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New way to calculate proper tilt angle for solar panels
An author from American research university has developed a new model to define the best tilt angle for photovoltaic modules at definite locations. According to the developer, the innovation can considerably improve the existing solar installation methods.
Jan 28, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, Solar Panels, North America, Christian Schuster
New solar cell invention could lead to cheap solar power
North Carolina researchers have developed a brand new perovskite solar cell method.
Dec 13, 2019 // Technology, USA, North Carolina, solar cell, perovskite, North America, Jinsong Huang
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
New Push for Aussie Solar: Tindo Pitches $100m Mod Gigafactory
Adelaide-based Tindo unveils plans to build a $90-100 million "gigafactory" in Australia, backed by federal government support. The ambitious project relies on ARENA funding, state initiatives, and the 2022 IRA. With the right support, Australia's last remaining solar panel producer can kick start a domestic upstream supply chain.
Jan 8, 2024 // Manufacturing News, Australia, PV module, Oceania
Emerging markets and also development: Twin pillars of the solar tracker market
International solar tracker deliveries got to brand-new record degrees in 2019, going beyond 31 GW, up 55% year on year. Remarkable need in the United States-- as well as multiple gigawatt markets in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Spain and also Australia-- helped move the market to new heights, composes Cormac Gilligan, associate director at IHS Markit.
Jul 14, 2020 // Opinions, IHS Markit, Cormac Gilligan
Mini series: LatAm’s early PV leader, with enormous DG potential
The early development of PV projects in Latin America was spearheaded by one country: Chile. And while there remain prospects for large-scale project development, its distributed generation segment has the potential for enormous growth, says Marcela Puntí Martín, the general manager of the Chilean Solar Energy Association (ACESOL).
Sep 4, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Opinions, Chile, South america, Latin america, enel green power, Marcela Puntí Martín, ACESOL
London fund reveals financial investment lorry for brand-new subsidy-free UK solar
NextEnergy Capital Group has actually safeguarded a ₤ 100 million line of credit from Spanish lending institution Santander as it intends to link the U.K.'s biggest solar plant to the grid this year.
May 26, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, subsidy-free, Santander, NextEnergy Capital Group
JinkoSolar mulls providing on Shanghai's STAR market to fuel new growth
Leading 'Solar Module Super League' (SMSL) manufacturer JinkoSolar has actually exposed it is thinking about providing its primary operating subsidiary on Shanghai's STAR Market.
Sep 22, 2020 // Manufacturing News, IPO, JinkoSolar, investment, finance, shanghai stock exchange, nyse, star, Kangpin Chen
kWh Analytics releases new service focused on providing added revenue for solar assets
Solar danger supervisor kWh Analytics has introduced a brand-new offering that it states enables PV project owners to obtain upfront repayments in return for keeping asset performance.
Nov 30, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, kWh Analytics, asset management, Excelsior Energy Capital
A New Off-Road Electric Truck Concept Boasts Bat Wing-Shaped Solar Panels
A multi-purpose electrical truck with a 400-mile range.
Dec 27, 2021 // Transport, USA, North America, Wolfgang, Thundertuck, EV truck
Maharashtra eyes tariff cap of around US$0.040/kWh for new PV tender
India’s Maharashtra state has launched a process to procure a major slice of grid-linked solar power, pushing for low prices in line with earlier tenders this year.
Aug 29, 2019 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Tariffs, India, tender, Asia, tariff, prices, maharashtra, Vinay Rustagi
Trina Solar Announces 28.79 GW Module Shipments in Q3, Launch of New Modules
Trina Solar, a leading Chinese brand that looks into the growth of PV items, EPC and O&M, has announced module shipments worth 28.79 GW in the 3rd quarter of the year. The cumulative capacity of tracker shipments stood at 2.8 GW.
Nov 16, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, N Type modules, i-TOPCon solar cell, tracker shipments, TrinaSolar, Vertex N modules
ConnectGen's 270-MW New York solar project gets final permit approval
ConnectGen revealed that its recommended South Ripley Solar Project has received a final siting permit from the New york city State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES). Based upon a thorough testimonial of the document, ORES located that the project abides by Executive Law 94-c and stays clear of, decreases or mitigates, to the maximum degree practicable, prospective significant adverse environmental influences to the surrounding location.
Apr 25, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, ConnectGen, South Ripley Solar Project
More affordable circulation batteries with brand-new membrane layer
United States researchers assert to have actually uncovered a membrane layer which might result in more affordable huge range circulation batteries. The product is an ion-selective, aqueous-compatible polymer with innate microporosity called AquaPIM and also is claimed to have tunable density and also high conductivity in liquid electrolytes.
Mar 16, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, AquaPIM
New optimizations for a 24.5% efficient heterojunction solar cell
Scientists in Germany evaluated the major sources of performance loss in a silicon heterojunction cell, as well as developed numerous optimization approaches to improve overall performance.
Nov 18, 2021 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, heterojunction solar cell, efficiency