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Is Mexican energy CFE getting in the solar business?
Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is looking for authorization to establish 350 MW of solar in the state of Baja California. The ranges will be built on the exact same site as the 820 MW Cerro Prieto geothermal project. Nonetheless, it stays vague whether the PV setups mark the company's formal entrance into the solar company.
Aug 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Mexico, North America, cfe, Manuel Bartlett
Brazil releases brand-new internet metering legislations for distributed generation
Brazil has published its long-anticipated net metering legislations that has presented a new framework for dispersed generation in the nation and will see any type of solar PV systems below 5MW eligible for internet metering tariffs till 2045.
Jan 11, 2022 // Policy, South america, Brazil, net metering, new regulations
A new generation of nano-architected, 3D solar cells
A group of scientists at Netherlands based research institute AMOLF have discovered a method for electrochemical printing at the nanoscale. With further optimizations, the group theorizes, the technique could allow for the development of new, three dimensional solar cells.
Oct 9, 2019 // Technology, Europe, Netherlands, AMOLF, Mark Aarts
Sunnova, SolarEdge, National Grid companion on New England grid stability project
Solar as well as storage service provider Sunnova, SolarEdge Technologies as well as National Grid have actually partnered on a grid stability project in New England, US.
Jul 29, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, National Grid, Sunnova, solaredge technologies, Michael Grasso, ders
CS Energy Develops Over 100 Megawatts of Solar Projects in Rhode Island
Leading EPC announces continued large-scale project growth in the Northeast
May 20, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, North America, PV Power Plant, solar projects, Rhode Island, CS Energy, D. Scott Bianchi
Australian electrical energy demand rolls in Q3 as country accepts rooftop solar
Australia's roof PV boom incorporated with modifications in power usage because of COVID-19 drove electrical power demand to record lows in 3 states throughout Q3.
Oct 22, 2020 // Plants, Rooftop PV, Market Research, Australia, AEMO, rooftop PV, Oceania, covid-19, Audrey Zibelman
‘New RWE’ sets sights on world-leading renewables position
German power major RWE has reiterated its commitment to becoming one of the world’s largest developers of solar, wind and energy storage after the European Commission green-lit its proposed asset swap with E.On.
Sep 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, pv power plants, Europe, rwe, e.on, innogy, Rolf Martin Schmitz, Markus Krebber
New record for solar cell performance signals bright future for solar tech
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have damaged their own record to develop an extra reliable solar cell.
Feb 3, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, ANU, Australian National University, Jun Peng, Kylie Catchpole
New electrolyte enables high efficiency of secure, sustainable zinc batteries
Scientists led by an Oregon State University scientist have developed a new electrolyte that elevates the efficiency of the zinc metal anode in zinc batteries to almost 100%, an innovation on the way to an alternative to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage.
Mar 28, 2023 // Technology, Storage, Oregon State University, lithium-ion battery, efficiency, Zinc Battery, Xiulei "David" Ji
Georgia Power lays out renewables procurement plans in new IRP
United States utility Georgia Power has set out strategies to obtain as much as 6GW of new renewable power by 2035, virtually increasing its existing capacity.
Feb 3, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, Georgia Power, North America, coal, irp, integrated resource plan
Israel's strategy to recoup from Covid-19 situation consists of 2 GW of brand-new solar
The nation additionally means to re-tender its terminated purchase workout for the Dimona solar energy plant in the Negev desert. The capability of the project will certainly be broadened from 300 MW to 500 MW.
Apr 29, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Israel, covid-19
PSE&G brings 15.2-MW brownfield solar project online in New Jersey
PSE&G has put its biggest solar farm to-date in-service on a brownfield site in Pennsauken, New Jersey. The 15.2-MW Pennsauken Solar Farm is a part of PSE&G's Solar 4 All program.
Dec 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, New Jersey, North America, PSE&G
Revolutionizing Solar Energy: Quantum Material Boosts Efficiency 190%
Revolutionize solar energy with Lehigh University's quantum material, boasting 190% EQE and potential to surpass silicon-based limits. A game-changer for photovoltaics.
Apr 11, 2024 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, Lehigh University
New Style Strategy Presses Organic Photovoltaics Past 18% Performance
Holistic Strategy Enhances Digital Structure as well as Morphology, Opening a New Route to Higher-Efficiency Organic Photovoltaic Instruments
Feb 19, 2021 // Technology, NREL, solar cell, efficiency, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Bryon Larson
Recurrent Energy's Spanish Solar Expansion: 420MWp Portfolio Acquisition
Recurrent Energy's latest acquisition in Spain, the Rey portfolio, will power over 275,000 homes and reduce CO2 emissions by 184,000 tonnes annually. CEO Ismael Guerrero looks forward to expanding their green energy assets.
Mar 21, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, recurrent energy