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Sekisui Chemical Charges Ahead With Bendable Perovskite Solar Cells
Sekisui Chemical is investing $68 million to mass produce perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with 10-year durability and 15% efficiency. Japanese gov't is supporting this cutting edge tech to install in public facilities.
Aug 21, 2023 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, Sekisui Chemical
U.S.A.'s Leeward RE Raises $260 Mn For Chaparral Springs Solar + Storage Project in California
Wells Fargo, MUFG as well as Silicon Valley Bank to supply $260 million in Green Loan building and construction funding; J.P. Morgan Chase to give $143 million tax obligation equity financial investment. Leeward expands footprint in California with 174-megawatt (MW) solar facility as well as 88-MW storage facility.
Jan 12, 2023 // Storage, Wells Fargo, Kern County, MUFG, leeward renewable energy, leeward, jp morgan, California solar plus BESS, Chaparral Springs Solar + BESS Facility, Chris Loehr, Green Loan Principles, Rabbitbrush solar and storage project, silicon valley bank, solar plus storage in USA
Report finds consumers could save $29 billion if clean energy replaced proposed natural gas plants
The economics guiding U.S. investments in electricity generation have reached a historic tipping point: combinations of solar, wind, storage, efficiency and demand response are now less expensive than most proposed gas power plant projects. According to a new report by Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), portfolios of these clean energy resources can provide the same energy and reliability services as traditional gas power plants — but cost less.
Sep 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Mark Dyson
Enery Launches 50-MW Solar and Storage Plant in Romania
Enery's new Sarmasag solar farm in Romania promises sustainable energy, powering 38,270 homes and reducing 16,208 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. A bright future for green energy!
Oct 24, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Romania, Enery
JA Solar indicators arrangement with Indian PV items representative Redington
Chinese solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) producer JA Solar has actually become part of a circulation collaboration with India's PV items representative Redington.
Dec 28, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, JA Solar, Asia, Redington
DOE-backed CSP demo breaks ground in New Mexico
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday revealed the beginning of building deal with a high-temperature concentrating solar power (CSP) pilot facility referred to as the culmination of a USD-100-million (EUR 93.2 m) research study effort released in 2017.
Feb 20, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, New Mexico, doe
Scatec Solar Announces Completion of 258 MW Solar Project in South Africa
Scatec Solar has actually begun industrial procedure of the 3rd 86 MW solar plant in Upington, South Africa, finishing the 258 MW solar energy complicated.
Apr 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Raymond Carlsen, Scatec Solar, Africa, South Africa, International
Africa’s ‘largest’ solar-plus-wind-plus-storage project unveiled
Japanese developer Eurus Energy and Australian-headquartered wind developer Windlab have signed a deal with Kenyan authorities to develop an 80MW solar-plus-wind-plus-storage facility in central Kenya.
Sep 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Windlab, solar-plus-wind-plus-storage, Africa, Eurus Energy
Major solar-plus-storage project greenlit in New South Wales
After a long wait, RES has received state development approval for a major 200MW/10MW solar-plus-storage facility in New South Wales.
Aug 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, new south wales, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Tarleigh Park farm, Curra Warra farm
VSB Plans 19.3 MW Solar Project in Germany
VSB Germany teams up with Stadtwerke Bitterfeld-Wolfen for a 19.3 MWp solar project, boosting renewable energy and local funding in eastern Germany. Sustainable growth begins here!
Oct 4, 2024 // Plants, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, VSB
Mirova, Foresight Secure Greek Solar Project Financing
Alpha Bank powers Greece's solar future with EUR 316M financing for Foresight and Mirova's 267 MW solar parks, marking a green milestone.
May 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, PV Power Plant, Alpha Bank
BYD's $1.4 Billion Investment Sparks Sodium-Ion Battery Revolution
BYD's $1.4 billion investment in a new sodium-ion battery facility in China could revolutionize the EV industry, making Xuzhou a battery production hub and paving the way for wider adoption of this cutting-edge technology.
Jan 10, 2024 // Storage, China, Asia, BYD
Canadian Solar wins 394 MW of solar in two private auctions in Brazil
After emerging as the recipient of most of the Brazilian government’s public allocation of generation capacity, the Canadian-Chinese manufacturer has secured a large share of projects in auctions held by power companies Copel and, probably, Cemig.
Oct 10, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, South america, Brazil, Cemig, Copel, Sao Paulo
Solar-wind-energy storage space hybrid to power Rio Tinto mine
A solar-wind-energy storage hybrid project is to power a Madagascan mine after Rio Tinto authorized a power acquisition contract with independent power manufacturer CrossBoundary Energy.
Jul 27, 2021 // Plants, Storage, hybrid, mining, Rio Tinto, off-grid, QMM
Mainstream Renewable Power doubles down on Chilean renewables with new finance deal
Renewables developer Mainstream Renewable Power has more than doubled a financing facility after striking an agreement with Dutch bank ABN AMRO.
Oct 15, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, financing, mainstream renewable power, hsbc, abn amro, Mary Quaney, Vincent Goedegebuure