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First Solar to double US production capacity with new 3.3 GW Ohio plant
First Solar has unveiled strategies to more than increase its United States manufacturing capacity with a 3.3 GWdc facility in Ohio that will certainly create slim film PV modules for the nation's utility-scale solar field.
Jun 9, 2021 // Manufacturing News, USA, First Solar, Mark Widmar, North America, first solar inc, Ohio, capacity expansion announcements, cdte thin film modules
MSEDCL Issues Tender for 487 MW Solar Projects Under Component A of KUSUM Scheme
The new tender is under the KUSUM component A, which targets ground mounted solar plants with a maximum capacity of 2 MW. Component A results have not been evident, so far, and we anticipate a solid press this year.
Aug 20, 2021 // Plants, India, tender, Asia, MSEDCL, DCR
India's NTPC tendering for as much as 1GW of solar projects, 3GW tender expected in February
NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL), the renewables arm of Indian state-owned power giant NTPC, has invited bids for balance of system (BOS) packages with land anywhere in India for 1000MW well worth of projects within the Interstate Transmission System (ISTS) connected solar projects programme.
Jan 5, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, EPC, India, tender, NTPC, Asia, BOS
Australia's Leading Miner Andrew Forrest to Invest $2.2 Billion in RE
His firm Squadron Energy has acquired Clarke Creek project to establish wind, solar and also battery farms in central Queensland.
Mar 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, clean energy, Australia, Oceania, Andrew Forrest, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Fortescue Metals Group, Clarke Wind project, Squadron Energy
Reverse-bias IEC examination passed for the first time in published perovskite cells and also modules
One of the key obstacles of perovskite photovoltaics (PV) is the long-lasting security. Although efforts have actually been made to enhance the life time of perovskite PV gadgets, their deterioration under applied adverse voltage (reverse-bias) has been barely resolved.
Oct 28, 2021 // Technology, NREL, solar cells, perovskite, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Solaronix SA, Materials Research Center of the University of Freiburg
Lightyear in 5,000 solar car manage car-sharing platform
Dutch solar car company Lightyear has actually announced a partnership that will certainly see 5,000 Lightyear solar EVs to car-sharing platform MyWheels, with the initial cars to be offered following year.
Apr 21, 2022 // Transport, solar car, Europe, Netherlands, Lightyear, Lex Hoefsloot, Karina Tiekstra
Alkaline polysulfide-air redox flow battery with 40% performance
UK researchers have actually developed a stable alkaline-based hybrid polysulfide-air redox flow battery that reduces "crossover" issues via a brand-new dual-membrane-structured flow cell.
May 3, 2022 // Technology, Storage, UK, Europe, efficiency, redox flow battery, Alkaline
Bokaro Steel Plant to develop twin floating solar power projects
Garga Dam and also Air Conditioning Pond-1 are the recognized water bodies that will host the floating photovoltaic panels to support the electricity needs of the steel plant as well as likewise the adjoining town. BSL is aiming to increase its renewable energy generation capacity in the coming 8 years.
Jun 8, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Solar Panels, BEE, Bokaro Steel Plant, BSL, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Cooling Pond-1, Garga Dam, Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Authority, JREDA, SAIL, Steel Authority of India Limited
NREL perovskite experiment discloses improved stability, scientists declare 30%+ performance is feasible
Researchers at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have found that a tin-lead perovskite cell can get rid of issues with stability and also boost efficiency, with their most current experiment generating a 25.5% conversion performance.
Jun 16, 2022 // Technology, USA, NREL, perovskite, North America, doe, perovskite cells
Uruguay offers green hydrogen plan
Uruguay's government today offered its draft green hydrogen road map, unveiling a vision for the country to have some 10 GW of electrolysers and come to be a net exporter of affordable hydrogen and its derivatives in the decade after 2030.
Jun 16, 2022 // Solar to Fuel, South america, Uruguay, green hydrogen
BHEL Tenders for BOS Works for 100 MW Floating Solar Project
BHEL has actually released a tender, looking for proposals from qualified companies for the BOS helps 100 MW floating solar energy plant for NTPC at the RTPP, Telangana.
Apr 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, India, tender, NTPC, floating PV, Asia, bhel, Telangana, BOS
A low-priced bio-inspired electrocatalyst for rechargeable metal-air battery
Indian researchers have actually created an affordable electrocatalyst based upon iron, manganese as well as N-doped carbon originated from fish gills (Fe/Mn/N-FGC) that boosted the efficiency of a homemade rechargeable zinc-air battery when utilized as the air cathode. The Fe/Mn/N-FGC cathode based battery accomplished open-circuit voltage of 1.41 V as well as a huge power thickness of 220 mW/cm2 at 260 mA/cm2 present thickness-- contrasted to industrial platinum/carbon based battery's 1.40 V and also 158 mW/cm2-- with virtually steady charge-discharge voltage plateaus at high present thickness.
Apr 22, 2020 // Storage, India, Asia
BIPV solar modules with differing openness
German panel manufacturer Sonnenstromfabrik has actually established a glass-glass monocrystalline PV module in 3 variations supplying various degrees of openness. The firm claims the openness attribute makes the panels ideal for outdoor patios, pergolas, awnings, carports, swimming exteriors, halls and also swimming pools. Their power result differs from 160 W to 280 W, while their performance varies from 9.5% to 16.7%.
May 19, 2020 // BIPV, Technology, Manufacturing News, bipv, Germany, solar pv, Europe, Building-integrated photovoltaics, Sonnenstromfabrik
Bouygues Energies & Services starts building and construction on UK's biggest subsidy-free website
Bouygues Energies & Services will certainly construct the biggest subsidy-free solar farm in the UK for NextEnergy.
Jul 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Ross Grier, Bouygues Energies & Services, NextEnergy, Keith Pedder
Solar for vehicle parking machines
New Zealand scientists have actually proposed a method to examine the technological and also financial usefulness of PV-powered vehicle parking machines. Solar may be an optimal remedy, but the siting of the machines is critical and ought to be planned ahead of time, in accordance with readily available solar radiation as well as prospective shading.
Aug 6, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, New Zealand, Oceania