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How the cracks are developing
Scientists in the United Kingdom have examined the development of cracks in PV cells, validating that the heats cells are exposed to during soldering for interconnection are a leading root cause of breaking. Their searchings for will certainly help future study right into module integrity and also forecasts of just how fractures are most likely to form.
Jul 17, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, UK, Europe, University of Wolverhampton
LONGi joins listing of solar producers dedicating to 100% renewable power
LONGi Green Energy has ended up being the current solar supplier to unveil its target of obtaining 100% of its power demand from renewables.
Aug 10, 2020 // Manufacturing News, First Solar, JinkoSolar, LONGi, Li Zhenguo, decarbonisation, renewables
Qatar's initial storage space project counts on Tesla batteries
The 1 MW/4 MWh storage system will be used to store power throughout top hours or when the terminal reaches optimum lots in addition to for improving network voltage.
Aug 14, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, TESLA, Asia, Qatar
Centrotec becomes biggest shareholder of Sonnenstromfabrik
Centrotec, a German energy efficiency specialist, has actually obtained Switzerland's Pari Group, which holds an 80% stake in German PV module supplier Sonnenstromfabrik.
Aug 27, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Sonnenstromfabrik, Centrotec
Adani currently the world's largest solar power designer
India's biggest private-sector thermal power producer-- which ranked as the sixth-largest solar gamer internationally in 2019-- has actually climbed to the top place adhering to a Solar Energy Corporation of India (Seci) award to create 8 GW of Indian solar project capability.
Sep 7, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, India, SECI, Asia, Adani
WMG and Senergy Innovations launch graphene enabled all polymer solar thermal cell
Solar thermal cells continue to draw in much passion as they have substantial capacity to warmth water in a cost-effective and also lasting process. To day, the effectiveness of these cells has actually been limited as the polymers utilized in their manufacture are poor thermal conductors.
Oct 16, 2020 // Technology, UK, Europe, solar cell, efficiency, WMG, Senergy Innovations, polymer solar thermal cell, Tony McNally, Greg Gibbons, Christine Boyle
Hitachi wins contract for Sub-Saharan Africa's photovoltaic project
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has secured a contract from M Couto Alves (MCA) to supply crucial electrical facilities to incorporate Sub-Saharan Africa's biggest solar project to Angola's transmission network.
Oct 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Africa, Angola, Solar Project, Hitachi, Niklas Persson, Manuel Couto Alves
US storage space player offloads stake
Apollo Funds will obtain 50% share in Broad Reach Power from existing capitalist EnCap as well as its partners
Nov 23, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, Broad Reach Power, Apollo, Geoff Strong, Corinne Still
Togo Solar Plant With Jakson As EPC Inaugurated
The Head of state of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé inaugurated a 50MWp Solar Power Plant in the West African nation. The Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Solar Power Plant Project is being created by AMEA Power, Dubai and developed, set up, commissioned, and executed by Jakson Group from India. The West African Development Bank and Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) given concessional car loans for the project.
Jun 23, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, amea power, Jakson, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed, Solar Power Plant Project, Togo solar
Metito wins 45-55 MW Bangladesh project with $0.07/kWh bid
A consortium led by Metito Utilities, JinkoSolar and Al Jomaih Energy and Water has won a tender to build a 45-55 MW grid-tied solar plant with a bid of $0.0749/kWh — the lowest ever seen in Bangladesh.
Aug 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, tender, JinkoSolar, Metito Utilities, Al Jomaih Energy and Water, Bangladesh, grid-tied PV, Asia, BPDB, WAC Logistics and Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology, SREDA
Another Florida City Targets 100% Clean Energy
The city council of Satellite Beach, Fla., has unanimously passed a resolution committing the city to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy for the entire community by 2050 and for municipal operations by 2032.
Aug 9, 2019 // Solar, clean energy, USA, Sierra Club, Florida, Satellite Beach, Leslie Maloney
LONGi calls for industry alignment on wafer size as Hi-MO4 sales top 2GW
The solar industry must work together to agree on standardised larger wafer sizes, according to monocrystalline solar manufacturer LONGi Group.
Aug 21, 2019 // Manufacturing News, monocrystalline, c-si manufacturing, solar cell, silicon, wafer, LONGi Group, hi-mo4
Masdar and EDF start construction deal with 300MW solar plant in Saudi Arabia
A consortium between Abu Dhabi-based Masdar, EDF Renewables and Nesma Holding Company has broken ground on a 300MW PV project in Saudi Arabia.
Apr 12, 2021 // Plants, Masdar, Saudi Arabia, PPA, EDF, Asia, power purchase agreement, middle east, EDF Renewables, Bruno Bensasson
McCarthy completes construction on 200-MW Arizona solar project set to power Microsoft data center
McCarthy Building Companies' Renewable Energy and Storage Group recently finished building and last appointing of the 200-MWdc Sun Streams 2 solar project in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Oct 11, 2021 // Plants, USA, Microsoft, North America, McCarthy, Scott Canada
Octopus to invest ₤ 150m mandate in sustainable assets
Expert tidy energy investor Octopus Renewables has actually won a ₤ 150 million corporate pensions mandate from a huge UK-based institutional investor.
Oct 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Octopus, Alex Brierley, Chris Hulatt