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Iron Mountain to install 7.2-MW solar system at New Jersey data center
Information management company Iron Mountain announced it has closed on its largest on-site solar PPA contract to date. The 7.2-MW solar installation at Iron Mountain’s data center in Edison, New Jersey, will provide approximately 15% of the data center’s current energy load.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, USA, New Jersey, North America, Iron Mountain, Kevin Hagen, Drew Torbin
New Zealand’s floating debut billed as country’s top PV project to date
New Zealand looks set to join the countries tapping into floating solar worldwide via a new, city-based scheme, sponsored by a utility duo.
Sep 4, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, New Zealand, solar pv, floating PV, utilities, IRENA, Oceania, vector group, auckland, Simon Mackenzie, watercare
New solar financial investment drops 12% as COVID-19 dents H1 2020 figures: BNEF
Investment in new solar ability fell in the initial fifty percent of 2020 by 12% year-on-year to US$ 54.7 billion as the COVID-19 pandemic hit both project funding and also set up public auctions.
Jul 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, BNEF, auctions, investment, finance, tenders, renewables, covid-19
Canadian Solar begins to mass-produce brand-new 420-W rooftop module
Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ: CSIQ) has started automation and additionally shipment of a new 54-cell format solar module with 182-mm cell for residential, commercial as well as commercial rooftop installations.
Mar 15, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Canadian Solar Inc, Shawn Qu, rooftop module
Trina Solar Wins First 100MW+ Contract in India for its New Vertex Bifacial Modules
Trina Solar Carbon Monoxide Ltd, a leading service provider of incorporated photovoltaic (PV) components as well as clever power remedies, has actually won an agreement from Noida-headquartered SunSource Energy to provide 105 MW of its brand-new Vertex components.
Apr 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Trina Solar, bifacial modules, Adarsh Das, Helena Li, Kushagra Nandan, SunSource Energy, Vertex Modules
S.C. New Energy Ships First Flexible Perovskite Line
S.C New Energy ships first commercial line for flexible perovskite cells, uniting RPD, PVD and slit coating to scale low-temp thin films for lightweight, high-efficiency PVs.
Dec 26, 2025 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, perovskite, flexible, S.C New Energy
Construction starts on 9-MW solar project under new TVA distributed generation program
BrightRidge, Silicon Ranch and also the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) broke ground Tuesday morning on a brand-new solar farm in western Washington County, Tennessee. The 9-MWac center will certainly be called the Martin Solar Farm in honor of the late Ralph Martin, that served for years as supervisor of the neighborhood power firm.
Jun 9, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Silicon Ranch, tva, Solar Project, Doug Perry, Tennessee Valley Authority, BrightRidge, Jeff Dykes, Matt Kisber, Diana Harshbarger
CertainTeed adds New Jersey’s Kopp Electric to Master Solar Installer level
Kopp Electric Company has received CertainTeed’s premier solar credential – Master Solar Installer. CertainTeed Master Solar Installers demonstrate the highest levels of solar knowledge as well as a commitment to quality and homeowner satisfaction.
Aug 17, 2019 // Solar, Kopp Electric Company, Master Solar Installer, Installers, Mark Stancroff
DEWA to use solar to power new pumped-storage project
The Dubai Water and Electricity Authority will use energy from the gigawatt-scale Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park to provide a new hydropower plant with pumped storage capacity. The state-owned utility has announced a number of innovations for the project in recent months, including plans for hydrogen and large-scale storage capacity.
Aug 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar to Fuel, Asia, hydrogen, Dubai Water and Electricity Authority, gigawatt-scale, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
LONGi accomplishes new world record for p-type solar cell efficiency
LONGi has introduced a new world record conversion effectiveness of 26.12% for its p-type silicon heterojunction (HJT) cell.
Sep 21, 2022 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Institute for Solar Energy Research, LONGi, isfh, efficiency
New technique increases effectiveness, sustainability of large-scale perovskite solar cells
A global group of researchers has actually shown a technique for generating perovskite photovoltaic products on an industrial scale, which will lower the expense and enhance the performance of mass-produced perovskite solar cells.
Jan 26, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, Aldo di Carlo, Michael Gratzel, efficiently, Aram Amassian
Canada-based Solar Firm Reaches New Efficiency Heights With Perovskite Cells
QD Solar announces 24% efficiency for spin-coated perovskite cells and 23.2% efficiency for slot-die coated cells. These certified numbers have been developed for large scale manufacturing.
Feb 15, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency, Dan Shea, QD Solar
Fraunhofer ISE opens up new exterior examination area
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has actually opened up a new outdoor test field in Merding, concerning 5 kilometers from the Institute's place in Freiburg, Germany.
May 15, 2023 // Plants, Fraunhofer ISE, PV Power Plant
Austria mulls mandatory PV as new rebates for solar and storage launched
With the region of Styria considering making PV mandatory on all new buildings, the nation’s Climate Fund will support PV and storage projects in agriculture and forestry. Applications can be submitted by November 2020 – or until the pot is empty.
Sep 19, 2019 // Plants, Residential, Storage, Rooftop PV, storage, Europe, Austria, Styria
Generate, Starbucks companion on 90 MW of area solar in New York
US lasting facilities company Generate Capital Inc said it is establishing a portfolio of community solar projects in New york city State with an incorporated capacity of 90 MW along with US coffeehouse chain Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX).
May 13, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, solar projects, Generate Capital Inc