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Applications & Installations
Pakistan gas field powered by 10 MW off-grid solar system Italian oil and gas company Eni has completed a solar park at its Bhit Gas Field. The plant, which took six months to build, is integrated into the field’s generation system.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 22, 2019
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Research & Development
Scientists hit 21.6% perovskite cell efficiency using concentrator PV An international research group achieved the result on a 9 sq mm, triple-cation based, n-i-p structured perovskite cell using low solar concentration levels. Device instability, however, remains a challenge.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 22, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Solar in Burundi – just add water The African Development Bank is seeking consultants to explore how two hydropower projects and an associated grid planned in Burundi can incorporate solar power. The addition of photovoltaics is intended to reduce the country’s dependency on hydro, level out generation during dry and wet seasons and mitigate the effect of droughts.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 22, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Kaneka tests bifacial heterojunction modules in Japan The Japanese chemical company has supplied panels for a PV system on the roof of a 7-Eleven store in Kanagawa prefecture.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 21, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Solar-plus-storage vs grid enhancement – Part VI Two projects have been deployed by Canopy Power on private islands in Indonesia. The two 52.5 kW/77 kWh mini-grids were the only alternative to diesel generators due to the lack of a connection with the grid on the island of Batam. The projects – which rely on REC Solar modules, SMA inverters and a storage system from Tesvolt – provide around half of the energy required on their respective islands.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 21, 2019
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Solar and wind offer safest route to decarbonized electricity mix The mature renewable energies are the most efficient power resources to slow down global warming and reduce human health impacts, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. The authors claim renewable energy generation capacity is also the best way to reduce land use, toxicity and drinking water depletion.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 21, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Essent expands into renewables with acquisition of Vandebron Dutch gas and power provider Essent has agreed to buy the Amsterdam-based renewables marketplace for an undisclosed sum. Vandebron sells electricity aggregated from wind, solar and biomass projects.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 20, 2019
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Polish 2.5 GW solar and wind auction on December 5 In this year’s tender, which is open to PV and wind projects with a generation capacity of more than 1 MW, solar may have better prospects after securing only 1 MW in last year’s exercise. The Energy Regulatory Office also announced the auction for sub-1 MW projects will be held on December 10.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 20, 2019
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Solar Power Mexico: rising to the challenge Organizers of the Solar Power Mexico 2020 exhibition face a difficult task of replicating the success of the first edition of the event, which took place this year and had participation of 78 exhibitors and more than 5,000 visitors. Next year’s event will be held from March 24 to 26 at Centro Citibanamex in Mexico City.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 20, 2019
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