Investment management firm with €5 billion under management finalizes joint venture with Greenlane to target growing European RNG market.
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JinkoSolar Large-Area N-Type Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cell Reaches Record High Efficiency of 24.79% |
| published: 2020-07-21 4:00 |
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the "Company," or "JinkoSolar") (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that the maximum solar conversion efficiency of its large-area N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cells reached 24.79%, and have set a world record for large-size contact-passivated solar cells. This result was independently confirmed by the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH), Germany.
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CIT Leads $126 Million Financing for 108-Megawatt Solar Project in North Carolina |
| published: 2020-07-18 21:00 |
CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that its Power and Energy unit served as lead arranger on a $126 million financing for the 108-megawatt (MW) direct current Trent River Solar project in Pollocksville, North Carolina.
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Sales Figure of Jaguar I-PACE for First Half of 2020 Reflects Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Electric Car Market |
| published: 2020-07-18 18:30 |
The I-PACE, which is the first battery-electric CUV (or crossover SUV) from the premium automotive brand Jaguar, has won numerous awards and enjoyed a fairly strong market performance since its launch in 2018. ... more
Economies Adopting Regulations to Promote Ancillary Services for Renewable Energy Penetration, Europe to Take Lead in Ancillary Services for Power Market: TMR |
| published: 2020-07-18 18:00 |
Ancillary services occupy key role in maintaining the reliability of electricity grids and quality of power in the light of constant fluctuations in distributed power generation. Intermittent renewable energy integration, notably of wind and solar energy, is a key part of evolution of demand for ancillary services for power industry.
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Yingli announces public recruitment of investors and consolidation of six entities' restructuring |
| published: 2020-07-18 12:00 |
Yingli is restructuring and all Yingli's manufacturing entities will be considered as a whole package during the restructuring, instead of being split off.
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Oscilla Power plans to demonstrate utility-scale ocean wave energy in India |
| published: 2020-07-17 21:00 |
Oscilla Power Inc. would like to announce that they are now in the planning stages of a demonstration of their 1MW 'Triton' ocean wave energy system in Southern India. The particular location targeted for this utility-scale project is adjacent to Vizhinjam International Seaport, near Thiruvanathapuram, in the state of Kerala.
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Tougher Rules on Preventing Farmland from Becoming Solar Power Sites Will Reduce Installation to 1~1.2GW in Taiwan in 2020 |
| published: 2020-07-17 18:30 |
On July 7th, the Council of Agriculture from Executive Yuan announced the revision on "Operational Directions for the Examination for the Approval of the Change of Land Use by the Competent Authority of Agriculture". In the future the council will restrict the land conversion from farmland into green energy sites. This revision will impact the solar supply chain considerably. ... more
US Major Solar Development State Plans to Implement Rigorous Laws Regarding the Dispute between Woodland and Solar Plants |
| published: 2020-07-17 18:30 |
The Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, recently revised the “Review Procedure for Agricultural Authorities Approving Usage of Agricultural Land” in order to avoid disputes regarding electricity generation in woodland, and a similar situation has happened in major solar state Massachusetts in the US, where the Government of Massachusetts is currently planning to revise the laws and tighten the standards on electricity generation, so as to reduce the possibility in disputes regarding solar development and forests. ... more
Failed Concentrating Solar Power Plants' Lessons: Haste Makes Waste |
| published: 2020-07-17 18:30 |
The cost of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants has rapidly dropped. From 2010 to 2020, the cost has decreased by 47%. How about its quality? Recently, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the US published a 257-page report for CSP. NREL pointed out that local incentive programs indeed speeded up CSP's development pace. However, the urgent construction schedule indirectly led to reliability problems. ... more
