Major players in the solar industry, such as Longi Solar, are projecting accelerating growth over the near term.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/05/17/global-annual-solar-deployment-to-hit-1-tw-by-2030/
#energy, #photovoltaic, #markets, #photovoltaics, #modules, #storage, #pv
Hanwha Solutions, a Korean company that owns completely clean energy solutions provider Qcells, has received a $320 million investment plan for solar manufacturing expansion in the United States and Korea with the aim of providing secure, cleaner energy amid mounting calls for energy security and net-zero emissions.
https://solarindustrymag.com/hanwha-invests-320-million-in-solar-cell-manufacturing-in-the-u-s-and-korea
#featured, #solar, #pv, #photovoltaic, #module, #manufacturing, #qcells, #hanwha, #solutions
Shell has signed an agreement to acquire Solenergi Power, an Actis company that owns 100% of Indian developer Sprng Energy. The transaction, valued at $1.55 billion, is expected to close later this year.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/05/02/shell-to-acquire-indian-solar-developer-for-1-55-billion/
#pv, #renewables, #photovoltaic, #energies, #renewable, #scale, #photovoltaics, #markets, #utility
The grant program aims to increase access to electric vehicles and charging stations in underserved communities while also creating EV-related jobs through public-private partnerships.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/michigan-grants-ev-equity-economic-development/622980/
#RSS, #photovoltaic, #solar, #energy
The project is part of a plan to deploy 958 MW of solar and wind projects for the group's unit JSW Steel, which will buy power from these facilities under 25-year power purchase agreements (PPAs).
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/04/14/jsw-energy-switches-on-a-225-mw-solar-plant-in-india/
#modules, #photovoltaic, #pv, #scale, #utility, #photovoltaics
Hydrogen seems set for a third year of exponential growth, according to a Wood Mackenzie analysis, and multiple firms say prices are likely to fall rapidly in the coming years.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/rapid-development-could-push-cost-of-hydrogen-below-2kg-in-the-next-10-20/621836/
#photovoltaic, #renewableenergy, #energy, #news, #PV
Up to 50% of the energy absorbed by a solar cell is lost as heat. Scientists are now developing a third generation of “hot carrier” solar cells that take advantage of this heat, potentially breaking the Shockley-Queisser limit of silicon-based PV.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/04/07/could-hot-carrier-solar-cells-break-the-theoretical-efficiency-limit/
#photovoltaic, #photovoltaics, #modules, #r&d, #technology, #upstream, #manufacturing
The intermittent supply of green electricity requires large-scale storage to keep our power grids stable. Since normal batteries do not scale very well, the idea of using flow batteries, which store electricity in a fluid is attractive. Scientists have designed a flow battery electrolyte that is cheaper and is based on an organic compound, rather than a metal.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220316115021.htm
#solar, #photovoltaic, #solarpower, #sustainability, #energy
The Chinese solar inverter manufacturer, which established its factory in India in 2018, has expanded the India fab capacity to 10GW/annum to serve different customer segments, including residential, commercial, industrial and utility-scale -- both locally and globally.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/11/sungrow-ramps-up-indian-solar-inverter-factory-to-10gw/
#electronics, #inverters, #power, #photovoltaic, #solar, #photovoltaics, #energy, #inverter
Megasol said the solar module relies on new back-contact technology that is able to reduce internal resistance, ohmic losses and cell spacing.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/04/swiss-manufacturer-unveils-500-w-solar-module-with-23-2-efficiency/
#manufacturing, #photovoltaic, #modules, #upstream, #r&d, #highlights, #technology
US coal company Peabody Energy has launched a joint venture with Riverstone Credit Partners and Summit Partners Credit Advisors to develop more than 3.3GW of solar and 1.6GW of battery storage capacity over the next five years.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/04/us-coal-company-launches-venture-to-develop-3-3-gw-of-pv/
#photovoltaic, #photovoltaics, #modules, #utility, #scale, #markets, #pv
Delhi-based PV manufacturer Bluebird Solar has added a new fully automatic manufacturing line equipped with the latest mono-PERC, half-cut multi-busbar cell technology.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/03/bluebird-solar-expands-pv-module-capacity-to-300mw-in-india/
#manufacturing, #photovoltaic, #modules, #india, #pv, #markets, #upstream, #photovoltaics
The closing of the Alabama-based facility comes in tandem with the announcement that LG will be folding its solar module business by the end of June.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/02/24/lg-to-close-us-solar-module-manufacturing-facility/
#modules, #pv, #photovoltaic, #manufacturing, #markets, #upstream, #photovoltaics
The reactor vessels for Russia's largest icebreaker yet, the Leader, are being made. The vessel will use two RITM-400 reactors for a propeller power of 120 MW, which is twice that of the newest icebreakers currently at sea.
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Manufacturing-starts-on-largest-ever-marine-reacto?feed=feed
#green, #photovoltaic, #solarpower, #hydrogen
The plan for a 15 MW/1,500 MWh project marks the largest planned deployment for the much-hyped long-duration storage startup.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/form-energy-announces-partnership-with-georgia-power-to-test-100-hour-iron-/618626/
#photovoltaic, #RSS, #sustainability, #energy, #renewableenergy
The New South Wales state government in Australia has revealed that more than 34GW of new solar PV, wind and energy storage projects have been proposed for the South-West Renewable Energy Zone.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/02/07/investors-submit-34gw-of-wind-solar-storage-for-renewables-zone-in-australia/
#storage, #photovoltaic, #pv, #scale, #markets, #photovoltaics, #utility
The solar park is part of a 1GW portfolio of unsubsidized PV projects. Completion is scheduled for 2023.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/12/31/construction-begins-on-500mw-solar-park-in-the-philippines/
#pv, #modules, #scale, #photovoltaic, #utility, #photovoltaics
The US government could lease about 1,400 square miles of public land for solar development, in a move that would effectively double the nation’s installed PV capacity. The Bureau of Land Management has already taken the first step by approving 465 MW of solar and 400 MW of storage in California.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/12/23/us-government-identifies-land-to-support-100-gw-of-solar/
#photovoltaics, #pv, #utility, #photovoltaic, #markets, #scale, #modules
Bengaluru-based Ayana Renewable Power has commissioned part of its 300 MW solar project in Bikaner, in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/12/14/ayana-renewable-power-commissions-150-mw-of-solar-in-india/
#pv, #scale, #utility, #photovoltaic, #india, #photovoltaics, #markets
The U.S. International Development Finance Corp. has offered debt financing to support a 3 GW module manufacturing facility that thin-film PV manufacturer First Solar plans to build in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/12/09/us-bank-to-lend-500-million-for-first-solars-3-gw-fab-in-india/
#modules, #photovoltaic, #upstream, #pv, #photovoltaics, #india, #manufacturing
