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Germany adds 944 MW of solar, 298 MW of onshore wind in March
Germany connected 943.7 MW of new solar installations to the power grid in March as well as deployed 298.4 MW of new onshore wind capacity, according to data released by the Federal Network Agency.
Apr 24, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe
Constructing Sweden's Largest Solar Farm
Neoen and Alight are excited to be working on the 100MWp Hultsfred solar farm in Sweden, which will provide 18,000 homes with renewable energy come 2025. H&M Group has even secured a long-term PPA to receive 95% of energy produced. Get ready for a greener future!
Oct 25, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Sweden, Europe, neoen, solar farm, Alight
As Solar and Wind Become Cheaper, Japan Faces Billions in Stranded Coal Assets
The decreasing costs of solar and wind energy could generate $71 billion in stranded coal assets in Japan by 2025, according to a new report from the Carbon Tracker Initiative, a financial think tank, and the University of Tokyo. Offshore wind power will be cheaper than coal in Japan by 2022, new solar cheaper by 2023, and onshore wind less expensive by 2025.
Oct 9, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, University of Tokyo
The biggest solar rooftop in Cyprus under net billing scheme
The 2.5-megawatt PV facility will be operating under a program meant to protect grid operators against going bust
Dec 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Europe, Cyprus, Muskita Aluminium
Steel yourselves, Swinburne researcher uses solar to decarbonise steel
Swinburne PhD candidate Suneeti Purohit's remarkable double innovation utilises solar power to decarbonise the steel industry and save iron ore miners cash.
Dec 11, 2019 // Technology, Australia, Oceania, Swinburne, Suneeti Purohit, decarbonise, Concentrated solar power
NextEnergy Capital’s international solar fund hits US$280m
A fresh round of funding has bumped total investment in NextEnergy Capital's global solar fund, Next Power III (NPIII), to US$280 million.
Jan 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, UK, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe, North America, nextenergy capital, investment fund, ccla
Total taps French regional bank to refinance 143MW wind, PV portfolio
Total Quadran has enlisted a French financier to pump new capital into an up-and-running renewable energy portfolio, split between 40-plus projects across the country.
Jan 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, France, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe, Total, refinancing
More than 5,000 heaps of modules gathered for recycling in France
PV Cycle has stated it gathered more than 280,000 photovoltaic panels at the end of their lifecycle in France last year, consisting of 200 heaps from the country's abroad territories.
Feb 4, 2020 // Policy, France, Europe, recycling, PV Cycle
UK battery industrialisation centre opens doors
UKBIC can be made use of by firms servicing modern technologies for fixed power storage and various other applications
Nov 6, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, UKBIC, Jeff Pratt
Solarcentury retires brand name as it fully signs up with Statkraft
Solar developer Solarcentury's brand has been retired following the firm's procurement by Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft.
May 4, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, solarcentury, Statkraft, Barbara Flesche, Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal
Eurazeo, Infravia apparently introducing sale of French solar firm Reden
An auction will be reportedly released, valuing the solar power developer at as much as EUR2bn
Jun 15, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Reden, Eurazeo, Infravia
Jinko Supplies The Modules At India, & Asia's Largest Carport
A 20 MWp carport is easily the largest in Asia, and a positive fad for higher roof solar fostering at industries. Industries are significantly embracing solar rooftop not just for the reduced carbon footprint, yet additionally reduced prices vis a vis industrial tariffs.
Jul 29, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Transport, Jinko Solar, India, pv modules, Asia, carport, Gener Miao, KEC International
Solar May Generate Half of World's Power by 2050, Trina CEO Says
Gao Jifan said he sees solar dropping to a third or less of current expenses by the middle of the century.
Apr 20, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, Trina Solar, Gao Jifan
R.Power targeting 1GW of solar PV in Italy over the following year
Polish PV developer R.Power is targeting the development of 1GW of solar projects in Italy in the following twelve month.
Jun 27, 2022 // Plants, Italy, pv power plants, Europe, r.power, permitting, project permitting
An universal intercalation technique for high-stable perovskite photovoltaics
A group of scientists led by the Nanomaterials Research Study Institute at Kanazawa University have shown that the stability as well as performance of specific photovoltaic panels can be significantly enhanced by using cesium iodide (CsI) intercalation modern technology. This work might aid make solar cells more affordable with other renewable energy resources.
Aug 5, 2021 // Technology, Japan, Solar Panels, Asia, perovskite, efficiency, Kanazawa University, Nanomaterials Research Institute