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The weekend read: Unsteady progress of a potential MENA solar superpower
With a combination of scale, a growing population, outstanding irradiation, and available capital, solar PV should be a ‘no brainer’ for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. But early explorations of the technology have soured expectations, and progress has come in fits and starts.
Aug 17, 2019 // Solar, Saudi Arabia, solar pv, Asia, K.A.CARE, REPDO
WEnergy Global & Partners Win Biggest Tender for Power Grids in Philippines
Singapore's WEnergy Global, collectively with Maharlika Clean Power Holdings as well as Clean Grid Partners, collectively referred to as the Maharlika Consortium, with their Special Purpose Vehicle, Island Chain Renewables Corporation, has actually authorized a Qualified Third Party (QTP) Service Contract to stimulate over 7,100 families as well as 300 tiny local companies with 16 microgrids spread over 14 barangays in 7 towns throughout the service location of the Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) in Palawan, Philippines.
Sep 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Archipelago Renewables Corporation, Clean Grid Partners, Maharlika Clean Power Holdings, Maharlika Consortium, Palawan Electric Cooperative, special purpose vehicle, WEnergy Global
Duke Energy eyes a lot more solar financial investments in Florida and also the Carolinas
Duke Energy is considering additional financial investments in solar projects in Florida and the Carolinas as it reels from a US$ 1.6 billion expense related to the termination of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).
Aug 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North Carolina, Duke Energy, Florida, North America, South Carolina, irp, Lynn Good, evergy, Jeff Rosenbaum, Terry Bassham
Solar Diesel Mini Grids
Little lattices address a fascinating and significant halfway point between independent and significant network power frameworks. They commonly serve far off networks that are not conservative to associate with huge matrices because of their seclusion, however that have an adequate thickness and variety of end clients so it bodes well to interface them together instead of supply them all with independent frameworks.
Feb 26, 2021 // Grids, IEA, frameworks, Mini Grid
‘Energy storage is not enough, a renewables grid needs flexible gas back-up’
The managing director of London-based energy infrastructure company Statera has told pv magazine a clean energy grid in the U.K. will require as much flexible gas plant capacity as battery storage.
Sep 1, 2019 // Plants, Storage, Grids, storage, UK, Europe, flexible gas plant, Statera, Tom Vernon
Major advancement in fabrication of low-cost solar cells additionally locks up greenhouse gases
Perovskite solar cells have advanced in recent years with quick boosts in power conversion performance (from 3% in 2006 to 25.5% today), making them more affordable with silicon-based photovoltaic cells. Nevertheless, a number of difficulties remain prior to they can become an affordable industrial technology.
Jun 3, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, André D. Taylor, Jaemin Kong, Miguel Modestino
LONGi ships 18GW+ of modules in H1, calls TOPCon 'transitionary' as it targets HPBC development
Solar Module Super League (SMSL) participant LONGi Green Energy shipped 39.62 GW of monocrystalline silicon wafers, of which 20.15 GW was sold on the surface and also 19.47 GW for interior usage, according to its monetary results for the initial fifty percent of the year.
Aug 29, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, pv modules, financial results, Asia, longi solar, finance, LONGi, longi green energy, topcon, inner mongolia, hpbc
Goldman Experts State Markets Yet to Grasp Complete IRA Impact
Supply-chain impacts not yet priced in, Goldman analysis shows Environment bill still has experts computing full ripple effect
Oct 12, 2022 // Policy, Joe Biden, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Brian Singer
Photovoltaic or pv windows unlock goal of increased energy effectiveness for skyscrapers
Skyscrapers dominate city sky lines, however these massive glass-walled structures can be made a lot more power efficient via the addition of thermally effective solar (PV) windows, according to an evaluation by scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Nov 24, 2022 // Technology, NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Lance Wheeler
Germany's ib vogt Begins Construction on Spain Project, Signs PPA with Google
ib vogt has begun construction on 149 MWp solar PV project in Spain. The project authorized a 12 year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google. The EUR 118 million solar power plant is anticipated to reach commercial operation (COD) by October 2023.
Nov 25, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, ib vogt, Google, energy transition, Renewable Energy, renewable electricity targets
Building a Solar-Powered Future
Solar Futures Study Draws Insights From Across NREL's Expertise and Devices To Supply Detailed Analysis of Solar power's Future in USA
Feb 17, 2022 // Market Research, USA, North America, Robert Margolis, Kristen Ardani
Community Batteries Benefit The Grid More Claims Most Current Study
The ACT government reckons there's a space in between the family battery and also grid-scale batteries: community batteries, either owned by or at the very least offering the needs of collectives of homes.
Jun 2, 2020 // Storage, Market Research, Australia, Oceania, Marnie Shaw, Hedda Ransan-Cooper
Perovskite solar cells established by NTU Singapore scientists record highest power conversion
A group of researchers at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has produced a perovskite solar mini module that has actually recorded the highest possible power conversion efficiency of any kind of perovskite-based device larger than 10 cm2.
Jul 27, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, Asia, perovskite, Singapore, NTU, Annalisa Bruno, Nripan Mathews, Armin Aberle
Hitachi halts 5.8 GW of UK nuclear plans
With the Japanese empire today leaving two brand-new nuclear plants in the United Kingdom, project designer Horizon Nuclear Power has actually verified all tasks at both websites will cease. The centers had actually had a hard time to safeguard funding regardless of offers from government. Horizon claimed it will certainly 'maintain lines of communication open' regarding the future of the sites.
Sep 18, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Chris Hewett, Hitachi, Horizon Nuclear Power, Duncan Hawthorne
Taiwan’s solar makers fight back to escape market turbulence
The rollercoaster witnessed in recent years by Taiwan’s solar manufacturers is written all over the words of Jenny Hsu, global sales manager of Motech Industries.
Oct 20, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, PV cells, Taiwan, energy taiwan, auo, ks terminals, motech, Jenny Hsu