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Price ceilings set as Brazilian PV sector readies for debut in new-generation auction
Brazil has unveiled the tariff ceilings solar players will face as they compete for the first time in the so-called new generation tender, opening up a new avenue of government support.
Sep 11, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, solar pv, South america, Latin america, Brazil, jair bolsonaro, ANEEL, São Gonçalo, Absolar, bolsonaro, Rodrigo Sauaia, a-6 auction, tenders
New US study finds renewable energy storage costs need to drop 90%
Researchers in the US have published a study that brings 20 years of renewable energy (solar PV and/or wind plus storage) generation into line with historical energy-demand profiles, to ascertain at what storage cost point renewables can cost-effectively consistently meet 100% demand.
Aug 12, 2019 // Technology, Storage, Tariffs, USA, storage, solar pv, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BESS, PHES, CAES, Jessika Trancik
Behind the surge of US utility-driven solar
as well as companies wanting to acquire added environment-friendly power. In New Mexico, a costs that mandates 100% clean power by 2045 was passed last year; PNM, the
Oct 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Trump, North America, biden, utility solar, Devashree Saha
Monolithic perovskite-silicon solar cell with 20% effectiveness via new lamination method
The solar cell accomplished an open-circuit voltage of 1.75 V, a short-circuit present density of 15.5 mA cm − 2, and a fill element of 73.6%. It was likewise able to retain 93% of its first performance after 100 hrs at a temperature of 80 C.
Jul 26, 2022 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, KIT, perovskite-silicon
Enpal Elevates EUR345 M for New Solar Projects in Germany
To speed up the advancement of solar energy in Germany, solar remedies service provider Enpal has secured debt dedications of EUR275 million from globally leading financiers BlackRock, Pricoa Private Capital (the exclusive capital business of PGIM), and also UniCredit in its current round of fundraising. Additionally, additional institutional dedications of EUR70 million were signed in the kind of a subordinated mezzanine financing.
Sep 27, 2021 // Plants, BlackRock, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Enpal, Greenberg Traurig, Gregor Burkart, Pricoa Private Capital
DEWA to use solar to power new pumped-storage project
The Dubai Water and Electricity Authority will use energy from the gigawatt-scale Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park to provide a new hydropower plant with pumped storage capacity. The state-owned utility has announced a number of innovations for the project in recent months, including plans for hydrogen and large-scale storage capacity.
Aug 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar to Fuel, Asia, hydrogen, Dubai Water and Electricity Authority, gigawatt-scale, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
540 MW Boralex Solar Farms & 77 MW of Storage To Add To New York Renewable Power
Projects will certainly supply greater than 1 TWh of clean, sustainable electrical power annually as well as consist of Boralex's first storage project in the US
Jun 3, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, New York, NYSERDA, North America, International, CO2 Emissions, green energy, Boralex Solar Farms, carbon emission, RECs
Doubts continue to be over need of Spain's new renewables auction system
Concerns have actually been raised about the requirement for Spain to turn out a new renewables auction mechanism to increase PV installment prices and fulfill its 2030 green power targets.
Nov 26, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Axpo, Europe, auction, x-elio, tenders, everwood capital, Ana Barillas, Jaime Vázquez
Reliance purchases REC Group, prepares to sustain new module centers in France and US
A subsidiary of Indian corporation Reliance Industries has actually gotten solar module maker REC Group and a 40% stake in EPC as well as O&M services supplier Sterling and also Wilson.
Oct 11, 2021 // Manufacturing News, USA, EPC, France, India, Europe, Asia, REC Group, Singapore, North America, sterling and wilson, acquisition, Reliance Industries
TBEA puts a new huge India-based solar inverter fab into operation
The Chinese manufacturer is starting mass production of inverters at its new Indian facility. The expected annual production output is 2 gigawatts – 1 gigawatt at each of the two assembly lines (for string and central inverters).
Nov 21, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Inverters, China, Asia, TBEA
New record for solar cell performance signals bright future for solar tech
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have damaged their own record to develop an extra reliable solar cell.
Feb 3, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, ANU, Australian National University, Jun Peng, Kylie Catchpole
International Intelligent Solar Market Trends, Opportunities, Drivers, Challenges and also Porter's Five Forces Analysis
The worldwide Intelligent Solar market is valued at US$ xx million in 2020 is expected to reach US$ xx million by the end of 2026, growing at a CAGR of xx% during 2021-2026.
Jun 11, 2020 // Market Research
Iberdrola guarantees EUR10bn resurgence as quarantine ices up Spanish solar job
The company behind what is perhaps Europe's biggest solar plant has actually sworn to scale up financial investments to aid respond to the COVID-19 dilemma, which has forced them to quit PV building for the time being.
Apr 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Extremadura, Iberdrola, pv power plants, Europe, investment, Coronavirus, covid-19, núñez de balboa
Enphase beats Q1 advice but semiconductor scarcities weigh heavy on forecasts
Enphase Energy beat its profits advice in Q1 2021 as the microinverter supplier left to a strong start to 2021, nevertheless a recurring semiconductor lack has weighed heavy on assistance for the rest of the year.
Apr 28, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, Enphase Energy, inverter, North America, Badri Kothandaraman, microinverter, semiconductor shortage
Canadian Solar sees turnover and profits retreat
The Chinese-Canadian manufacturer reported a 1% decrease in sales in the third quarter, with net profit falling 19%, to US$55.2 million. Quarterly shipments were up significantly year on year, from 1.59 GW in July-to-September last year to 2,387 MW this time around. The company expects to ship up to 8.5 GW of panels and achieve turnover of up to US$3.16 billion this year.
Nov 13, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Canada, Canadian Solar, China, Asia, North America, Yan Zhuang