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FREYR, Nidec to kick off 8-GWh battery rollout under new JV
Norway's FREYR Battery (NYSE: FREY) as well as Japan-based Nidec Corp (TYO:6594) today officially signed a joint venture (JV) to create, manufacture as well as market battery modules and battery energy storage options as well as products for industrial and utility customers globally.
Dec 6, 2022 // Storage, Nidec, Freyr
China Three Gorges buys 104.5 MWp of solar projects in Spain
Spanish building and engineering group Aldesa stated on Monday it had sold a 104.5-MWp portfolio of ready-to-build solar PV projects in Spain to China Three Gorges Spain (CTG Spain).
Dec 13, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, China, Europe, Asia, solar projects, Three Gorges
RWE commissions 44MW Casa Valdes
Solar project features bifacial modules near to Spanish capital Madrid
Jan 2, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, rwe, PV Power Plant, Casa Valdes
Estonia approves pumped storage project
Energiasalv's 550MW project is anticipated to start building in 2024
Jan 30, 2023 // Storage, Europe, Estonia, Peep Siitam, Sander Astor
Canadian Solar sells part of Italian fund with 124-MWp solar portfolio
Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ: CSIQ) will discharge 30% of the favored units of CSFS Fund I, its first Italian different mutual fund which holds a 124.2-MWp portfolio of under-construction solar projects across Italy.
Feb 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, Italy, Europe
Pivot Energy secures USD 203m for US dispersed solar projects
United States solar company Pivot Energy has secured a USD-203-million (EUR 185.0 m) funding facility to sustain the building, operation as well as ownership of a multi-state portfolio of dispersed generation solar projects with an integrated capacity of 100 MWdc.
May 10, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, pivot energy
Silicon Ranch to power Denso factories with four Tennessee arrays
Silicon Ranch will build four PV plants to supply Denso’s Tennessee manufacturing sites, locking long-term price visibility for a major automotive supplier.
Sep 1, 2025 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Silicon Ranch, PV Power Plant, Denso
High power prices, falling PV costs and new regulations behind Brazil’s solar carnival
The nation’s thriving distributed generation market is flying, as was evident at last week’s Intersolar South America trade show. The sector seems unconcerned by mooted changes to net metering incentives in the new year and when even an environmental non-believer like President Bolsonaro is on side, it is difficult to be pessimistic.
Sep 8, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, Solar, USA, Sungrow, Canadian Solar, China, South america, Latin america, Europe, Brazil, Asia, Fronius, Greener, North America, Intersolar South America, Solar Promotion, Florian Wessendorf, utility scale solar, Marcelo Sousa, Ada Li, Thais Zampieri Bitancourt, Julian Rau, Trina, Álvaro García Maltrás, Apollo Chai, Rodolfo Meyer, Portal Solar, Marcio Takata, Lucas Troia
Types of solar panels and how they are manufactured?
There are many types of solar panels and in them silicon ones make to the top of the list. They are evolving with time and getting cheaper with the economy of scale.
Feb 17, 2022 // Solar, Solar Panels, solar guide
The Task Behind Sterling and also Wilson Solars AUD 615 Million Victory
Recently, Sterling and Wilson Solar (SWSL) revealed its biggest, as well as 2nd significant contract in the Australia market, when it announced am AUD 615 million dollar win for an EPC and also O&M contract in the country.
May 27, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, SWSL, Lightsource BP, neoen, Oceania, cleanco queensland, Sterling and Wilson Solar, western downs
France embraces solar with viticulture, arboriculture as well as market gardening
The French federal government has picked seven agrivoltaic tasks with an overall generation ability of 12 MW in its newest tender for ingenious PV modern technology.
May 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Sun’Agri, Occitanie
Earth's magnetic field affecting PV panel efficiency
Scientists in Kenya claim the geomagnetic area could reduce solar panel conversion effectiveness 0.21% between the equator and a 50-degree latitude. Their analysis showed the complicated electromagnetic field can identify boosts in component fill aspect as well as falls in optimal power.
Jun 11, 2020 // Technology, Kenya, Africa, PV panel
Anti-solar cells: A photovoltaic cell that operates at night
In truth, a specially created photovoltaic cell might create up to 50 watts of power per square meter under ideal conditions in the evening, about a quarter of what a traditional solar panel can create in daytime, according to an idea paper by Munday and graduate student Tristan Deppe.
Feb 3, 2020 // Technology, USA, solar cells, North America, University of Maryland, Jeremy Munday
New environment-friendly materials can power wise tools utilizing ambient light
We are significantly making use of more smart tools like mobile phones, wise audio speakers, and wearable health as well as health sensing units in our homes, workplaces, and public buildings. Nonetheless, the batteries they make use of can diminish promptly and include hazardous and also uncommon environmentally damaging chemicals, so scientists are searching for far better ways to power the gadgets.
Nov 16, 2020 // Technology, UK, China, Europe, Asia, University of Cambridge, Soochow University, Robert Hoye, Vincenzo Pecunia, Imperial College London
A polarization-driven guide to making high-performance, functional solar cells
Improving solar cell design is essential for improving energy usage. Researchers have lately focused on making solar cells more efficient, flexible, and mobile to enable their assimilation into everyday applications. Consequently, unique light-weight as well as flexible thin film solar cells have been developed.
Jan 5, 2021 // Technology, South Korea, solar cells, Asia, Youngho Kang