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Alternus completes Dutch airport solar park
The 13.6 MW project is set up beside the Rotterdam runway
Mar 9, 2022 // Plants, Europe, Netherlands, Eneco, Solar Park, Vincent Browne, Alternus, Andre Kempenaars
South Australia Is a Time Machine Into the Solar-Powered Future
The glut of home-generated electrical power there holds lessons for the future of distributed energy generation.
Feb 4, 2021 // Market Research, Australia, South Australia, Oceania
Clearway finishes 2nd solar + storage project on Kamehameha Schools land in O'ahu
Clearway Energy Group's 36-MW solar farm with 144 MWh of battery storage on Kamehameha Schools' lands in Waiawa in Central O'ahu just recently achieved commercial procedures after passing every one of its necessary commissioning tests.
Jan 13, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, PV Power Plant, clearway, Craig Cornelius, Shelee Kimura
Developer of 20-GW green hydrogen project signs deal with Kazakh govt
Prepare for a 20-GW green hydrogen project in Kazakhstan have actually taken an advance with the signing of a financial investment agreement between the European project developer and also the Kazakh federal government.
Oct 28, 2022 // Solar to Fuel, Asia, kazakhstan, green hydrogen
Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Cells: Nickel-Doped Graphite Solution
Explore the potential of cost-effective perovskite solar cells. Researchers from multiple institutions have developed an alternative to using costly metals with a nickel-doped graphite layer and a bismuth-indium alloy layer, enabling a simple painting process for low-cost fabrication. With the potential to reduce manufacturing costs by up to 1000x, solar energy may become more accessible.
Jun 27, 2023 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, graphite
Qatari utility mulls jump to 800 MW tender as consortia submit bids
A consortium led by Jinko Power and Korea Electric Power Corp., as well as another group led by Japanese conglomerate Marubeni and French energy group Total, have submitted bids for Qatar’s 700 MW solar tender. The final results will be announced in September.
Aug 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, Jinko Power, Korea Electric Power Corp., Qatar, Marubeni, Total, Kahramaa, Siraj Solar Energy, IRENA
Angola eyeing 600MW solar market within three years
Angola is expecting to kickstart its dormant solar sector by deploying several hundred megawatts worth of projects within three years, a top government official has said.
Sep 11, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Africa, subsaharan africa, Angola, luanda, policy, bsw, Baptista Borges, Intersolar
IBM Research discovers new battery design that could outperform lithium-ion
IBM Research has discovered a new battery design that doesn’t use heavy metals and may outperform lithium-ion batteries. To expand the promise of these batteries from the lab into reality, IBM Research has signed joint development agreements with Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America, battery electrolyte supplier Central Glass, and battery manufacturer Sidus.
Dec 18, 2019 // Technology, Storage, lithium-ion, IBM Research
Canadian Company Shuts $10M Series A to Expand Lithium Refining Capacity
The round was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) with participation from existing capitalist BDC Capital's Cleantech Practice (BDC). The business will use the investment to develop its very first operational, commercial-scale plant with the intention of expanding lithium refining capacity in the Western Hemisphere.
Nov 23, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Canada, North America, breakthrough energy ventures, BEV, Carmichael Roberts, Mangrove Lithium, Saad Dara, Series A investment round, Vancouver
German government raises country's solar target, goes for 215GW mounted by 2030
Germany's federal government is planning to slash red tape for new renewables projects as part of a new package of procedures that will certainly see the nation's already ambitious solar deployment targets be raised even further.
Apr 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, rooftop, Europe, policy, bsw, permitting, auctions and tenders, deployment target, BEE
Malawi solar mini-grid shows promise as means of electrifying rural Africa
Malawi, a landlocked nation in southeastern Africa, is defined by its topography of highlands split by the Great Rift Valley and enormous Lake Malawi. The cost of solar energy there has fallen by more than 3 quarters internationally over the past decade.
Apr 22, 2022 // Grids, Solar Energy, Africa, Malawi, low-carbon power, Solar Mini Grid, southeastern Africa
Continued demand for residential solar sees SunPower bag record 19,700 new customers
Continued demand from Americans for rooftop solar has led residential solar installer SunPower to include a record all time high of 19,700 customers in Q2 2022, a 51% year-on-year increase.
Aug 4, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, SunPower, financial results, North America, company results, residential rooftop
EV batteries supplying grid stabilization services at Italian vehicle manufacturing facility
Fiat Chrysler has actually started building of a vehicle-to-grid pilot at its Mirafiori manufacturing facility in Turin. The project, which likewise consists of 5 MW of PV, will ultimately become a virtual nuclear power plant.
Jun 5, 2020 // Storage, Italy, Europe, EV batteries, Fiat Chrysler, Engie EPS, Roberto Di Stefano
Dubai Solar Park Hits 3.9 GW Milestone in 2025
Dubai's solar park powers ahead, reaching 3,860 MW with cutting-edge tech, aiming for 7.26 GW by 2030. A bright future in renewable energy!
Jun 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Dubai, PV Power Plant
Dubai Unveils World's Largest Solar Park
Dubai has inaugurated the 900 MW fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, reducing 1.18 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually and providing clean energy to 270,000 residences. It is expected to reduce 6.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions when fully completed.
Jun 19, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Dubai, PV Power Plant