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Rosatom to Build a 3GWh Battery Production Base in Kaliningrad

published: 2021-09-27 9:30

Energy news websites and other media outlets have reported that Russian state-owned energy company Rosatom has chosen Kaliningrad as the location for its new manufacturing base for lithium-ion batteries. Bordering between Poland and Lithuania, the Kaliningrad Oblast remains strategically vital to Russia’s interests in the Baltic Region. ... more

Shuangliang Eco-Energy signed contacts with Xinte Energy and Jiangsu Zhongneng Silicon

published: 2021-09-26 17:39

Sept 22nd, Shuangliang Eco-Energy announced that it has signed contacts for polysilicon from two different manufacturers. The first contact was signed with Jiangsu Xinte Energy’ to purchase 82,200 MT from January 2021 to December... more

Interface engineering for a stable, 23.4% efficient perovskite solar cell

published: 2021-09-26 17:35

Scientists led by Switzerland’s École Polytechnique Fedérale de Lausanne (EPFL) demonstrated a simple approach to designing the interface between two layers in a perovskite solar cell, which was shown to improve both the performan... more

Ubiquity solar will set up a manufacturing facility to produce 350 MW of ‘utility grade’ PV cells

published: 2021-09-26 17:31

Canada based solar PV module manufacturer Ubiquity Solar Inc. will set up a manufacturing facility in the US to produce 350 MW of ‘utility grade’ PV cells and 1.5 MW of advanced space grade PV cells for aerospace customers. This c... more

Spain's 160 MW solar plant has been approved

published: 2021-09-26 17:27

The government of Spain’s Navarra region has approved a 160 MW solar project planned by the local renewable energy association Anpier. The project doubles the PV capacity currently installed in the region. This kind of project wou... more

Russia allocates 775MW of solar PV

published: 2021-09-26 17:19

Russian wholesale electricity market administrator JSC ATS has allocated 775MW of solar PV in the country’s eighth auction round. The solar recorded a lowest price of ₽4.33/kWh (US$0.05/kWh). Chosen solar projects, which are expec... more

Tesla Will Arguably Produce Large-Scale Battery Storage System Megapack in California with Secret Factory Expansion Plan

published: 2021-09-24 17:39

Tesla’a new facility in Lathrop of California broke ground in a low-profile manner. The new facility, known as Megafactory, is expected to produce the electric car maker’s largest utility-scale battery storage system Megapack. ... more

Energy Taiwan 2021 Postponed to December 8–10

published: 2021-09-24 13:52

The most iconic energy industry gathering in Taiwan, Energy Taiwan 2021—which was supposed to be held between October 27 and 29 at TaiNEX 2—has been postponed. On September 9, the organizers, SEMI and TAITRA, announced that the show has been put off to December 8–10. ... more

Golden Solar’s Xuzhou Base Begins Shipments of 182mm Mono-Si Wafers

published: 2021-09-24 10:43

Golden Solar New Energy Technology Holdings Ltd. (Golden Solar) announced on September 17 that its first batch of 182mm mono-Si wafers was shipped to its client Taoistic Solar from its manufacturing base in Xuzhou, a city in China’s Jiangsu Province. The announcement followed an earlier notice released by the company on September 7 stating that it secured an order for 1 million pieces of 158.75mm mono-Si wafers from the same client. Hence, the latest shipments represent upside demand. ... more

Solar Panel Reduced by 50% Weight with Glass Replaced by Plastic

published: 2021-09-24 9:30

Can one lift up a piece of solar panel simply with one hand? Dutch solar startup Solarge has replaced the glass layer on solar panels with reinforced plastic, which managed to cut down 50% of the weight, and does not impact the conversion efficiency of the solar panels. ... more