and Power-to-X (PtX).
Feb 20, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Denmark, Eurowind Energy
Romania's Hidroelectrica prepares 50MW hydrogen plant on the Danube
Romanian majority state-owned hydro power manufacturer Hidroelectrica is seeking specialists to draft a feasibility study for the construction of a 50MW green hydrogen manufacturing plant near the Portile de Fier gorge on the Danube, it said.
Dec 28, 2021 // Solar to Fuel, Europe, hydrogen, Romania, Hidroelectrica
The Power Grid Is Just One More Casino for Energy Traders
When GreenHat Energy collapsed after blowing millions hypothesizing on power costs, it came to be level: Energy traders are basically betting, and ratepayers back every wager.
Nov 5, 2021 // Grids, USA, North America, Andrew Kittell, GreenHat Energy, JPMorgan Ventures Energy Corp., JPMVEC
This solar panel- like device can generate electricity in the dark
Electrical engineer Aaswath Raman, at the University of California in LA, has come up with a device that can harness energy from a dark night sky to power an LED — hinting at a new frontier in renewable energy.
Sep 12, 2019 // Technology, California, USA, North America, Aaswath Raman, LED — hinting, Jeffrey Grossman
Turkey’s net-metering: Will commercial, residential or municipal lead the way?
Turkey introduced net metering in May, stoking hopes the scheme could add meaningful volumes of new solar generation capacity. Municipal governments elected in the spring can also boost the program’s success, provided the many layers of authority can work together, that is.
Oct 4, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Rooftop PV, Asia, rooftop PV, Turkey, Utku Korkmaz
Finnish solar maker obtains Lithuanian manufacturing facility acquisition over the line
Hunger might have been doing not have amongst personal capitalists-- at once when international supplies are tanking amidst Covid-19 and also international economic crisis worries-- however the environment-friendly brand-new Finnish federal government, and also surrounding managements, have actually actioned in to load the violation.
May 7, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, Sweden, Europe, North America, Denmark, Lithuania, Norway, Finland, covid-19, ICELAND, Valoe, Iika Savisalo
Tandem solar cell globe record: New branch in the NREL graph
Tandem cells combine 2 various semiconductors that convert various parts of the light spectrum into electric power. Metal-halide perovskite substances primarily make use of the noticeable parts of the spectrum, while CIGS semiconductors convert rather the infrared light.
Sep 1, 2020 // Technology, NREL, Germany, solar cells, Europe, Steve Albrecht, Marko Jost, CIGS cells, Christian Kaufmann
Voltalia lets 33MW battery facility in business initially in the UK
Voltalia has made its first endeavor right into battery storage in the UK, completing the let of a 33MW facility near Bristol from Electric Land.
Sep 2, 2020 // Storage, UK, Voltalia, Europe
Tandem solar cell globe document: New branch in the NREL graph
Tandem cells integrate 2 various semiconductors that transform various parts of the light range right into electric power. Metal-halide perovskite substances mostly make use of the noticeable parts of the range, while CIGS semiconductors transform instead the infrared light.
Apr 15, 2020 // Technology, NREL, Germany, Europe, solar cell, efficiency, CIGS, Steve Albrecht, Marko Jost
Reordering the layers in solar-cell modules can aid improve efficiency
A solar-cell module that mitigates cell-to-module losses has actually been established by KAUST researchers complying with a rethink of the module's optical design as well as how it must be stacked.
Aug 23, 2022 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cell, efficiency, KAUST, Stefaan De Wolf, Lujia Xu
The Safety Question Persists as Energy Storage Prepares for Huge Growth
Recent battery plant blazes and a hydrogen station blast have again raised questions about the safety of energy storage technologies.
Jul 25, 2019 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, USA, storage, GTM, Arizona, David Kane, Arizona Public Service, APS, Wood Mackenzie, South Korea, Asia, hydrogen, North America, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
One-dimensional Anderson insulators forecasted to hold the mass solar effect
Materials in which electrons are highly localized are promising for use in next-generation solar cells and also optoelectronic devices, estimations by a RIKEN theoretical physicist as well as a collaborator have actually indicated.
May 27, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, RIKEN, next-generation solar cells, Naoto Nagaosa
CEP Renewables Establishes the Largest Landfill Solar Project in North America
Solar designer aids recover a scenic northwest New Jersey community transitioning a Superfund site to a clean power generation plant that delivers an earnings stream.
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, North America, Solar Project, CEP Renewables, Gary Cicero, Alyssa Sarubbi
The Case for Mini Grids Stronger Than Ever, Says Global Report
A brand-new report released the other day (July 1), State of The Global Mini-Grids Market Report 2020 has actually dug deeply into the present, prospective, and also barriers to more development of mini-grids worldwide. For its research study and also conclusions, the report focused on mini-grids in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and little island countries.
Jul 2, 2020 // Market Research, BNEF, EDF, Iberdrola, Engie, Enel, mitsui, sumitomo, financing mini-grids, Mini-Grids 2020, SDGs
China's CATL Reveals the First-generation Sodium-ion Battery
CATL has actually exposed its first-gen Sodium-ion battery. This battery would certainly be cost-efficient and also have a high rate of charging with a power density of 160Wh/kg. The supply chain for these batteries is expected to develop in 2023.
Jul 30, 2021 // Storage, China, Asia, CATL, sodium-ion battery, Zeng Yuqun