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The recent one Joint Policy Statement and Principles (Principles) released by the Biden administration, and related comments from Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellenmark an important milestone in the development of the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM). Our thoughts on this announcement and a brief summary of these Principles are set out below. This is a very encouraging and intriguing announcement from the government regarding an unregulated, international market. One of the critical aspects of this announcement is the U.S. government’s approach to balancing market promotion with non-regulation. The VCM is notably unregulated, and the intention is to remain so. As such,…

Wood Mackenzie says JA Solar has taken the top spot on the list of solar panel manufacturers. Nine of the first twelve positions are held by Chinese manufacturers, seven of them could exceed 100 GW capacity by 2027, and eight are self-sufficient in cell capacity, according to the research firm. June 11, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Wood Mackenzie has released his version Ranking of PV module manufacturers for 2023. The company said it assessed 30 manufacturers on nine criteria: manufacturing experience, manufacturing capacity, vertical integration, capacity utilization, technological maturity, R&D, financial conditions, environmental-social governance (ESG) compliance and corporate social responsibility (CSR)…

Burns & McDonnell has broken ground on a new 297 MWDC solar facility for Consumers Energy, the utility’s first large-scale solar project. The project, expected to be completed in 2026, is a key part of Consumers Energy’s plan to add 8,000 MW of utility-scale solar by 2040. Burns & McDonnell is leading the project using an integrated engineer-procure-construct (EPC) approach. The company’s integrated EPC scope also includes site permitting, substation construction and interconnection generation. The Burns & McDonnell team consists of the company’s self-performed construction division, AZCO, and works closely with local and other union workers in Michigan. “We are…

The corporate PPA agreement with the FTSE 100 company creates a “solid foundation” for solar capacity growth in the near term, said Lynher Energy director. June 11, 2024 Matthew Lynas The 27 MW Twitch Hill Solar Park is expected to come online in September 2024.Image: Lynher Energy Lynher Energy has signed a 15-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) for its 27 MW Twitch Hill Solar Park site in Shropshire, England. Under the agreement, 100% of the site’s production will be supplied to an unnamed UK-based FTSE 100 company. The deal is structured as a physical PPA with sleeves, meaning an…

State Grid Corp. of China says it has completed a pumped hydroelectric storage project consisting of four reversible pump turbine generator units, each with a capacity of 350 MW. It is located near Xiamen, in China’s Fujian province. June 11, 2024 Vincent ShawFujian Xiamen Pumped Storage Co., a unit of State Grid Corp. of China, has commissioned the fourth and final section of its Fujian Xiamen Pumped Storage Power Station, marking the full commissioning of the project. The facility is located close to Wangqian and Wufeng villages, near Xiamen, Fujian province.The first three units were successfully commissioned between October 2023…

Researchers in China have built a tandem perovskite solar cell with a top perovskite device based on an absorber treated with n-butanol, which is said to reduce the harmful effects of moisture in manufacturing processes carried out in air. The result is a tandem cell with improved charge collection. June 11, 2024 Emiliano BelliniA group of researchers led by Nanjing University in China has designed a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with a new solvent engineering strategy that uses n-butanol (nBA), also called normal butyl alcohol, which is a primary clear, colorless alcohol. used as a cleaning agent in many industries,…

Origis energy and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association have completed construction and achieved commercial operation of Escalante Solar, a 200 MW PV project built on the site of the former 253 MW project.ACthe coal-fired Escalante Station near Grants, New Mexico, which was retired in 2020. The 200 MW Escalante Solar project became commercially operational and began producing power on June 1. Origis Energy “Escalante Solar will help all of our members achieve 50% clean energy by 2025 while meeting New Mexico’s Energy Transition Act requirements five years ahead of schedule,” said Tri-State CEO Duane Highley. “We thank Origis Energy for…

A research group in Canada has optimized the performance of photovoltaic concentrators by using so-called Surface-Mount technology for thermal management. The prototype CPV module uses four non-interconnected III-V germanium cells, a Fresnel lens and a transparent glass circuit board. June 11, 2024 Emiliano BelliniScientists from the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada have fabricated a prototype of a photovoltaic concentrator module (CPV) based on so-called Surface-Mount technology (SMT) – a technique often used to mount electronic components on the surface of a printed circuit board. to assemble. printed circuit board (PCB).The proposed SMT design did not use wire bonding for cell…

An image of a NextEnergy Capital solar park in Great Britain. Image: NextEnergy Capital. Solar energy and infrastructure investor NextPower UK ESG (NPUK) has powered its third utility-scale solar installation, increasing operational capacity to 139 MW. The 24 MW Pentlow project in Essex became the organisation’s third solar farm to be powered in Britain. NPUK has a portfolio of ten UK utility-scale solar assets with a combined capacity of 497 MW. NPUK’s other operational solar assets include the 75MW Llanwern solar farm in South Wales and the 40MW Strensham project in Worcestershire. The remaining assets in the portfolio are under…

The pipeline of pumped hydro storage projects in the Australian state of Queensland continues to grow, with Victoria-based renewable energy company BE Power announcing plans to develop an 800 MW/9.6 GWh project at Mount Alma near Gladstone. June 11, 2024 David CarollFrom pv magazine ESS news placeBE Power plans to build the 800 MW Big G pumped hydro storage project with a storage life of 12 hours at full capacity. The estimated AUD2.3 billion ($1.5 billion) project will be built at Mount Alma, about 55km south-west of Gladstone, central Queensland.BE Power said it selected the Big G project site because…