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California marks feed-in-tariff and community solar milestones
Los Angeles’ municipal utility has tripled the size of its rooftop solar feed-in programme (FiT), growing it from 150MW to 450MW.
Sep 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Tariffs, California, USA, North America, Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, feed-in-tariff, Jeff Stone, 8minute Solar Energy
State agency funds 180-MW 'agrivoltaic' project in Ohio
The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA) issued $275 million in air quality revenue bonds to finance Madison Fields Solar Project in Madison County, Ohio.
Jun 5, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, PV Power Plant
URE introduces Taiwan manufacturing facility disposal
The Taiwanese supplier said it has sold its Jhunan Kebei plant to a Taiwan-based manufacturer of masks for semiconductor production. However, it will enhance capacity at its manufacturing facility in Tainan by as much as 200 MW in the third quarter.
Jul 18, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Taiwan, Jhunan Kebei
Spain's non-peninsular plan to supply 150MW of solar to Canary Islands
Spain is preparing 150MW of solar PV in the Canary Islands, sustained by a brand-new EUR20 million (US$ 21.75 million) fund introduced by Energy preacher Sara Aagesen.
Apr 22, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, erdf, miteco, canary islands, balearic, eu islands, islands, solcan
Voltalia subsidiary Helexia buys struggling French agrisolar installer for US$ 5.5 m.
Voltalia subsidiary Helexia has obtained French agrisolar installer and operations company Cap Sud for EUR5 million (US$ 5.5 million) after the firm was placed in safeguard procedures at the end of 2021.
Apr 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Voltalia, Europe, agrivoltaics, Helexia, agrisolar, sud cap
Altus Purchases 220 MW Solar Portfolio from RE Equity Firm TGC in United States
Both companies have authorized a binding agreement last week for the solar energy portfolio for $293 million. TGC said that the equity funding for these assets was provided by the third fund of TGC, True Green Capital Fund III, as well as its funding partners provided debt as well as tax equity.
Jan 6, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Altus Power, TGC, True Green Capital Management, Chris Kirkman, Gregg Felton, Panos Ninios, True Green Capital Fund III
Searching concealed electrical power in crystalline solar batteries with brand-new encapsulation strategy
Korean scientists assert it is feasible to draw out greater than 10% of 'surprise electrical power' in crystalline solar batteries making use of a brand-new encapsulation procedure based upon poly‐dimethylsiloxane finishes as well as a three-dimensional module framework. Contrasted to EVA movies, the brand-new finishing is stated to prevent removing short-wavelength light
Feb 7, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cells, Asia, Korea, poly‐dimethylsiloxane
United States hedge fund invests in Chilean storage plant
Hedonova has invested $16m in the system which uses CRYOBattery technology
Jan 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Chile, South america, North America, Alexander Cavendish
GridStor acquires 500 MW/2 GWh energy storage space projects in LA
United States grid-scale battery energy storage company GridStor has actually gotten a portfolio of numerous energy storage projects under growth in the better Los Angeles location that are expected to have more than 500 MW/2 GWh of capacity.
Oct 31, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, GridStor, Chris Taylor
Perovskite Power Station Transforms Rural Economy
Microquanta recently completed construction of 260 kW Perovskite-based PV Power Station in Qujiang district, Quzhou City, with components certified by domestic and foreign CQC and VDE. Special low-damage, high-resistance packaging was provided to withstand harsh environmental conditions. The Power Station is expected to help rural revitalization and promote perovskite applications.
Aug 14, 2023 // Plants, Grids, perovskite, Microquanta, Quzhou
A 200 Electric Buses Tender issued
Over 200 MIDI electric Buses tender in Mumbai has been issued. While issuing the tender, BEST said that the buses will operate between Mumbai and its suburbs.
Dec 26, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Transport, India, Asia, electric vehicles, electric buses, Mumbai
ET Solar main shareholder files for insolvency
The relocation, by Taitong Industry Ltd, will come as a fresh blow to the Chinese module maker, which twice failed to go public-- in the U.S. and China-- and whose project advancement organisation suffered a battering in China when Beijing checked aids in 2018.
Feb 3, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, ET Solar, bankruptcy
Pakistan To Build 300 MW Solar Power Plant In Gwadar Instead Of Coal Based Plant
The imported coal based power facility was intended under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2016. Yet the project never ever removed. The new solar power plant will certainly be developed by China.
Jul 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar Power Plant, China Pakistan Economic Corridor, CPEC, Gwadar Port, Khurram Dastgir Khan, Power Division, Thar coal
Australian political election pledge includes interest-free car loans for roof solar and battery storage
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) branch of the nation's Labor Party will certainly offer zero-interest financings for rooftop photovoltaic panels, family battery storage and also hot water heatpump if re-elected in an upcoming political election.
Aug 3, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, Battery Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, home solar, canberra, australian capital territory, Andrew Barr, Amanda McKenzie
US investor acquires stake in 1.3 GW AES portfolio
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has acquired a 49% interest in the wind, solar assets
Jan 4, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, AES, Leo Moreno